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Way to Go! Decoding Media about Transportation

Students analyze an ebook, an animated video and a ”Kids News” video for messages about transportation choices, environmental impact, media forms and target audience.

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Lower Elementary

30-60 Minutes

Animated Film, News - Video, Webpage, Web Video
Subject Areas
Health, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Tracking Climate Urgency: 30 years of IPCC Reports

Students analyze short quotes from Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports from 1990-2020 for messages about scientific conclusions and persuasive language related to the climate crisis.

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Middle School, High School, College

15-30 Minutes

Informational Text
Subject Areas
Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Video Games & Climate: Analyzing Constructions of the Future

Students analyze video game trailers for messages about climate change and possible futures, about storytelling and marketing techniques and about whether video games can impact social change.

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Middle School, High School

30-60 Minutes

Web Video
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Climate Change Through Time Magazine Covers

Students analyze Time magazine covers from 1970-2022 for messages about how climate change has been represented in a mainstream magazine and the choices magazine designers make in selling their products.

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Middle School, High School

15-30 Minutes

Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Sociology

Climate Change Through Memes

Students analyze memes for messages about climate change and about how memes as a media form impact social change.

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Middle School, High School

Under 15 Minutes

Social Media
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Environmental Studies

Climate Change Through Movie Posters

Students analyze film posters from 2004-2022 for messages about how climate change has been represented in cinema, and the impact of film socially and personally.

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Middle School, High School

15-30 Minutes

Documentary Film, Feature Film, Illustration
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Music, Environmental Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals and Graphics

Students analyze icons for messages about graphic design and the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

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Upper Elementary, Middle School

30-60 Minutes

Illustration
Subject Areas
Health, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

A History of Global Warming in Science, Politics, and the Media

Media literacy and critical thinking unit using diverse media imagery to teach about how global warming has been perceived by people in the U.S. and how the media has constructed that public perception.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes

Chart/graph, Editorial Cartoon, Editorial Opinion, Illustration, Informational Text, News - Print, Photograph, Poster
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics

History of Chemicals in the Environment

Media literacy and critical thinking unit using diverse media imagery to teach about how chemicals in the environment have been perceived by people in the U.S. and how the media has constructed that public perception. Focus topics include pesticides, fertilizer, gasoline additives and persistent organic pollutants.

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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes

Editorial Cartoon, Illustration, Poster, Webpage
Subject Areas
Health, Psychology, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology

History of Endangered Species

Media literacy and critical thinking unit using diverse media imagery to teach about how endangered species have been perceived by people in the U.S. and how the media has constructed that public perception. Focus topics include indigenous perspectives, whaling, habitat destruction and the Endangered Species Act.

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Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes

Editorial Cartoon, Illustration, Informational Text, Map, News - Print, Poster, Webpage
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology

Poverty: Climate Change & Water Security

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode web pages for messages about the conditions that make people living in poverty extremely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.

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Middle School

15-30 Minutes

Editorial Cartoon, Informational Text, Webpage
Subject Areas
Health, Visual Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

What's So Funny about Climate Change? Editorial Cartoon Opinions

This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze six editorial cartoons for conflicting perspectives on the direness of the threat of climate change.

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Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Editorial Cartoon, Web Video
Subject Areas
Environmental Studies, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Carbon Trading: Arguments for and Against

This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze a webpage from the World Economic Forum and an online comic book for conflicting perspectives on the impacts of carbon trading.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Editorial Cartoon, Webpage
Subject Areas
Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology

Dolphins in the Media

Students analyze a book cover, a magazine cover, a tweet, a poster, a cartoon, a toy and an advertisement for messages about media forms, dolphins and environmental concerns.

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Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary

15-30 Minutes

Editorial Cartoon, Magazine, Poster, Social Media
Subject Areas
Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, General Media Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

GMO Yes or No - Decoding Movie Trailers

Students analyze two short movie trailers for messages about GMOs, to ask and answer questions about sourcing and credibility, and to reflect on their own confirmation biases.

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Middle School, High School, College

Under 15 Minutes

Documentary Film, Web Video
Subject Areas
Health, Film/Video Arts, Nutrition, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Civics And Government, Economics, Library/Information Literacy

Vaccine Safety - Exploring Our Own Biases

Students analyze two short news videos about the safety and speed of the creation of the mRNA Covid vaccine, about sourcing and credibility of the videos and the scientific information presented in them, and about their own confirmation biases.

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High School, College

15-30 Minutes

News - Video, Web Video
Subject Areas
Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Library/Information Literacy

Physics or Fiction - Will Tango and Cash get electrocuted?

After viewing clips from a feature film and web videos, students will identify messages about electrical currents and shock, analyze sources and credibility, and reflect on strategies for finding accurate information.

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Upper Elementary, Middle School

Under 15 Minutes

Feature Film, Web Video
Subject Areas
Health, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Library/Information Literacy

A.I. – Pros, Cons, Credibility and Bias

Students analyze short videos for messages about the pros and cons of artificial intelligence, the bias and credibility of each source, and our own thinking about the issue.

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High School, College

30-60 Minutes

Web Video, News - Video, Television Program
Subject Areas
Psychology, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Starter Kit for Science 6-12

This guide gives users a brief overview of our approach (question-based media decoding) and materials (e.g., lessons) available for free from the Project Look Sharp website for a particular level and subject.


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Middle School, High School

Subject Areas
DO IT YOURSELF GUIDE
Media Literacy And Critical Thinking Integration
Constructivist Media Decoding
Media Literacy Lesson Design
Document Selection
Question Design


Science And Environment


Our Changing Planet: Climate, SEL, and Media Literacy for Our Youngest Students

Students analyze excerpts from a picture book for messages about the impact of climate change and the actions people can take for the planet - while also reflecting on their emotional responses and the intent of the author/illustrator.

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Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary

30-60 Minutes

Illustration, Informational Text, Literature
Subject Areas
Student Media Production, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Civics And Government, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts