Kit Documents
Media Constructions of Sustainability: Food, Water, and Agriculture
High School through College - this kit explores how sustainability has been presented in the media with a particular focus on issues related to food, water and agriculture. Each of the 19 lessons integrates media literacy and critical thinking into lessons about different aspect of sustainability. Constant themes throughout the kit include social justice, climate change, energy, economics and unintended consequences.
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What Do You Know? Sourcing, Credibility and Bias
Creative Visions of the Future
Creative Visions of the Future Lesson Plan
Creative Visions of the Future Teacher Guide
Creative Visions of the Future Student Handout
Creative Visions of the Future Student Worksheet
Creative Visions of the Future - PowerPoint
Twilight Zone: Two Video Clip
Soylent Green Video Clip
Northern Exposure Video Clip
Sleep Dealer Video Clip
Sustainability Audio Clip
Country Living Audio Clip
Unsustainable Audio Clip
Throw Away That Shad Net Audio Clip
Defining Sustainability
Sustainability and Media: Introducing Content Analysis
Student Media Research Project on Sustainability
Voices Role-Play
Voices Role-Play Lesson Plan
Voices Role-Play Teacher Guide
Voices Role-Play Student Reading
Voices Role-Play Student Glossary
Voices Role-Play Student Worksheet
Voices Role-Play - PowerPoint
Too Much Controversy Over Genetically Modified Food? Video Clip
Why Eat Local? Video Clip
America's Farmers Economy Video Clip
Good Food Video Clip
Home Town Farms...Vertical Organic Urban Farming Video Clip
Norman Borlaug on Penn & Teller: BS Video Clip
The Growing Solution to Urban Food Deserts Video Clip
Flow - L6 Video Clip
Farming, Community, and Sustainability
Farming, Community and Sustainability Lesson Plan
Farming, Community and Sustainability Teacher Guide
Farming, Community and Sustainability Student Reading
Farming, Community and Sustainability - PowerPoint
The City Video Clip
Pioneer: Big Picture Video Clip
Dirt! The Movie Video Clip
Inside the USA - The State of Agriculture 22 Aug 08 - Part 1 Video Clip
The Garden Video Clip
The Farmer is the Man Audio Clip
Annie's Lover Audio Clip
Pastures of Plenty Audio Clip
Daddy Won't Sell the Farm Audio Clip
Sustainable Economics
Food Security
Food Security Lesson Plan
Food Security Teacher Guide
Food Security Student Assessment
Food Security Student Reading
Food Security Student Handout
Food Security Student Worksheet
Detroit Urban Agriculture Movement Looks to Reclaim Motor City Video Clip
Science for a Hungry World Part 4: Food Security Video Clip
Running Out: The Global Food Crisis Video Clip
Global Food Security: US Commitment to Action Video Clip
Sustainable Cultures
Sustainable Cultures Lesson Plan
Sustainable Cultures Teacher Guide
Sustainable Cultures Student Reading
Sustainable Cultures Student Worksheet
Sustainable Cultures - PowerPoint
Blossoms of Hope Video Clip
Biocultural Crops and Traditional Farming Video Clip
Homecoming Video Clip
From Kalo to Poi: A Waipi'o Tradition Video Clip
The Value of Water
Who Owns the Water?
Consumerism & Sustainability
BP Oil and Gulf Fisheries
BP Oil and Gulf Fisheries Lesson Plan
BP Oil and Gulf Fisheries Teacher Guide
BP Oil and Gulf Fisheries Student Worksheet
Business is Tough in Louisiana Due to Oil Spill Video Clip
'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' With Oil Spill Images
CFN Visits the Gulf Video clip
Seafood Safety in the Gulf of Mexico Video Clip
Gulf Coast Economic Tourism Recovery Video Clip
Who Stewards Seeds?
Who Stewards Seeds? Lesson Plan
Who Stewards Seeds? Teacher Guide
Who Stewards Seeds? Student Reading
Who Stewards Seeds? Student Worksheet
Hopi: Song of Fourth World Video Clip
Pollination Methods: Corn Video Clip
Pioneer's IMPACT Seed Research Program Video Clip
Seeds and Sustainability: Maize Pathways in Kenya Video Clip
Richard Sithole Discusses BT Maize Video Clip
Genetic Engineering: The World's Greatest Scam? Video Clip
Green Revolution
Guiding Our Food Choices
Biofuels
Biofuel Lesson Plan
Biofuels Teacher Guide
Biofuels Student Reading
Biofuels Student Worksheet
Ethanol: Now is the Time (NCGA) Video Clip
Biofuels Disaster for Food, People and Planet Video Clip
Ethanol Blues Video Clip
Ethanol is Evil... E85 is Bad Video Clip
GM: Maize Alternative Video Clip
The Corn Ethanol Debacle Video Clip
Transitioning to a Sustainable Future
Transitioning to a Sustainable Future Lesson Plan
Transitioning to a Sustainable Future Teacher Guide
Transitioning to a Sustainable Future Assessment
Transitioning to a Sustainable Future Student Handout
Transitioning to a Sustainable Future Student Worksheet
Transitioning to a Sustainable Future - PowerPoint
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