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Women Pioneers of Solar Energy: Achievement and Career
Students analyze three short videos for messages about female scientists/engineers in the field of solar energy, about career choices and achievement, and about sourcing and purpose in media messages.
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Upper Elementary, Middle School
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Young Readers’ Books By Indigenous Peoples Around the World – Upper Elementary
Students analyze children’s book covers for messages about Indigenous authors’ perspectives and about the purpose and design of book covers.
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Upper Elementary
Under 15 Minutes, 15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Framing AI: Metaphors, Meanings, and Mindsets
Students analyze diverse visual metaphors for artificial intelligence, reflect on the power of mediated metaphors in shaping public perceptions, and articulate their own views, questions and concerns about AI.
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Middle School, High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Psychology, Visual Arts, Environmental Studies, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Searching for Answers: Google vs. a Database
Students analyze a Google search return and a Gale in context database search (on “climate”) for messages about credibility and reliability of Internet search sources for purposes of academic research.
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High School, College
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Environmental Studies, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts, Technology/Digital Media
Shark Attack! Fear, Media Bias, and Impact
Students analyze media messages about sharks for credibility, purpose and impact and to reflect on fear perpetuated by the media.
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Middle School, High School
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Health, Psychology, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
Decoding Data Centers - Media Messages and Bias
Students analyze a video advertisement, a local news story, a TikTok video and an infographic for messages about data centers, sourcing and bias.
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Middle School, High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, Technology/Digital Media
Bias in Charts: Temperature and Climate Change
Students analyze a chart from NASA and a tweet from the National Review for messages about climate change and bias in media construction of charts.
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Middle School, High School
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Math, Environmental Studies, Global Studies
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
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
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
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts, Technology/Digital Media
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
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
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
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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Playlist: Climate ChangeHigh School, College
30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes
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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Kit: Media Constructions of the Environment: Chemicals in the EnvironmentMiddle School, High School, College
30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes
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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Kit: Media Constructions of the Environment: Endangered SpeciesMiddle School, High School, College
30-60 Minutes, Over 60 Minutes
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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Playlist: Economics & Social JusticeUnit: Climate Change & Water
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School
Middle School
15-30 Minutes
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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Playlist: Climate ChangeUpper Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
30-60 Minutes
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
Subject Areas
Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology