Students explore the gratuitous use of violence in televised sports. They discuss sports they participate in, and the rules and consequences that relate to unsporting behaviour. They see if the same rules apply to professional athletes.

Students view a film about the role of the media in the Vietnam War. They discuss the risks journalists face when covering a war and how the television changed how people at home saw the war. They answer questions to complete the lesson.

Students explore and analyze statements made during a televised presidential debate. In groups, they research and test the validity of the statements made by the presidential contenders. Students examine sources and draw conclusions on...

Students identify characters and events from the Ramayana. They discuss ways in whcih the images convey non-verbal information and messages. They discuss similarities and differences in the visual and verbal tellings of the Ramayana.

There is no doubt many changes or lack of changes are due to bipartisanism in the capital. Learners analyze a political cartoon that describes the issues surrounding changes to the current health care system, and consider whether...

A lot has happened in the month of October in the past 100 years or so. Kids fill in the blank for 31 events, each of which occurred on a day in October. Each event can be found in a New York Times article from the past 100+ years....

Students lear about energy, energy efficiency and consumption. They measure energy use, graph the date, write a letter then design and present a PowerPoint on the topic.

Students investigate the invention of television and examine its role in their lives. They read and discuss an informational handout, list the pros and cons of television on a worksheet, and create a class pie graph illustrating the...

Learners define and give examples of importing and exporting, then analyze the role of importing and exporting on employment. They outline the basic procedures for exporting in an international market. Finally, students utilize...

In this science and mass media in America worksheet, high schoolers complete 12 fill in the blank questions and 6 multiple choice questions regarding the culture of United States

In this English worksheet, students read "Sharon Defends Gaza Pullout," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.

This chart summarizes communication facts of Peru including data on telephones, televisions, radios and internet usage.

This chart summarizes communication facts of Argentina including data on telephones, televisions, radios and internet usage.

This chart summarizes communication facts of Bangladesh including data on telephones, televisions, radios and internet usage.

This site has an archive of original photographs of important events and broadcasts in the early history of experimental television. Concentrates on the archive of photographs from Vladimir Kosma Zworykin.