Oil Spills: What's the Problem?
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing newspaper headlines, web pages and videos to discern messages about how oil spills impact human and natural populations.
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Oil Spills: What's the Problem?
Oil Spills What's the Problem? Lesson Plan
Oil Spills What's the Problem? Teacher Guide
Oil Spills What's the Problem? Student Worksheet
Oil Spills What's the Problem? PowerPoint
CFN Visits the Gulf Video Clip
Gulf Coast Economic Tourism Recovery Video Clip
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" Spill Images Video Clip
Tips for Online Media Decoding
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Unit: Natural ResourcesKit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary
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Relevant Subject Area(s)
Health, Film/Video Arts, Journalism, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language ArtsGrade Level(s)
Upper ElementaryMedia Type(s)
Documentary Film, News - Print, Webpage, Web VideoAuthor(s)
Sox SperryView Standards
Resource Standard Common Core ELA StrandSpeaking and Listening (SL), Writing (W)