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Logging - What About Biodiversity?
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing videos & childrens books to discern messages about the impacts of logging on biodiversity.
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Playlist: English Language ArtsUnit: Natural Resources
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary
Upper Elementary
Over 60 Minutes
Subject Areas
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
Upper Elementary
Over 60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Student Media Production, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
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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High School, College
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Health, Journalism, Nutrition, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology
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
Middle School, High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology
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
Middle School
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Health, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
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
Upper Elementary
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
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 SpeciesMiddle School, High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Journalism, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, ELA/English Language Arts
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 EnvironmentMiddle School, High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Health, Film/Video Arts, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology
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
Middle School
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts
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
Middle School
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
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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Middle School, High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Health, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology
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
Upper Elementary
Over 60 Minutes
Subject Areas
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
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
Middle School
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, ELA/English Language Arts
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
High School, College
30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Health, Journalism, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
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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Middle School, High School, College
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology
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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Middle School, High School
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, English Language Instruction
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
Middle School
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
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
Upper Elementary
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Commercial Arts/Advertising, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts
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 EnvironmentMiddle School, High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Health, Psychology, Journalism, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts
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 EnvironmentMiddle School, High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Health, Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology