Family Planning: Why It Matters

• In this activity, students watch three short videos about the importance and effects of family planning. 
• Students use media decoding strategies and guiding questions to analyze the messages presented in the clips.
• The resource provides questions for social studies, ELA, and media literacy.

Positives

• Teachers are able to customize the lesson to suit their subject area by selecting which questions to use.

Additional Prerequisites

• All the lesson materials are available to download, but teachers must first create a free account with Project Look Sharp.
• Teachers should review the "How to Use Materials" section associated with this activity.
• For educators in faith-based schools, it is important to check the compatibility with values taught and upheld.

Differentiation

• This activity could be used to introduce a debate related to the 1968 declaration of the United Nations, that "parents have a basic human right to determine freely and responsibly the number and the spacing of their children."
• Educators can apply this in economics by evaluating the economic impact of population decreases and increases.
• Other similar resources include the videos How to Defuse the Overpopulation Bomb, Human Population Through Time, and How Empowering Women and Girls Can Help Stop Global Warming.

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