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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
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
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How Disease Spreads: Cholera Epidemic of 1892
In this media literacy activity students analyze an anti-Semitic editorial cartoon and newspaper editorial from the 1890s, an excerpt from a contemporary magazine article and a webpage from a respected medical health center for messages about the social and scientific beliefs that inform our knowledge about how cholera spreads.
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High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Health, Psychology, Life Sciences, US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Global Studies, 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
Subject Areas
Life Sciences, Environmental Studies, General Media Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Exploring Genres Through Book Covers - Upper Elementary
Students analyze book covers for messages about literary genres and compare texts in different genres in terms of their approach to similar topics.
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Upper Elementary, Middle School
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Animals and Images: What do you See?
Students analyze different types of images for messages about image forms and about reptiles, amphibians and dinosaurs.
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Lower Elementary
Under 15 Minutes
Subject Areas
Visual Arts, Life Sciences, Library/Information 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
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
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
Subject Areas
Health, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Library/Information Literacy
Mediated AI: Artificial Intelligence in Feature Film
Students analyze film excerpts from the 1950s to the 2020s for messages about the impacts of artificial intelligence on society.
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Middle School, High School, College
30-60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Psychology, Film/Video Arts, Civics And Government, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
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
Subject Areas
Student Media Production, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Civics And Government, Sociology, Library/Information Literacy, ELA/English Language Arts
Mr. Rogers: What Do We Do When Our Feelings Are Hurt?
In this media literacy activity students analyze clips from a documentary film and a feature film about Mr. Rogers for messages about storytelling in film and about how to deal with difficult feelings.
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Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Health, Psychology, ELA/English Language Arts
How Do We Identify Good Sustainability Stories? (Upper Elementary)
Media literacy and critical thinking lesson analyzing videos to discern messages about how videos can tell stories to inform and engage the public about sustainability issues and initiatives.
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Unit: ProductionKit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Upper Elementary
Upper Elementary
Over 60 Minutes
Subject Areas
Student Media Production, Environmental Studies, ELA/English Language Arts
Corporate Greenwashing? Exxon and Greenpeace
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode an ExxonMobil commercial and an environmental advocacy video for conflicting messages about corporate advertising credibility and about human impact on the environment.
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Middle School, High School, College
Under 15 Minutes
Subject Areas
Student Media Production, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Environmental Studies, Economics, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy
Liquids in Spiderman vs. Hydroman
This is a media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students analyze two short excerpts from an educational video on the changing states of water and a Spiderman vs. Hydroman cartoon for representations of the liquid state of water.
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Lower Elementary
15-30 Minutes
Subject Areas
Physical Sciences, General Media Literacy, Library/Information Literacy