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Natural Gas: Water & Climate Impacts
Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode an advertisement and a web page for messages about how natural gas extraction impacts fresh water resources.
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Unit: Climate Change & WaterKit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School
Health, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT
Informational Text, Photograph, Webpage
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
Recycling: What’s the Problem?
Students analyze a commercial and clips from documentaries for messages about recycling, its attraction to consumers and industry and its limitations.
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Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Documentary Film, Television Program, Web Video
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry, Rachel Aronson
Reforestation: Carbon Sequestration
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze two short excerpts from the documentary films "Green Gold" and "The Salt of the Earth" for different representations of reforestation as a means to sequester carbon and restore degraded ecosystems.
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Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Global Studies
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Documentary Film
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry
Refrigeration Management: A Global Solution to Reverse Global Warming
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode three videos for the impact of refrigeration gases on climate change.
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Film/Video Arts, Consumer Education, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Web Video
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry
Rising Sea Refugees
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze short excerpts from two documentary films for different representations on the impacts of rising seas on human populations.
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Film/Video Arts, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Sociology
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Documentary Film
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry
Scientific Consensus: Global Warming Is Real and It's Caused by Us
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze two web articles from Skeptical Science and NASA for different approaches to reporting on the scientific consensus on human-induced climate change.
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Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT
Webpage
Pdf
Sox Sperry
Sea Level Rise: Climate Change Impacts
Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode videos for messages about conflicting data on the contribution of polar melting to sea level rise.
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Playlist: Climate ChangeUnit: Climate Change & Water
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School
Film/Video Arts, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts
Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, VIDEO
Web Video
Pdf, Mp4
Sox Sperry
Teaching About Climate Change: Why Does the Source Matter?
This is a media literacy activity in which students analyze two letters for the National Science Teachers Association and the Heartland Institute for conflicting perspectives about how to teach about global climate change.
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Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Sociology
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT
Informational Text
Pdf
Cindy Kramer & Sox Sperry
The Consequences of Global Warming
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing news articles about the impact of global warming on hurricanes, diseases, agriculture, sea level rise, severe weather, freshwater and biodiversity.
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Playlist: Climate ChangeHealth, Journalism, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts
High School, College
Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes
LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT READING, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT
Chart/graph, Informational Text, Map, News - Print
Pdf, Ppt
Chris Sperry, Dan Flerlage, Alexander Papouchis
The Precautionary Principle
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing potential costs and consequences of different responses to climate change by comparing brief text selections from four authors.
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Journalism, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts
High School, College
Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes
LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET
Editorial Opinion, Informational Text, News - Print, Speech
Pdf
Chris Sperry, Dan Flerlage, Alexander Papouchis
The Public Trust - Doctrine Government's Role in Protecting Natural Resources for the Future
This is a media literacy activity in which students analyze two video clips for different techniques in portraying messages about young people who are suing the government to demand that it protect future generations from the impacts of global climate change.
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Health, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, VIDEO
Documentary Film, Web Video
Pdf, Mp4
Cindy Kramer & Sox Sperry
The Urgency of Climate Action
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze videos by Desmond Tutu and Al Gore for conflicting perspectives on the urgent need to take action to respond to climate change.
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Film/Video Arts, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Web Video, Documentary Film, Web Video, Documentary Film
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry
Transition to Renewable Energy Now
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze two short excerpts from a documentary film for the impacts of solar energy technologies on urban China and rural Zambia.
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Film/Video Arts, Music, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Economics, ELA/English Language Arts
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Documentary Film
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry
Transitioning to a Sustainable Future
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson in which students will analyze models for sustainability through the lenses of social justice, climate change, fossil fuel depletion and economic systems and thereafter define and articulate their views on transitioning to a sustainable future.
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Playlist: Climate ChangeKit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Food, Water, and Agriculture
Health, Student Media Production, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
High School, College
Individual, Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes
LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, ASSESSMENT, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT
Illustration, Informational Text, Poster, Webpage
Pdf, Ppt
Sox Sperry
Watersheds: Stewardship & Climate Change
Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode web pages messages about which strategies might be most useful to deal with climate change impacts on human communities.
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Unit: Climate Change & WaterKit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School
Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts
Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT
Illustration, Map, Webpage
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
What Is Causing Global Warming?
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing conflicting perspectives on the causes for global warming by decoding short excerpts from two films, The Great Global Warming Swindle and An Inconvenient Truth.
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Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies
High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes
LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT, VIDEO
Animated Film, Chart/graph, Documentary Film, Informational Text, Television Commercial
Pdf, Ppt, Mp4
Chris Sperry, Dan Flerlage, Alexander Papouchis
What is the Role of the Federal Government in Protecting the Environment?
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze three short news reports for conflicting messages about the appointment of Scott Pruitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO
News - Print, Television Program, Web Video
Pdf, Mp4
Cindy Kramer & Sox Sperry
What’s in My Lunchbox?
In this media literacy activity students analyze a book cover, a lunchbox, a YouTube screen grab and a webpage for messages about eating fruits and vegetables.
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Health, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Nutrition, Consumer Education, Economics, Library/Information Literacy
Lower Elementary
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT, ACTIVITY PLAN
Illustration, Webpage
Pdf, Ppt
Sox Sperry
Where Does My Food Come From?
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing videos to discern messages about the production and transportation of food.
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Unit: Food ChoicesKit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary
Health, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Economics, ELA/English Language Arts
Upper Elementary
Pair, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes
VIDEO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN
Animated Film, Documentary Film
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry
Wind Farm Site Selection: A Community Debates the Issues
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze two op-eds for perspectives on siting local wind farms.
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Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT
Editorial Opinion, Informational Text, News - Print
Pdf
Laurie VanVleet & Sox Sperry