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Ethanol: Pros and Cons



Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode videos for messages about the benefits and costs of using corn-based ethanol as an energy source.



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Unit: Energy Sources
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School
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Resource Details


Relevant Subject Area(s)

Film/Video Arts, Commercial Arts/Advertising, Consumer Education, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, ELA/English Language Arts

Grade Level(s)

Middle School

Media Type(s)

Television Commercial, Web Video

Author(s)

Sox Sperry

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Resource Standard Common Core ELA Strand
Reading: History Social Studies (RH), Writing-History Science and Technical Subjects (WHST)