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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

“Saving the Planet With Pesticides and Plastic” Book Cover

Students analyze images of a book cover for messages about the suggested benefits of pesticides and plastics and about the ways in which publishers determine media messages. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “History of Chemicals in the Environment." 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

Illustration, Literature
Subject Areas
Consumer Education, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, General Media Literacy

"Science Helps Build a New India," Union Carbide Ad

Students analyze images of a 1960s magazine ad for messages about the suggested benefits of chemical fertilizers and about the impact of western science on Indian farmers. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “History of Chemicals in the Environment." 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
Health, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education

"Science in the Kitchen" Book Cover

Students analyze images of a 19th century book cover for messages about chemicals in food preparation and about target audience. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “History of Chemicals in the Environment." 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

Illustration, Literature
Subject Areas
Nutrition, ELA/English Language Arts

2016 Responding to Climate Change

Media literacy and critical thinking activity decoding Republican and Democratic Party platforms about climate change for message, structure and differentiating fact from opinion.

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High School

30-60 Minutes

Informational Text
Subject Areas
Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts