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Want to be an Activist? Start with Your Toys Instructional VideoWant to be an Activist? Start with Your Toys Instructional Video
Publisher
TED-Ed
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Grade
5th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
5:22
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For Teacher Use
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Year
2014
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Want to be an Activist? Start with Your Toys

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Who says you have to be famous to have your voice heard? A well-spoken 14-year-old tells her story of activism, and how it had a ripple effect that ended with toy company Hasbro inventing a whole new line of gender-neutral cooking products for kids. Follow up the video by completing the Think questions, which encourage learners to apply the video's lesson to their own lives.

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Concepts

activism

Additional Tags

activism, social studies

Pros

  • Powerful example for youths — someone their own age makes such a huge change by simply creating and promoting a petition to make the world she lives in a little bit better

Cons

  • The Dig Deeper section could use a little more oomph to help youngsters generate discussions and ideas for making a change in their own world

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