Lesson
My Media Balance (Quick Activity)
What does media balance mean for me?
Grade
5Objectives:
Learn the What? When? How Much? framework for describing their media choices.
Reflect on how their media choices impact the way they feel.
Begin to develop their own definition of a healthy media balance.
Vocabulary Show definitions
balance ·
media ·
media balance
balance – all of the parts are in the correct -- though not necessarily equal -- proportions
media – all of the ways that large groups of people get and share information (TV, books, internet, newspapers, phones, etc.)
media balance – using media in a way that feels healthy and in balance with other life activities (family, friends, school, hobbies, etc.)
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Lesson Plan
15 mins.
My Media Balance: Activity Steps
15 mins.
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Lesson last updated: August 2023
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Lesson last updated: August 2023