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How Much Water Did it Take to Grow That?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing web pages and bar graphs to discern messages about the impact of agriculture on freshwater availability.

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Upper Elementary

Over 60 Minutes

Chart/graph, Informational Text, Map, News - Print, Webpage
Subject Areas
Health, Math, Consumer Education, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Is This Cereal Healthy? How Can You Find Out?

This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode cereal box advertisements for messages about health and nutrition.

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Upper Elementary

15-30 Minutes

Illustration, Print Advertisement
Subject Areas
Health, Math, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Nutrition, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Mass Shootings: Tracking the Numbers

This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode a blog post, a fact checking website and an article in a national magazine for messages about sourcing and credibility.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Chart/graph, Editorial Opinion, Informational Text, Webpage
Subject Areas
Health, Math, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Polling on Structural Racism: What Do Different People Believe?

In this media literacy activity students analyze charts and graphs showing polling data on how different groups view structural racism in the United States.

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High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Chart/graph
Subject Areas
Math, Psychology, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy

Renewable Energy Sources - Who's Running the Numbers?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing written text, web pages and bar graphs to discern messages about renewable energy use.

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Upper Elementary

Over 60 Minutes

Chart/graph, Webpage
Subject Areas
Math, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Social Media and Elections: What’s the Connection?

In this media literacy activity students analyze online charts and text for messages about the impact of social media on U.S. elections and political discourse.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Blog Post, Chart/graph, Informational Text, Magazine, News - Print, Social Media, Webpage
Subject Areas
Math, Psychology, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Who's in Power in Congress: How Do You Know?

This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze four charts and text about who holds power in Congress for messages about credibility in media sources.

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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Chart/graph, Webpage
Subject Areas
Math, Journalism, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy