Pbs Learning Media: The Wreck of the Corinthian

This learning experience fosters awareness of representations we see, and don't see, in the media. Learners list TV programs, games, and films they enjoy, identify characters' ethnic, religious, (dis)ability, and sexual orientation...

What is a media baby? Discuss at what age children should be exposed to electronic media. After reading an article, they identify the types of media products for infants and toddlers. Learners will predict the effects of media on the...

How many treats do you buy each week? Learners investigate diets and how the media tricks consumers into purchasing unhealthy snacks. They will investigate the designs and logos affiliated with cereal boxes and identify specific phrases...

In this interactive lesson supporting literacy skills, students watch video dramatizations that tell the story of the Spanish explorers who arrived in the Americas with Columbus and introduced European, African, and Asian plants and...

By watching a short video and engaging in two primary source activities, students will examine the career of tenacious champion Muhammad Ali and learn about his remarkable athletic achievements.

Through two primary source activities and a short video, students will learn about Parks' lifelong commitment to the Civil Rights Movement.

Through two primary source activities and a short video, students will learn about Earhart's passion for flying and determination to succeed as a female aviator.

Through two primary source activities and watching a short video, students will learn about Booker T. Washington's commitment to African American education, and assess his ideas about how to achieve equality for African Americans in the...

Through a video and primary source activities, students will learn about Edison's remarkable business of innovation and some of his 1,093 patented devices.

Using a short video and two primary sources, students will learn about Bell's inventions and his work with the deaf community.