Pbs Learning Media: Contaminants in the Arctic Human Population

Kids take a good look at what the Internet has done to "old media" industries, such as newspapers, magazines, and books. They analyze the editorial comments made in a political cartoon and answer three critical thinking questions related...

This instructional activity focuses on the discontent of housewives in the 1950's and the Southern Bell lawsuit for discrimination of women in the workplace. It includes a PDF lesson plan and two video clips.

The levels of contaminants found in particular animals vary widely depending on where they fit into the Arctic food chain, as described in this video segment adapted from LOKE Films and the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme. [3:28]

This interactive from A Biography of America, offer students the opportunity to join in a debate on whether the Women's Movement of the 1960s and 1970s contributed to the improvement of the lives of women in the United States. Students...

How can social media help or hinder civil dialogue? How can information shared on social media be verified? As the investigation of media reports of the events surrounding the shooting of Michael Brown continues, class members read...

A companion site to Nova's film that examines "human populations and environments." Find some fascinating facts in the interactive slide shows "Human Numbers Through Time," and "Global Trends Quiz."

This video segment, adapted from Decision in the Streets by civil rights filmmaker Harvey Richards, portrays the interracial protests that took place in San Francisco in 1963-64. [5:02]

To conclude their case study of media coverage of the shooting of Michael Brown by a Ferguson, Missouri, police officer, class members consider the role of citizen watchdogs in a democratic society, develop strategies for combating...

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...

Explore the intersection between media and politics. Through a study of foundational documents like the Constitution, specifically the 1st Amendment, students learn about the evolution of media, the impact of political ads on policy,...