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How Do We Decide How Much To Eat And Drink?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing web pages and food diagrams to discern messages about food servings.

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This lesson is part of a "kit" or collection of media decoding lessons on a particular topic. You can explore that kit using the link below:

Unit: Food Choices
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary
Health, Math, Visual Arts, Nutrition, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts
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Upper Elementary
Pair, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

POWERPOINT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN
Illustration, Informational Text, Webpage
Pptx, Pdf
Sox Sperry


How Do We Decide What to Eat and Drink?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing web pages for messages about how food choices impact personal health.

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This lesson is part of a "kit" or collection of media decoding lessons on a particular topic. You can explore that kit using the link below:

Unit: Food Choices
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary
Health, Visual Arts, Nutrition, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts
Action
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Upper Elementary
Pair, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

POWERPOINT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN
Illustration, Informational Text, Webpage
Pptx, Pdf
Sox Sperry


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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This lesson is part of a "kit" or collection of media decoding lessons on a particular topic. You can explore that kit using the link below:

Playlist: Elementary Critical Thinking Skill Building
Unit: Water (upper elementary)
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary
Health, Math, Consumer Education, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
Action
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Upper Elementary
Pair, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT
Chart/graph, Informational Text, Map, News - Print, Webpage
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry


Human/Animal Relations

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to reflect on messages about human and animal relations.

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This lesson is part of a "kit" or collection of media decoding lessons on a particular topic. You can explore that kit using the link below:

Kit: Media Constructions of the Environment: Endangered Species
Psychology, Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government
Action
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Middle School, High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

VIDEO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN
Documentary Film, Television Program
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry


Huracán María: El Impacto de la Inmigración Puertorriqueña en Florida

This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity for Spanish language classes in which students analyze three short excerpts of online newspaper articles about the economic impacts on Florida resulting from the influx of Puerto Rican climate refugees following Hurricane Maria. The student handouts are in Spanish language only, while the Teacher Guide is provided in both English and Spanish.

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Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology, Spanish Language Instruction
Action
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High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN
News - Print
Pdf
Sox Sperry and Olivia Gellar


Hydrofracking Pros & Cons: Arguing the Case

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode videos for messages about how hydrofracking impacts the biosphere.

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This lesson is part of a "kit" or collection of media decoding lessons on a particular topic. You can explore that kit using the link below:

Unit: Energy Sources
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School
Health, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, ELA/English Language Arts
Action
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Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

VIDEO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN
Television Commercial, Web Video
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry


Hydrofracking, Media, and Credibility

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing the credibility of messages about hydrofracking as presented in video clips, diagrams and online searches.

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Playlist: News Accuracy and Credibility
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Fingerlakes
Health, Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
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High School, College
Pair, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, POWERPOINT, VIDEO
Documentary Film, Illustration, Informational Text, Television Program, Webpage, Web Video
Pdf, Ppt, Mp4
Sox Sperry


Hydropower Dams: To Build or to Dismantle?

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode videos for messages about claims related to hydropower dam building or removal.

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This lesson is part of a "kit" or collection of media decoding lessons on a particular topic. You can explore that kit using the link below:

Unit: Energy Sources
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School
Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
Action
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Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

VIDEO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN
Documentary Film, Web Video
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry


Hydropower: Benefits and Costs

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode webpages for messages about how human use of natural resources for energy affects the biosphere.

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Unit: Energy Sources
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School
Commercial Arts/Advertising, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts
Action
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Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT
Photograph, Webpage
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry


I Want to Protect These Animals

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing postcards about different classes of animals, reflecting on cyber safety in online research and creating postcards of animals students would like to protect.

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This lesson is part of a "kit" or collection of media decoding lessons on a particular topic. You can explore that kit using the link below:

Unit: Animals (lower elementary)
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Lower Elementary
Student Media Production, Visual Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts
Action
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Lower Elementary
Individual, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT
Illustration
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry & Caren Arnold


I Want to Protect These Plants

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing postcards about plant needs for water, sunlight and pollinators, reflecting on cyber safety in online research and creating postcards of plants students would like to protect.

