Social Studies Skills K-3: Indicator #8

Students will demonstrate an understanding of historical and current events using chronological and spatial thinking; develop historical interpretations, and frame questions that include collecting and evaluating information from primary and secondary sources.

Teaching students to be skeptical of packaging and advertising should start at an early age.  This lesson plan helps students to examine packaging tricks used to attract children as buyers http://www.media-awareness.ca/eng/med/class/teamedia/food3.htm

A important lesson plan that helps children to see why and how newspapers from different parts of the country have different headlines and emphases
http://askeric.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Social_Studies/Current_Events/CUR0007.html

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