As part of a unit on media studies, kids are asked to chart their viewing habits, observe the advertising that sponsors their favorite shows, and then to imagine what they would broadcast if given a block of airtime.

Based on the bestselling series, this worksheet details seven habits of highly defective teens, and prompts young learners to consider their own social and emotional tendencies. What kinds of experiences do your pupils have...

Individuals' views of their learning processes largely affect how they learn. An engaging activity provides your classes with tools to analyze their own views of learning. Using an online game, they explore the concepts related to a...

This multimedia activity challenges media-savvy learners to look at the critical issue concerning the inundation of technology and multitasking in the classroom, and its effects on the education of themselves and others. The tasks...

Pupils become familiar with vocabulary related to spending money.  In this economics lesson, students participate in activities to learn about spending money and budgets.

Middle schoolers explore communication by participating in a role playing lesson. For this media analysis lesson, students answer surveys about their own television watching habits and compare them to the rest of the class. Middle...

Students develop an awareness of one's own media habits. Make connections between ads and one's own consumer behavior. They track their current TV and/or Internet viewing habits and video game time by keeping a TV Diary for one week.

Archaeologists have discovered a cache of Native American relics. They want to preserve these relics by removing them from the rapidly eroding site to a lab where they can be studied. Native American traditions demand that the items...

As part of a study of the history of the Chumash on California's Channel Island chain, class members view the documentary Once Upon a Time, respond to discussion questions, and create a timeline for the different waves of migration.

Most young people don't spend a lot of time thinking about why some foods cost less than others. This resource uses clips from the documentary, Food, Inc. to explore the impact of agricultural subsidies on nutrition, health, and the...

Opioid abuse is becoming a national crisis, but combating the influence of opioids requires examining the ways it affects individual communities. A thorough teacher guide provides step-by-step instructions about implementing an...

High schoolers list and discuss recent commercials they have viewed. They identify advantages and disadvantages of the advertised items, and write about the effects of advertising, planned spending and spontaneous spending.

Learners test a hypothesis to see if there is a direct correlation between number of hours of TV viewing and academic grade. They collect and compile data to enter on a spreadsheet and create a word processing document supporting their...

Sixth graders explore cultural habits by viewing food videos in class. In this agriculture lesson, 6th graders identify the importance of rice in the human diet and how different cultures prepare the food. Students view rice harvesting...

Learners investigate the customs and habits of other cultures by reading letters from a Peace Corps Volunteer.  In this global customs lesson, students discuss how analyzing a culture is similar to analyzing art, no two people see...

Students find ways to decrease soil runoff for an African Village as a part of a Peace Corps project. In this soil runoff lesson, students play a soil runoff challenge online. Students complete online activities and view a slide show to...

Students view the AMERICAN MASTERS episode titled ALICE WATERS AND HER DELICIOUS REVOLUTION. They examine their own eating habits and determine how they can eat food that is both healthier and tastier. Through Guided Reading strategies,...

Young scholars practice evaluating facts, bringing to bear their own experience, preferences, and international contexts. They recognize that there are many ways of interpreting a single piece of information and form the habit of...

Students study healthy eating habits for life long health and parenthood.

Students view a series of of short animated modules to relate the total spending in the economy to production and prices. They use this information to simulate the economy of a town called Spendsville. In the simulation, they apply the...

Students examine the pressures of group-pressured behavior. In this teaching tolerance lesson, students read literature and view videos regarding negative group behavior. Students answer comprehension questions and participate in a survey.

Students explore consumerism in Great Britain. In this current events instructional activity, students visit selected websites to determine how shopping habits have changed in Britain throughout the years. They also evaluate changes in...

Fifth graders research life in Alaska and compare life there to their lives in this lesson. They read "Julie of the Wolves." They research through the novel and other reference books facts about the Alaskan climate and geography. They...

Students explore dinosaurs.  In this dinosaurs instructional activity, students view a PowerPoint presentation and write 2 or 3 facts about their favorite dinosaur.  Students sculpt a figure of this dinosaur using modeling...