Rainforest Biodiversity
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to reflect on the impacts to rainforest biodiversity by monoculture plantations.
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Rainforest Biodiversity
Case Study -- Rainforest Biodiversity (Video) Lesson Plan
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Relevant Subject Area(s)
Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Economics, SociologyGrade Level(s)
Middle School, High School, CollegeMedia Type(s)
Feature Film, Television ProgramAuthor(s)
Sox SperryView Standards
Resource Standard Common Core ELA StrandReading: History Social Studies (RH), Speaking and Listening (SL)