TV TimeTV is still the most popular way to chill out—by far. If you’re between eight and eighteen years old, you probably watch more than three hours of TV each day. Add to that the time spent watching DVDs and videos, and the total rises to nearly four hours! Add that up over a year and the result is scary. (It’s 1,460 hours, or sixty days!)

The number of hours that kids watch TV worries the experts. They’ve found that students who watch more than ten hours of TV each week often aren’t as successful in school as other students.*

The trouble is, nearly two-thirds of young people live in homes where the TV is on during mealtimes. In half of these homes, the TV is on constantly, whether anyone is watching it or not!

More Ways to Plug InWhat do young people do when they’re not watching TV? Well, for the most part, they take a break by looking at other screens—computers. Nearly ninety percent of their homes have at least one computer, and almost three-quarters of these computers are linked to the Internet. This increase in screen time means that less out-of-school time is spent doing homework, chores, sports, or hobbies. The average seventh-grader spends about thirty minutes a day doing chores, but somehow the same student fi nds the time to spend an average of fi fty minutes talking on the phone. If you have a TV in your bedroom, then you’ll probably clock up even more screen time than your friends.

In a country where a quarter of all homes have fi ve or more TV sets, sometimes it’s hard to imagine doing anything other than watching the tube. So here’s the challenge: next time you fi nd yourself with some time to spare, think about making a leisure choice that isn’t plugged in!

* Source: US Dept of Education: “Strong Families, Strong Schools, Building Community Partnerships for Learning,” 1994

Plugged In... and Checked OutMore than ever before, young people have access toa huge variety of electronic media—TV, computers, theInternet, and portable MP3 players, to name a few. The timespent using these new kinds of media continues to grow, andas it does, less time is spent on activities such as reading,sports, and just hanging out.

3hrs. 31 mins.4hrs.

3hrs.

2hrs.

1hrs.

0hrs.

2hrs. 4 mins.

WATCHING TV PLAYING VIDEO GAMES READING

47 mins. 47 mins. 54 mins.

15 mins.

Daily Activity Times for Eight-to Eighteen-Year-Olds,

With and Without TVs in Their Bedrooms

[Source for stats: National Center for Education Statistics, Department of Education, 2005]

TV in bedroomNo TV in bedroom

If you have a TV or computer in your bedroom, you’re less likely to read for pleasure than your friends who don’t have screens in their rooms.

Nearly seventy percent of eight- to eighteen-year-olds have TVs in their bedrooms.

TV TimeTV is still the most popular way to chill out—by far. If you’re between eight and eighteen years old, you probably watch more than three hours of TV each day. Add to that the time spent watching DVDs and videos, and the total rises to nearly four hours! Add that up over a year and the result is scary. (It’s 1,460 hours, or sixty days!)

The number of hours that kids watch TV worries the experts. They’ve found that students who watch more than ten hours of TV each week often aren’t as successful in school as other students.*

The trouble is, nearly two-thirds of young people live in homes where the TV is on during mealtimes. In half of these homes, the TV is on constantly, whether anyone is watching it or not!

More Ways to Plug InWhat do young people do when they’re not watching TV? Well, for the most part, they take a break by looking at other screens—computers. Nearly ninety percent of their homes have at least one computer, and almost three-quarters of these computers are linked to the Internet. This increase in screen time means that less out-of-school time is spent doing homework, chores, sports, or hobbies. The average seventh-grader spends about thirty minutes a day doing chores, but somehow the same student fi nds the time to spend an average of fi fty minutes talking on the phone. If you have a TV in your bedroom, then you’ll probably clock up even more screen time than your friends.

In a country where a quarter of all homes have fi ve or more TV sets, sometimes it’s hard to imagine doing anything other than watching the tube. So here’s the challenge: next time you fi nd yourself with some time to spare, think about making a leisure choice that isn’t plugged in!

* Source: US Dept of Education: “Strong Families, Strong Schools, Building Community Partnerships for Learning,” 1994

Plugged In... and Checked OutMore than ever before, young people have access toa huge variety of electronic media—TV, computers, theInternet, and portable MP3 players, to name a few. The timespent using these new kinds of media continues to grow, andas it does, less time is spent on activities such as reading,sports, and just hanging out.

3hrs. 31 mins.4hrs.

3hrs.

2hrs.

1hrs.

0hrs.

2hrs. 4 mins.

WATCHING TV PLAYING VIDEO GAMES READING

47 mins. 47 mins. 54 mins.

15 mins.

Daily Activity Times for Eight-to Eighteen-Year-Olds,

With and Without TVs in Their Bedrooms

[Source for stats: National Center for Education Statistics, Department of Education, 2005]

TV in bedroomNo TV in bedroom

If you have a TV or computer in your bedroom, you’re less likely to read for pleasure than your friends who don’t have screens in their rooms.

Nearly seventy percent of eight- to eighteen-year-olds have TVs in their bedrooms.

Project Name: MM2e Grade 6 SRB

Round: review pages Date: 06/30/09

File Name: MM2-SB6_4CD.indd Page #: 8

Trim size: 8.375” x 10.875” Colors used: PMS 2945 Printed at: 80%

Artist: Scott Benoit Editor: Erica Hruby

Comments: Preflight DONEPage count: 176 pp.Note: not reprinted in 05/09 with grades K–5, so printcode in this file reflects first printing

8 Making Meaning® © Developmental Studies Center

Project Name: MM2e Grade 6 SRB

Round: review pages Date: 06/30/09

File Name: MM2-SB6_4CD.indd Page #: 9

Trim size: 8.375” x 10.875” Colors used: PMS 2945 Printed at: 80%

Artist: Scott Benoit Editor: Erica Hruby

Comments: Preflight DONEPage count: 176 pp.Note: not reprinted in 05/09 with grades K–5, so printcode in this file reflects first printing

Unit 2 Week 2 Day 4

TV TimeTV is still the most popular way to chill out—by far. If you’re between eight and eighteen years old, you probably watch more than three hours of TV each day. Add to that the time spent watching DVDs and videos, and the total rises to nearly four hours! Add that up over a year and the result is scary. (It’s 1,460 hours, or sixty days!)

