Media Literacy
What is media literacy?
The ability or skills to critically analyze for accuracy, credibility, or evidence of bias, the content created and consumed in various media, including radio and television, the internet, and social media.
What are the four components of physical fitness?
-muscular strength
-muscular endurance
-cardiorespiratory
-flexibility
Where should the majority of the food on your plate be from?
Plants
True or False: BMI (body mass index) is an accurate measure of a person's overall health
False
Why do our brains love fake news?
Confirmation bias! We want to be right and seek out sources or stories that confirm that we ARE right - even if they're fake.
What activity is recommended before AND after exercising?
Stretching
Rank from healthiest to least healthy: processed, unprocessed, ultraprocessed
unprocessed
processed
ultraprocessed
What racial and ethnic groups are most likely to live in food deserts in the U.S.? BONUS: extra 200 if you can name two other identities most impacted by food deserts!
Black & Indigenous
BONUS: rural & low-income
What are 3 strategies for practicing media literacy?
POSSIBLE answers: read varied/multiple sources; fact-check stories you hear about; try to explain your reasons for believing something to see if you really understand it ("the illusion of explanatory depth"); check sources for bias/perspective
What is the recommended daily amount of exercise?
30 minutes per day, at least 3 days of cardio
Provide two reasons people should avoid processed sugar
It is addictive to the human brain, it offers no real nutritional value, it is damaging to your teeth, it can lead to diabetes
True or False: eating disorders and body issues primarily affect white females
False! This is a misconception. People of all genders and races are affected by negative self-image, body dysmorphia, and low self-esteem. It is more commonly reported in girls than boys, but that doesn't mean it's only affecting them.
If a website or app doesn't charge you money, what is the product they are selling?
YOU! Your data is probably being sold by them, and/or they are selling ads to show you and influence your behavior.
Name four exercises: one that provides a workout for EACH component of fitness (100 pts per exercise)
POSSIBLE answers:
strength - weightlifting high weight, low reps
endurance - weightlifting low weight high reps; plank; pushups/situps/pullups; most cardio exercises
cardio - running, dancing, swimming, biking, jumping jacks
flexibility - dance, yoga, stretch
What are two benefits of organically grown foods?
Healthier for the planet, healthier for people, don't use pesticides, lower environmental impact, sustainability, some higher rates of healthy nutrients (like antioxidants or omega-3s)
Explain the difference between body positivity and body neutrality
Body positivity is a movement to embrace all body types and promote a positive love/feeling about bodies, especially non-thin bodies. Body neutrality is about making the relationship to one's body less emotional - a body is a thing we have, and it does things for us which we can appreciate, and we shouldn't need to feel good or bad about it.
What are the risks of recommendation algorithms/AI on sites like youtube, google, & social media?
POSSIBLE answers: they create echo chambers; they feed off confirmation bias and are likely to show you only what you want to see/agree with; they allow fake news to spread quickly
What type of exercise strengthens bones?
weight-bearing exercise
Explain why obesity is NOT simply a nutritional issue.
Obesity is now understood to be a chronic disease and at least partly genetic. This means what people eat (and how they exercise) aren't the only things that influence what their bodies look like. Also, as we learned in our fatphobia lesson, being fat isn't - by itself - unhealthy! How we eat and exercise matters more than how we look!
What are 3 ways that you think teens can cultivate a healthy body image?
POSSIBLE answers: self-affirmation, quitting or limiting social media, unfollowing diet promoters/influencers, reading/watching/listening to people of diverse body types, exercising for fun rather than for weight, eating what makes you feel good, practicing self-love, avoiding scales/weight-measuring, mindful eating