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The Story Behind Earth’s Most Famous Photo | The Bigger Picture

6th Grade – 8th Grade

9th Grade – 12th Grade

English

Explore media literacy concepts with students and investigate how a single image impacted the modern environmental movement in the United States, in this video from The Bigger Picture. Students will compare the public response to the “Blue Marble” image to other instances of when media impacted environmentalism in the U.S. and consider how photos and media coverage might influence people’s opinions and actions.