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Making Videos about Sustainability Efforts
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson in which students collaboratively design a short video message about a sustainability effort.
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Unit: Documenting Sustainability StoriesUnit: Production
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary
Student Media Production, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
Upper Elementary
Pair, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes
LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, VIDEO
Web Video
Pdf, Mp4
Sox Sperry, Chris Sperry & Kelsey Greene
Meat or Veggies? The Impact of Diet on Climate
In this media literacy activity students analyze a documentary film and a television news report for messages about how plant-based and meat-based diets impact climate change.
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Health, Journalism, Nutrition, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology
High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
VIDEO, ACTIVITY PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE
Documentary Film, Television Program
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry
Merging Social Justice with Environmentalism
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using diverse media imagery to teach about the history of the environmental justice movement beginning in the late 20th century.
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Unit: Environmental JusticeKit: Media Constructions of Social Justice
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
ASSESSMENT, STUDENT READING, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, POWERPOINT
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
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
Natural Resources - How Do we Use Them?
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing book and magazine covers to discern messages about how the use of natural resources for energy affects the environment.
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Unit: Natural ResourcesKit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
Upper Elementary
Individual, Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT
Illustration, Informational Text, News - Print, Photograph, Webpage
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
Northern Rockies Gray Wolf
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short informational writing excerpts to reflect on the removal of the gray wolf from the endangered species list.
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Kit: Media Constructions of the Environment: Endangered SpeciesJournalism, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, ELA/English Language Arts
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT READING, STUDENT WORKSHEET
Editorial Opinion
Pdf
Sox Sperry
Nuclear Reactor Safety
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to reflect on nuclear reactor safety in light of the accidents at Three Mile Island and Chernobyl.
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Kit: Media Constructions of the Environment: Chemicals in the EnvironmentHealth, Film/Video Arts, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, VIDEO
Documentary Film, Television Program
Pdf, Mp4
Sox Sperry
Nuclear: 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 SourcesKit: 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
Webpage
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
Oil Palm Plantations: Effects on Tropical Rainforests
Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode a TV commercial and a documentary film excerpt for messages about the benefits and costs of transforming a tropical rainforest into an oil palm plantation to supply the global market.
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Unit: BiodiversityKit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School
Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
VIDEO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN
Television Commercial, Documentary Film, Television Commercial
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry
Oil Pipelines: Indigenous Water Rights & Safe Energy Transport
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze an article and a web page for conflicting perspectives on the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline near Standing Rock native land.
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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, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT
News - Print, Webpage
Pdf
Laurie VanVleet & Sox Sperry
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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Unit: Natural ResourcesKit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary
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 Arts
Upper Elementary
Individual, Pair, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes
VIDEO, POWERPOINT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN
Documentary Film, News - Print, Webpage, Web Video
Mp4, Pptx, Pdf
Sox Sperry
Oil: Benefits and Costs
Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode a book cover and report cover for messages about how human use of natural resources for energy affects the biosphere.
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Unit: Energy SourcesKit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, ELA/English Language Arts
Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
Onondaga Lake
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing the stewardship interests for Onondaga Lake as regards economic development, cultural preservation and human and ecosystem health.
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Playlist: English Language ArtsKit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Fingerlakes
Health, Journalism, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes
STUDENT WORKSHEET, STUDENT READING, ASSESSMENT, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN, POWERPOINT
Editorial Opinion, Illustration, Informational Text, Map, News - Print, Photograph
Pdf, Ppt
Sox Sperry
Palm Oil: To Buy or Not to Buy?
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze a commercial, a public service announcement and a short animation for conflicting perspectives on the impact of palm oil production
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Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Television Commercial, Television Commercial, Web Video
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry
Panamanian Fauna: Who’s Telling the Story and Why?
This media literacy activity was created to integrate the teaching of English language instruction with media literacy for educators in Panama. In this media literacy activity students analyze videos about Panama’s native animals for messages about species conservation and the source and purpose of each video.
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Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, English Language Instruction
Middle School, High School
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
VIDEO, TEACHER GUIDE, ACTIVITY PLAN
Television Commercial, Television Program, Web Video
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry, FG
Pollution: Industrial Restoration or Destruction
Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode an advertisement and a webpage for messages about the impact of the impact of industrial pollution on ecosystem relationships.
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Unit: BiodiversityKit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT
Illustration, Webpage
Pdf, Pptx
Sox Sperry
Protecting Our Water Resources Assessment
Media literacy and critical thinking assessment analyzing messages in videos and writing a report on the protection of water resources.
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Unit: Water (upper elementary)Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary
Commercial Arts/Advertising, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts
Upper Elementary
Individual
30-60 Minutes
VIDEO, ASSESSMENT
Television Commercial
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry
Rachel Carson (Print Documents Lesson)
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short informational writing excerpts to reflect on the media representation of Rachel Carson's legacy.
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Kit: Media Constructions of the Environment: Chemicals in the EnvironmentHealth, Psychology, Journalism, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT READING, STUDENT WORKSHEET
Editorial Opinion, News - Print
Pdf
Sox Sperry
Rachel Carson (Video Clips Lesson)
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson using four short film excerpts to reflect on conflicting views on Rachel Carson's place in history.
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Kit: Media Constructions of the Environment: Chemicals in the EnvironmentHealth, Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology
Middle School, High School, College
Whole Class
30-60 Minutes
VIDEO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN
Documentary Film, Television Program, Web Video
Mp4, Pdf
Sox Sperry
Rachel Carson: Who Controls Nature?
Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode videos for messages about the impact of DDT on the ecosystem.
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Unit: BiodiversityKit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School
Health, Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes
ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, VIDEO
Documentary Film, Television Program
Pdf, Mp4
Sox Sperry