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Science or Fiction – Does Carrying an Umbrella in a Thunderstorm Make You More Likely to be Hit by Lightning?

Students analyze a cartoon and a weather channel video for messages about whether carrying an umbrella is potentially hazardous and about credibility in Internet videos.

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Upper Elementary

15-30 Minutes

Web Video, Animated Film, Web Video
Subject Areas
Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

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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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Webpage
Subject Areas
Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

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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Middle School

15-30 Minutes

Web Video
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Should the Government Support Gun Research?

In this media literacy activity students analyze short text documents from a scientific research paper abstract from the New England Journal of Medicine, a news story from the National Rifle Association, a magazine article from Smithsonian and an op-ed from the National Review for messages about scientific gun research, credibility, sourcing and their own biases.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Editorial Opinion, Informational Text, Magazine, News - Print
Subject Areas
Health, Journalism, Consumer Education, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy

Solar: Benefits and Costs

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

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Middle School

15-30 Minutes

News - Print, Webpage
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Species Preservation: Seeking Solutions

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode videos for messages about how people take action to address local and global problems related to the loss of biodiversity.

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Middle School

15-30 Minutes

Documentary Film, Television Program
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Sustainability Stories: Identifying Good Stories (Middle School)

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing videos to discern messages about how videos can tell stories to inform and engage the public about sustainability issues and initiatives.

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Middle School

Over 60 Minutes

Web Video
Subject Areas
Student Media Production, Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Sustainability and Media: Introducing Content Analysis

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson introducing the differences between qualitative and quantitative research by decoding messages about sustainability in magazine covers.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Sustainable Cultures

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson about sustainable agricultural practices among traditional land-based cultures by analyzing web pages and videos.

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High School, College

Over 60 Minutes

Documentary Film, Informational Text, Television Program, Webpage, Web Video
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology

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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Middle School, High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Informational Text
Subject Areas
Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Sociology

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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High School, College

Over 60 Minutes

Chart/graph, Informational Text, Map, News - Print
Subject Areas
Health, Journalism, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

The Physics of Star Wars: Can the Millennium Falcon Make Light Speed?

In this media literacy activity students analyze web videos exploring the science of Star Wars movies for messages about what it would take for humans to travel at the speed of light.

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High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Web Video, Television Program, Web Video
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Physical Sciences

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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High School, College

Over 60 Minutes

Editorial Opinion, Informational Text, News - Print, Speech
Subject Areas
Journalism, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

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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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Documentary Film, Web Video
Subject Areas
Health, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

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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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Web Video, Documentary Film, Web Video, Documentary Film
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Sociology

The Value of Trees

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson reflecting on the free market's role in the 19th century lumber harvest by interpreting maps and comparing texts from John Muir and John J Audubon .

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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Informational Text, Literature, Map
Subject Areas
Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Throwaway Culture: To Buy or to Reuse?

This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode web videos and commercials for messages about buying disposable products vs. reusing and reducing waste.

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Upper Elementary, Middle School

15-30 Minutes

Television Commercial, Web Video
Subject Areas
Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Tidal Waves & Tsunamis in Film: Fact & Fiction

This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze two short excerpts from a National Geographic video and a TV miniseries to examine credibility of information on the causes and impacts of tsunamis.

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Upper Elementary, Middle School

15-30 Minutes

Feature Film, Television Program, Television Program, Feature Film
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Physical Sciences, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

To Smoke or Not to Smoke?: Advertising & Persuasion

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 a poster from the 1970s and a webpage and product packaging from the 2010s for messages about smoking.

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Middle School, High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Blog Post, Illustration, Informational Text, Television Commercial, Webpage
Subject Areas
Health, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Sociology, English Language Instruction, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Traditional and Industrial Farming

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing examples of corn and dairy farming to understand the diverse philosophies, tools and practices that distinguish traditional and industrial farming.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes

Chart/graph, Editorial Opinion, Informational Text, News - Print, Photograph, Webpage
Subject Areas
Health, Journalism, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts