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Resources
Tangible Resources
A variety of media material - scientific journals, popular science magazines, weekly and daily newspapers, lifestyle magazines, tabloid newspapers - all of which can be printed from digital resources. To produce the poster: A2 size cardboard, scissors, glue, highlighters, markers.
Preparation
Gather media/press materials; prepare art materials.
Goals, messages & concepts
Specific goals
- To critically assess media information.
- To learn more about air pollution.
- To work together on a joint statement (collage poster).
Specific messages
- There is a problem with poor air quality caused by pollution.
- Air pollution is linked to transport emissions.
- You can’t take everything you read in the media at face-value.
Main terms
- media
- bias
- fact
- opinion
- collage
- pollution
- air quality
- emissions
Practices & skills
STEM practices
- Analysing and interpreting data
- Engaging in argument from evidence
- Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information
- Asking questions and defining problems
Soft skills
- Teamwork and collaboration
Management skills
- Use of resources
Course of activity
step 1
Students will be introduced to techniques for creating a poster using collage:
- choosing interesting topics, facts and opinions to collage onto the poster
- adding your own associations, thoughts and ideas using markers
- drawing images and illustrations connected with the topic
step 2
Students will then read and analyse media materials together; discussing the content of media messages and media images related to pollution, as well as looking at infographics, graphs, illustrations accompanying articles.
step 3
They will read and analyse headlines, leads and in depth newspaper (media) articles, reflecting on the choices of diagrams, charts and illustrations through which the topic of air pollution is presented.
step 4
They will discuss their pre-existing knowledge, and the beliefs and stereotypes presented in the media they have read to analyse what is accurate and how you can judge the quality and accuracy of articles presented in the media (i.e. bias, scientific evidence).
step 5
Students will then work freely on the poster to share what they have learnt in a clear and engaging way.