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This lesson is part of a "kit" or collection of media decoding lessons on a particular topic. You can explore that kit using the link below:

Unit: Plants (lower elementary)
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Lower Elementary
Student Media Production, Visual Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts
Action
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Lower Elementary
Individual, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT
Illustration
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry & Caren Arnold


I Want to Protect This Body of Water

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing postcards about bodies of water, reflecting on cyber safety in online research and creating postcards of water bodies students would like to protect.

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This lesson is part of a "kit" or collection of media decoding lessons on a particular topic. You can explore that kit using the link below:

Unit: Water (lower elementary)
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Lower Elementary
Student Media Production, Visual Arts, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts
Action
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Lower Elementary
Individual, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT
Illustration
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry & Caren Arnold


Indigenous Representations of Cultural Pride and Resilience

Students analyze videos produced by Native Americans (Inuit, Haudenosaunee, Hopi and Hawaiian) for messages about the contributions and resilience of Indigenous nations and peoples.

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Student Media Production, Film/Video Arts, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
Action
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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Documentary Film, Web Video
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry


International Climate Agreements: How the Decisions of Government Officials Can Potentially Impact Climate Change

This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze two op-eds for conflicting perspectives on the impacts of the Trump adminstration's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accords..

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Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology
Action
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Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT
Editorial Opinion, Informational Text
Pdf
Laurie VanVleet & Sox Sperry


Interrelationships: Human & Buffalo

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode videos for messages about the interdependent relationships between people and buffalo.

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Unit: Biodiversity
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School
Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
Action
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Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

VIDEO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN
Documentary Film, Television Program
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry


Invasive Species: How Do We Stop an Invasion?

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode a poster and a webpage for messages about the impact of introducing invasive species into an ecosystem.

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Unit: Biodiversity
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School
Visual Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts
Action
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Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT
Poster, Webpage
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry


Is There a Future in Oil?

This is a media literacy activity in which students analyze two video clips with the following question in mind: Is there a future in oil? One of the videos features a speaker representing the American Petroleum Institute who highlights the economic benefits of increasing oil and gas production while the other video clip features speakers from the Rockefeller Brothers Funds and 350.org who present the economic and environmental reasons to divest from fossil fuels and support renewable energy sources.

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Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics
Action
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Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, VIDEO
Web Video
Pdf, Mp4
Cindy Kramer & Sox Sperry


Let Us Tell You About the Animals Where We Live

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing various media documents focused on messages about human impacts on animals and creating a simple video production based on impacts to animals where you live and action ideas to protect them.

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This lesson is part of a "kit" or collection of media decoding lessons on a particular topic. You can explore that kit using the link below:

Playlist: Elementary Critical Thinking Skill Building
Unit: Animals (lower elementary)
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Lower Elementary
Student Media Production, Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts
Action
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Lower Elementary
Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT, VIDEO
Illustration, Webpage, Web Video
Pdf, Ppt, Mp4
Sox Sperry & Caren Arnold


Let Us Tell You About the Bodies of Water Where We Live

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing book covers for messages about water-centered disasters related to oil spills, drought and hurricanes and creating a simple video production based on impacts to your region's water bodies and action ideas to protect them.

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This lesson is part of a "kit" or collection of media decoding lessons on a particular topic. You can explore that kit using the link below:

Unit: Water (lower elementary)
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Lower Elementary
Health, Student Media Production, Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts
Action
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Lower Elementary
Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT, VIDEO
Web Video
Pdf, Pptx, Mp4
Sox Sperry & Caren Arnold


Let Us Tell You About the Plants Where We Live

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing book covers focused on different messages about human impacts on plants and creating a simple video production based on impacts to plants and action ideas to protect them.

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This lesson is part of a "kit" or collection of media decoding lessons on a particular topic. You can explore that kit using the link below:

Unit: Plants (lower elementary)
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Lower Elementary
Student Media Production, Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts
Action
View Resource View Standards


Lower Elementary
Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT, VIDEO
Web Video
Pdf, Pptx, Mp4
Sox Sperry & Caren Arnold
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