Project Look Sharp

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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Playlist: Climate Change
Unit: Climate Change & Water
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

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

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, VIDEO

Web Video

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

Extreme Weather: Climate Change Connections & Water

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode webpages for messages about the relationship between climate change and extreme weather.

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Unit: Climate Change & Water
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Health, Visual Arts, Journalism, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

POWERPOINT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Chart/graph, Informational Text, News - Print, Webpage

Pptx, Pdf

Sox Sperry

El Nino: Connections to Global Warming

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode videos for messages about patterns of ocean warming during an El Nino year and the subsequent impacts on worldwide weather.

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Unit: Climate Change & Water
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Film/Video Arts, Journalism, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, VIDEO

Television Program, Web Video

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

Natural Gas: Water & Climate Impacts

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode an advertisement and a web page for messages about how natural gas extraction impacts fresh water resources.

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Unit: Climate Change & Water
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Health, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Informational Text, Photograph, Webpage

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

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 Justice
Unit: Climate Change & Water
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Health, Visual Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Editorial Cartoon, Informational Text, Webpage

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Drought & Farming: Thirsty Crops

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode web pages and graphs for messages about how agricultural demands for irrigation impact freshwater resources during times of drought.

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Playlist: Climate Change
Unit: Climate Change & Water
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Math, Consumer Education, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Chart/graph, Informational Text, Webpage

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Drought Causes: Climate Change Impacts

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode web pages messages about the relationship between climate change and droughts.

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Unit: Climate Change & Water
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Health, Visual Arts, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Illustration, Informational Text, Map, Webpage

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Watersheds: Stewardship & Climate Change

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode web pages messages about which strategies might be most useful to deal with climate change impacts on human communities.

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Unit: Climate Change & Water
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Illustration, Map, Webpage

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Valuing Water: Different Perspectives

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode a book covers and tables of content for messages about human impacts on freshwater resources.

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Unit: Climate Change & Water
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Health, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Informational Text

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Oil Palm Plantations: Effects on Tropical Rainforests

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode a TV commercial and a documentary film excerpt for messages about the benefits and costs of transforming a tropical rainforest into an oil palm plantation to supply the global market.

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Unit: Biodiversity
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

VIDEO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Television Commercial, Documentary Film, Television Commercial

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Trophy Hunting: Conservation or Destruction?

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode a poster and a webpage for messages about the impact of trophy hunting on animal species.

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Unit: Biodiversity
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Visual Arts, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Poster, Webpage

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Pollution: Industrial Restoration or Destruction

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode an advertisement and a webpage for messages about the impact of the impact of industrial pollution on ecosystem relationships.

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Unit: Biodiversity
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Illustration, Webpage

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Invasive Species: How Do We Stop an Invasion?

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode a poster and a webpage for messages about the impact of introducing invasive species into an ecosystem.

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Unit: Biodiversity
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Visual Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Poster, Webpage

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Habitat Destruction: The Idea of Progress

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode a painting and a Facebook post for messages about the impact of habitat destruction on biodiversity.

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Unit: Biodiversity
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Illustration, Webpage

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Climate: Climate Change & Biodiversity

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode webpages for messages about the impact of climate change on ecosystem biodiversity.

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Unit: Biodiversity
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Visual Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Illustration, Map, Webpage

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Rachel Carson: Who Controls Nature?

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode videos for messages about the impact of DDT on the ecosystem.

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Unit: Biodiversity
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Health, Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, VIDEO

Documentary Film, Television Program

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry

Interrelationships: Human & Buffalo

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode videos for messages about the interdependent relationships between people and buffalo.

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Unit: Biodiversity
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

VIDEO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Documentary Film, Television Program

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

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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Unit: Biodiversity
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

VIDEO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Documentary Film, Television Program

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Hydrofracking Pros & Cons: Arguing the Case

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode videos for messages about how hydrofracking impacts the biosphere.

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Unit: Energy Sources
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Health, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

VIDEO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Television Commercial, Web Video

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Exploring the Impact of Hydrofracking on Aquifers

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode diagrams for messages about how hydrofracking impacts freshwater resources.