The number of hours that kids watch TV worries the experts. They’ve found that students who watch more than ten hours of TV each week often aren’t as successful in school as other students.*

The trouble is, nearly two-thirds of young people live in homes where the TV is on during mealtimes. In half of these homes, the TV is on constantly, whether anyone is watching it or not!

More Ways to Plug InWhat do young people do when they’re not watching TV? Well, for the most part, they take a break by looking at other screens—computers. Nearly ninety percent of their homes have at least one computer, and almost three-quarters of these computers are linked to the Internet. This increase in screen time means that less out-of-school time is spent doing homework, chores, sports, or hobbies. The average seventh-grader spends about thirty minutes a day doing chores, but somehow the same student fi nds the time to spend an average of fi fty minutes talking on the phone. If you have a TV in your bedroom, then you’ll probably clock up even more screen time than your friends.

In a country where a quarter of all homes have fi ve or more TV sets, sometimes it’s hard to imagine doing anything other than watching the tube. So here’s the challenge: next time you fi nd yourself with some time to spare, think about making a leisure choice that isn’t plugged in!

* Source: US Dept of Education: “Strong Families, Strong Schools, Building Community Partnerships for Learning,” 1994

Plugged In... and Checked OutMore than ever before, young people have access toa huge variety of electronic media—TV, computers, theInternet, and portable MP3 players, to name a few. The timespent using these new kinds of media continues to grow, andas it does, less time is spent on activities such as reading,sports, and just hanging out.

3hrs. 31 mins.4hrs.

3hrs.

2hrs.

1hrs.

0hrs.

2hrs. 4 mins.

WATCHING TV PLAYING VIDEO GAMES READING

47 mins. 47 mins. 54 mins.

15 mins.

Daily Activity Times for Eight-to Eighteen-Year-Olds,

With and Without TVs in Their Bedrooms

[Source for stats: National Center for Education Statistics, Department of Education, 2005]

TV in bedroomNo TV in bedroom

If you have a TV or computer in your bedroom, you’re less likely to read for pleasure than your friends who don’t have screens in their rooms.

Nearly seventy percent of eight- to eighteen-year-olds have TVs in their bedrooms.

TV TimeTV is still the most popular way to chill out—by far. If you’re between eight and eighteen years old, you probably watch more than three hours of TV each day. Add to that the time spent watching DVDs and videos, and the total rises to nearly four hours! Add that up over a year and the result is scary. (It’s 1,460 hours, or sixty days!)

The number of hours that kids watch TV worries the experts. They’ve found that students who watch more than ten hours of TV each week often aren’t as successful in school as other students.*

The trouble is, nearly two-thirds of young people live in homes where the TV is on during mealtimes. In half of these homes, the TV is on constantly, whether anyone is watching it or not!

More Ways to Plug InWhat do young people do when they’re not watching TV? Well, for the most part, they take a break by looking at other screens—computers. Nearly ninety percent of their homes have at least one computer, and almost three-quarters of these computers are linked to the Internet. This increase in screen time means that less out-of-school time is spent doing homework, chores, sports, or hobbies. The average seventh-grader spends about thirty minutes a day doing chores, but somehow the same student fi nds the time to spend an average of fi fty minutes talking on the phone. If you have a TV in your bedroom, then you’ll probably clock up even more screen time than your friends.

In a country where a quarter of all homes have fi ve or more TV sets, sometimes it’s hard to imagine doing anything other than watching the tube. So here’s the challenge: next time you fi nd yourself with some time to spare, think about making a leisure choice that isn’t plugged in!

* Source: US Dept of Education: “Strong Families, Strong Schools, Building Community Partnerships for Learning,” 1994

Plugged In... and Checked OutMore than ever before, young people have access toa huge variety of electronic media—TV, computers, theInternet, and portable MP3 players, to name a few. The timespent using these new kinds of media continues to grow, andas it does, less time is spent on activities such as reading,sports, and just hanging out.

3hrs. 31 mins.4hrs.

3hrs.

2hrs.

1hrs.

0hrs.

2hrs. 4 mins.

WATCHING TV PLAYING VIDEO GAMES READING

47 mins. 47 mins. 54 mins.

15 mins.

Daily Activity Times for Eight-to Eighteen-Year-Olds,

With and Without TVs in Their Bedrooms

[Source for stats: National Center for Education Statistics, Department of Education, 2005]

TV in bedroomNo TV in bedroom

If you have a TV or computer in your bedroom, you’re less likely to read for pleasure than your friends who don’t have screens in their rooms.

Nearly seventy percent of eight- to eighteen-year-olds have TVs in their bedrooms.

Project Name: MM2e Grade 6 SRB

Round: review pages Date: 06/30/09

File Name: MM2-SB6_4CD.indd Page #: 8

Trim size: 8.375” x 10.875” Colors used: PMS 2945 Printed at: 80%

Artist: Scott Benoit Editor: Erica Hruby

Comments: Preflight DONEPage count: 176 pp.Note: not reprinted in 05/09 with grades K–5, so printcode in this file reflects first printing

Project Name: MM2e Grade 6 SRB

Round: review pages Date: 06/30/09

File Name: MM2-SB6_4CD.indd Page #: 9

Trim size: 8.375” x 10.875” