Media studies

Media forms, technologies, values and discourse, and the way media is produced, circulated and understood can be investigated using this theme page.

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Media studies learning quests

  • Radio Discovery WebQuest
    • Here is an Australian web quest for Years 3-7, whose the main objectives are to have children gain a knowledge and appreciation of radio's past; devel...
  • Radio Days: A WebQuest
    • "Back before there were televisions and computers, there was radio. Families of the 1930s and 1940s would gather around the radio and listen to their ...

Media studies lesson plans

  • Packaging Tricks
    • This lesson introduces students to the ways in which packaging is designed to attract kids. The class begins with a discussion about packaging and how...
  • Garden Party Lesson Plans
    • K-6 students create individual projects by viewing Van Gogh, Matisse, and Eric Carle examples. Each grade completes a garden painting using various te...
  • New York Times on the Web Daily Lesson Plan
    • Most lesson plans are for upper primary and secondary. Topics are divided into American History, Current Events, Fine Arts, Geography, Global History,...