Media Literacy: Consumer Awareness Lesson - Bottled Water

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Total Pages: 25 pages
Answer Key: Included
Teaching Duration: 90 minutes
File Size: 1 MB
File Type: PDF

Help your students think critically about consumer choices and environmental impacts with this engaging media literacy and science lesson on bottled water and microplastics. Designed for middle school students, this ready-to-use resource explores the hidden materials found in popular bottled water brands and encourages students to reflect on real-world issues through a science and health lens.

In this lesson, students will analyze five major bottled water brands, investigate the presence of microplastics, and evaluate how marketing influences consumer behaviour. Whether you’re teaching environmental science, media literacy, or health education, this flexible resource fits seamlessly into your curriculum.

Perfect For:

• Middle school ELA classrooms
• Sub plans
• Media literacy or consumer awareness units
• Cross-curricular connections with Health, Language, and Science
• Online learning or in-person instruction
• Building students’ digital literacy and media awareness

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What’s Included:

• 1 complete Media Literacy Lesson Plan
• Student-friendly Graphic Organizers
• Reflective Journal Entries (2 assessment options)
• Extend Your Learning Choice Board with Rubric
• Bottled Water Quiz
• Answer Keys for easy grading
  Assessment Rubric
• Available in both PDF and Google Slides™ formats

Lesson Outline:

1. Introduction to Consumer Awareness
2. Video Comprehension Questions + Answer Key
3. Journal Entry Assessment
4. Quiz + Answer Key
5. Extend Your Learning Assignment

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Unlock all 11 engaging and ready-to-use lessons that dive into consumer awareness, digital literacy, and advertising strategies – all designed to connect with your middle school students in meaningful, real-world ways.

Why Teachers Love This Lesson:

• Real-World Relevance: Students are instantly engaged when they realize how something as common as bottled water connects to science, health, and the environment.
• Cross-Curricular Connections: Perfect for integrating science, media literacy, and health education all in one cohesive lesson.
• Critical Thinking Focused: Promotes inquiry, analysis, and reflection—essential skills in middle school classrooms.
• Ready to Use: Comes with everything needed—lesson plan, assessments, rubrics, and answer keys—saving teachers valuable planning time.
• Flexible Delivery: Offered in both PDF and Google Slides™, making it ideal for in-person, hybrid, or remote learning settings.
• Student Choice: The Extend Your Learning Choice Board allows for differentiation and student ownership of learning.

Teacher Feedback

1. “Going to use coupled with A Long Walk to Water Novel unit”
2. “An amazing resource that had my students engaged, exploring new topics within the unit and excited to know which activity was coming next!”
3. “Another great media lesson and ties nicely to my water walks. Thank you!”

This resource is a great way to start meaningful conversations around sustainability, marketing, and science. Student will learn about water pollution, the human impact on water, and bottled water. Encourage your students to be informed consumers while aligning with curriculum expectations in multiple subject areas.

Resource Notes:

• Regular, reliable internet access is required for this resource.
• Internet must be able to access online video sources.