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What About Bottled Water?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing videos and TV commercials to discern messages about decisions to purchase or not purchase bottled water.

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Upper Elementary

Over 60 Minutes

Animated Film, Television Commercial, Web Video
Subject Areas
Health, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

What Do You Know? Sourcing, Credibility and Bias

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson reflecting on sourcing, credibility, accuracy and bias of information presented in the media while introducing students to vocabulary and issues addressed in Media Constructions of Sustainability lessons.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Informational Text
Subject Areas
Health, Journalism, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

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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High School, College

Over 60 Minutes

Animated Film, Chart/graph, Documentary Film, Informational Text, Television Commercial
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies

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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Middle School, High School, College

15-30 Minutes

News - Print, Television Program, Web Video
Subject Areas
Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government

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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Upper Elementary

Over 60 Minutes

Animated Film, Documentary Film
Subject Areas
Health, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Economics, ELA/English Language Arts

Where Does Water Go?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing videos to discern messages about the role of the hydrologic cycle in creating watersheds.

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Upper Elementary

Over 60 Minutes

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

Who Owns the Water?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson exploring how water rights decisions impact communities by decoding excerpts from four films.

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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Documentary Film, Web Video
Subject Areas
Health, Film/Video Arts, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Sociology

Who Stewards Seeds?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson comparing varied perspectives about the best approach to stewarding corn seeds by decoding six video clips.

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High School, College

Over 60 Minutes

Documentary Film, Television Commercial, Web Video
Subject Areas
Health, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology

Why Protect Our Water Resources?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing book and report covers and tables of contents to discern messages about how people impact water supplies and what individuals and communities can do to protect water resources.

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Upper Elementary

Over 60 Minutes

Informational Text, Photograph
Subject Areas
Health, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

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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Middle School, High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Editorial Opinion, Informational Text, News - Print
Subject Areas
Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology

Wind: Benefits and Costs

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

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Middle School

30-60 Minutes

Webpage
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, ELA/English Language Arts

Young People Taking Action to Protect our Warming Planet

This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze four short excerpts from online articles for messages about youth activism for environmental protection and social justice.

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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Webpage
Subject Areas
Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Youth, Hip Hop & Climate Change

This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze two short hip hop music video to compare different approaches to encourage youth activism to deal with climate change.

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Middle School, High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Web Video
Subject Areas
Health, Student Media Production, Film/Video Arts, Music, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Sociology

Passenger Pigeon Memorial Webpage

Students analyze a webpage for messages about the last passenger pigeon and about benefit and harm in media messages. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “History of Endangered Species." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.

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Middle School, High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

Webpage
Subject Areas
Environmental Studies, General Media Literacy

Native American Buffalo Recovery Webpage

Students analyze a webpage for messages about buffalo recovery efforts by Native Americans and about values in media messages. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “History of Endangered Species." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.

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Middle School, High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

Webpage
Subject Areas
Environmental Studies, General Media Literacy

"Bald Eagles: Saving Our Symbol" Webpage

Students analyze a webpage for messages about bald eagles, DDT and about purpose and funding in media messages. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “History of Endangered Species." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.

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Middle School, High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

Webpage
Subject Areas
Environmental Studies, General Media Literacy

Protecting Wolves: Differing Opinions

Students analyze two webpages for messages about wolf protection and about point of view in media messages. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “History of Endangered Species." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.

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Middle School, High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

Webpage
Subject Areas
Environmental Studies, General Media Literacy

Trophy Hunting: Different Views

Students analyze a poster and a webpage for messages about trophy hunting and about target audience and techniques in media messages. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “History of Endangered Species." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.

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Middle School, High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

Poster, Webpage
Subject Areas
Environmental Studies, General Media Literacy

Hunting Gorillas: Contrasting Views

Students analyze a magazine cover and a webpage for messages about bushmeat, gorillas and editorial choices in media messages. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “History of Endangered Species." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.

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Middle School, High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

Magazine, Webpage
Subject Areas
Commercial Arts/Advertising, Environmental Studies, General Media Literacy

Chevron and Species Protection: Differing Perspectives

Students analyze a magazine advertisement and a mock ad for messages about waterfowl protection, greenwashing and corporate responsibility. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “History of Endangered Species." To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.

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Middle School, High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

Magazine, Print Advertisement
Subject Areas
Commercial Arts/Advertising, Environmental Studies, General Media Literacy