Molly and Trini discover that it's important to question the reliability of informational texts, in this animated 11-minute story from the PBS Kids series Molly of Denali. [25:25]

National Public Radio's page on American culture considers the Burma Shave signs that graced American roadways from the late 20s through the early 60s and became an advertising success story.

Crash Course video examines the strengths and weaknesses of the media and how information has been delivered to the public past and present, as well as what determines the content that is conveyed. [8:44]

Fast-paced history of media arts, told in an animated storybook format.

This video focuses on the parts of a camera and the work of a cimematographer. [9:05]

Article with discussion questions provides information about advertising to children. Students gain an understanding of the number of brands toddlers and pre-schoolers are able to recognize, even those who can't read.

In this video, students learn about how people show their ideas or feelings through not just words or gestures but other ways of communicating.

Examine how healthy men and women are portrayed in the media by collecting and analyzing data from magazine articles and images. Consider whether men and women portrayed in the magazines are real, and reflect on one's own self-image.

In this video [2:05] join Sebastian, age 8, and learn what a copyist does as he interviews artist Jessica Artman in The Charles Engelhard Court at The Met.

Explore structural science as Ruff Ruffman uses his new service, called "Ask Ruff First" or "ARF, to help kids looking for a way to keep their mini-golf tower from tipping over in the wind. [5:00]

The Bozeman Trail was a shortcut to the newly-discovered gold fields of Montana Territory. Cutting through the heart of Indian country, it provoked a clash of cultures that exploded into warfare, destruction, and tragedy. In the...

Former Senior Advisor for Innovation of the U.S. Dept. of State discusses how the media changes the public's perception of an issue and the world of 21st-century statecraft. [14:38]

Join Jay Smooth next week for the start of our next miniseries: Crash Course Media Literacy!