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Unit: Energy Sources
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Health, Visual Arts, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

STUDENT WORKSHEET, ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, POWERPOINT

Illustration

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Hydropower Dams: To Build or to Dismantle?

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode videos for messages about claims related to hydropower dam building or removal.

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Unit: Energy Sources
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

VIDEO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Documentary Film, Web Video

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Ethanol: Pros and Cons

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode videos for messages about the benefits and costs of using corn-based ethanol as an energy source.

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Unit: Energy Sources
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

VIDEO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Television Commercial, Web Video

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Comparing Renewables: U.S. vs. Global Energy Use

Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode graphs for messages about how the use of renewable energy sources can help to reduce human vulnerability to climate change.

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Playlist: Global Studies
Unit: Energy Sources
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Math, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Global Studies, Economics, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

POWERPOINT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, STUDENT HANDOUT, ACTIVITY PLAN

Chart/graph

Pptx, Pdf

Sox Sperry

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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Unit: Energy Sources
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

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

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Webpage

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

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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Unit: Energy Sources
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

News - Print, Webpage

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Oil: Benefits and Costs

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

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Unit: Energy Sources
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

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

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Nuclear: Benefits and Costs

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

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Unit: Energy Sources
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Webpage

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Hydropower: Benefits and Costs

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

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Unit: Energy Sources
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Commercial Arts/Advertising, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Photograph, Webpage

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Coal: Benefits and Costs

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

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Unit: Energy Sources
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Journalism, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Middle School
Individual, Whole Class
15-30 Minutes

ACTIVITY PLAN, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

News - Print, Photograph

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Making Videos about Sustainability Efforts

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson in which students collaboratively design a short video message about a sustainability effort.

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Unit: Documenting Sustainability Stories
Unit: Production
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary

Student Media Production, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary
Pair, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, VIDEO

Web Video

Pdf, Mp4

Sox Sperry, Chris Sperry & Kelsey Greene

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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Unit: Water (upper elementary)
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary

Health, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary
Pair, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

VIDEO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN

Animated Film, Television Commercial, Web Video

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

How Much Water Did it Take to Grow That?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing web pages and bar graphs to discern messages about the impact of agriculture on freshwater availability.

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Playlist: Elementary Critical Thinking Skill Building
Unit: Water (upper elementary)
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary

Health, Math, Consumer Education, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary
Pair, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Chart/graph, Informational Text, Map, News - Print, Webpage

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

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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Unit: Water (upper elementary)
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary

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

Upper Elementary
Individual, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

VIDEO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN

Web Video

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

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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Unit: Water (upper elementary)
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary

Health, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary
Pair, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Informational Text, Photograph

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

Protecting Our Water Resources Assessment

Media literacy and critical thinking assessment analyzing messages in videos and writing a report on the protection of water resources.

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Unit: Water (upper elementary)
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary

Commercial Arts/Advertising, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary
Individual
30-60 Minutes

VIDEO, ASSESSMENT

Television Commercial

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Deciding On Our Food Choices Assessment

Media literacy and critical thinking assessment analyzing messages in posters and writing about food choice messages and persuasion techniques in posters.

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Unit: Food Choices
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary

Health, Psychology, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Nutrition, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary
Individual
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, ASSESSMENT

Poster

Pdf

Sox Sperry

Consumer Choices About Natural Resource Use Assessment

Media literacy and critical thinking assessment analyzing messages in a book cover and poster and writing an opinion piece on consumer choices,

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Unit: Natural Resources
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary

Psychology, Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary
Individual
30-60 Minutes

TEACHER GUIDE, ASSESSMENT

Poster

Pdf

Sox Sperry

Renewable Energy Sources - Who's Running the Numbers?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing written text, web pages and bar graphs to discern messages about renewable energy use.

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Unit: Natural Resources
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary

Math, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary
Pair, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Chart/graph, Webpage

Pdf, Ppt

Sox Sperry

Logging - What About Biodiversity?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing videos & childrens books to discern messages about the impacts of logging on biodiversity.

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Playlist: English Language Arts
Unit: Natural Resources
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary

Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary
Pair, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

VIDEO, POWERPOINT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN

Animated Film, Documentary Film, Illustration, Informational Text, Literature, Web Video

Mp4, Pptx, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Oil Spills: What's the Problem?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing newspaper headlines, web pages and videos to discern messages about how oil spills impact human and natural populations.

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Unit: Natural Resources
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary

Health, Film/Video Arts, Journalism, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary
Individual, Pair, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

VIDEO, POWERPOINT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN

Documentary Film, News - Print, Webpage, Web Video

Mp4, Pptx, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Dams and Rivers: To Build Or To Remove?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing videos to discern messages about the human benefits and environmental impacts of building and removing hydropower dams

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Unit: Natural Resources
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary

Film/Video Arts, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary
Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

VIDEO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN

Documentary Film, Web Video

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Natural Resources - How Do we Use Them?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing book and magazine covers to discern messages about how the use of natural resources for energy affects the environment.

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Unit: Natural Resources
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary

Visual Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, Sociology, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary
Individual, Pair, Whole Class
30-60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Illustration, Informational Text, News - Print, Photograph, Webpage

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry

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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Unit: Food Choices
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary

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

Upper Elementary
Pair, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

VIDEO, STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN

Animated Film, Documentary Film

Mp4, Pdf

Sox Sperry

How Do We Decide How Much To Eat And Drink?

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing web pages and food diagrams to discern messages about food servings.

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Unit: Food Choices
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary

Health, Math, Visual Arts, Nutrition, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Upper Elementary
Pair, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

POWERPOINT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, TEACHER GUIDE, LESSON PLAN

Illustration, Informational Text, Webpage

Pptx, Pdf

Sox Sperry

Let Us Tell You About the Animals Where We Live

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing various media documents focused on messages about human impacts on animals and creating a simple video production based on impacts to animals where you live and action ideas to protect them.

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Playlist: Elementary Critical Thinking Skill Building
Unit: Animals (lower elementary)
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Lower Elementary

Student Media Production, Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Lower Elementary
Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT, VIDEO

Illustration, Webpage, Web Video

Pdf, Ppt, Mp4

Sox Sperry & Caren Arnold

Let Us Tell You About the Plants Where We Live

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing book covers focused on different messages about human impacts on plants and creating a simple video production based on impacts to plants and action ideas to protect them.

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Unit: Plants (lower elementary)
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Lower Elementary

Student Media Production, Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Lower Elementary
Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT, VIDEO

Web Video

Pdf, Pptx, Mp4

Sox Sperry & Caren Arnold

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Let Us Tell You About the Bodies of Water Where We Live

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing book covers for messages about water-centered disasters related to oil spills, drought and hurricanes and creating a simple video production based on impacts to your region's water bodies and action ideas to protect them.

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Unit: Water (lower elementary)
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Lower Elementary

Health, Student Media Production, Visual Arts, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Lower Elementary
Group - Small (3-5 Members), Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT, VIDEO

Web Video

Pdf, Pptx, Mp4

Sox Sperry & Caren Arnold

I Want to Protect These Animals

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing postcards about different classes of animals, reflecting on cyber safety in online research and creating postcards of animals students would like to protect.

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Unit: Animals (lower elementary)
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Lower Elementary

Student Media Production, Visual Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Lower Elementary
Individual, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Illustration

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry & Caren Arnold

I Want to Protect These Plants

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing postcards about plant needs for water, sunlight and pollinators, reflecting on cyber safety in online research and creating postcards of plants students would like to protect.

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Unit: Plants (lower elementary)
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Lower Elementary

Student Media Production, Visual Arts, Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Lower Elementary
Individual, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Illustration

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry & Caren Arnold

I Want to Protect This Body of Water

Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing postcards about bodies of water, reflecting on cyber safety in online research and creating postcards of water bodies students would like to protect.

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Unit: Water (lower elementary)
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Lower Elementary

Student Media Production, Visual Arts, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts

Lower Elementary
Individual, Whole Class
Over 60 Minutes

LESSON PLAN, TEACHER GUIDE, STUDENT HANDOUT, STUDENT WORKSHEET, POWERPOINT

Illustration

Pdf, Pptx

Sox Sperry & Caren Arnold

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