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Penguins & Polar Bears: Fiction vs Nonfiction

Students analyze three children’s books for messages about the different habitats of penguins and polar bears, the differences between fiction and nonfiction books, and about reading preferences.

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Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary

Under 15 Minutes
Illustration, Literature
Subject Areas
Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Constructing the Khan: Media, Meaning and Historical Representations

Students analyze short videos and a news article for conflicting messages about Genghis Khan; to evaluate sourcing, bias and credibility in media messages; and to reflect on how we see history.

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High School

15-30 Minutes
Animated Film, Feature Film, Informational Text, News - Print, Social Media, Web Video
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Global Studies, Library/Information Literacy

Pitching Soccer: Purpose and Impact of Media Messages

Students analyze short videos for messages about soccer, authorship, and the impact of the sport on individuals and society.

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Middle School, High School

15-30 Minutes
Social Media, Web Video
Subject Areas
Health, Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Economics, Physical Education

The Kiss: A Celebration of Peace or Sexual Assault?

Students analyze the iconic 1945 VJ Day photograph, the Kiss, reflecting on historical contexts (the end of World War 2 and the MeToo movement), issues of sexual assault, and how identity impacts interpretation.

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High School, College

15-30 Minutes
Magazine, News - Print, News - Radio, Photograph, Social Media
Subject Areas
Health, Visual Arts, Journalism, US History, Civics And Government, Library/Information Literacy

Space Travel - For and Against

Students analyze short videos for messages about space exploration, the credibility of scientific information and personal bias.

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Middle School, High School

30-60 Minutes
Web Video
Subject Areas
Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Civics And Government, Library/Information Literacy

Internet Safety - Upper Elementary

Students analyze two images from a Google image search for “Internet safety” + “kids” for messages about safe online practices, about target audience and techniques of media construction.

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Upper Elementary

Under 15 Minutes
Illustration, Webpage
Subject Areas
Health, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, Technology/Digital Media

Popcorn Physics

Students analyze two short videos for messages about the physics of popcorn, about authorship, purpose and target audience in media messages and about primary vs. secondary sources of scientific information.

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High School, College

Under 15 Minutes
Web Video
Subject Areas
Physical Sciences

Decoding Social Media Claims for an Energy Drink

Students analyze health-related claims made about an energy drink in a short video ad, and reflect on techniques, credibility, and purpose of social media advertising.

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Middle School, High School

Under 15 Minutes
Television Commercial, Web Video
Subject Areas
Health, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Nutrition, Consumer Education

Maps and the Mapmaker's Perspective

Students analyze four world maps for messages about mapping and how the perspectives (bias) of mapmakers shape the maps they create.

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Upper Elementary, Middle School

Under 15 Minutes
Map
Subject Areas
Global Studies, Library/Information Literacy

Federal Immigration Agents Kill Alex Pretti: Conflicting News Reports

Students analyze bias and credibility in reporting and reflect on personal interpretations of the news. By comparing two TV news reports about the killing of Alex Pretti by Federal agents during ICE protests in 2026.

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High School, College

15-30 Minutes
News - Video
Subject Areas
Journalism, US History, Civics And Government, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy

Internet Safety - Early Elementary

Students analyze two images from a Google image search for “Internet safety” + “kids” for messages about safe online practices and about target audience and techniques of media construction.

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Lower Elementary

Under 15 Minutes
Illustration, Webpage
Subject Areas
Health, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, Technology/Digital Media

War With Iran Front Pages

Students analyze newspaper front pages from March 1, 2026 for messages about the war in Iran, objectivity and credibility of news coverage and bias in language and imagery in newspaper front pages.

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Middle School, High School, College

Under 15 Minutes
News - Print
Subject Areas
Journalism, US History, Global Studies, English Language Instruction, General Media Literacy

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
Documentary Film, Television Program, Web Video
Subject Areas
Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, US History, Sociology, Career/Vocational Education, Technology/Digital Media

Averaging Bias: the Politics of Statistics

Students analyze bias in statistics used in Senate testimony about retirement savings in the U.S, about bias in statistical choices and about measures of center and measures of spread when analyzing data.

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High School, College

Under 15 Minutes
Editorial Opinion, Informational Text, Magazine, Speech
Subject Areas
Math, Journalism, Economics

Forensic Science: Credibility and Media Bias

Students analyze short videos from different types of media (TV drama, YouTube, promotional, news report and news satire) for messages about forensic science, media bias and critical thinking.

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Middle School, High School

15-30 Minutes
News - Video, Television Program, Webpage, Web Video
Subject Areas
Physical Sciences, Career/Vocational Education

Bad Bunny and the All-American Culture of Halftime

Students analyze clips from Bad Bunny's 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show and Turning Point USA’s Halftime Show with Kid Rock for messages about America, and to reflect on the impact of identity on interpretation and the role of culture in a democracy.

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High School, College

Under 15 Minutes
Music/song, Television Program
Subject Areas
Film/Video Arts, Music, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Moms for Liberty: Activism and Democracy

Students analyze two short videos about book censorship for messages about activism and democracy, techniques in media construction, and to reflect on their own views.

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High School, College

15-30 Minutes
Documentary Film, Web Video
Subject Areas
Civics And Government, Sociology, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts

Quantum Physics In One Minute Videos

Students analyze five one-minute videos for messages about quantum physics, credibility and mediated engagement.

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High School, College

15-30 Minutes
Social Media, Television Program, Web Video
Subject Areas
Physical Sciences, Technology/Digital Media

Bias in Maps: West Wing, Greenland, and Cartography

Students analyze a short clip from the TV series, The West Wing, for messages about the construction of maps, bias and credibility of TV dramas.

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Middle School, High School

Under 15 Minutes
Television Program
Subject Areas
Global Studies, Library/Information Literacy

Mathematicians of Color and Postage Stamps

Students analyze international postage stamps for messages about mathematicians of color and about bias and historical context in postage stamps.

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Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School

30-60 Minutes
Illustration
Subject Areas
Math, Visual Arts, US History, Global Studies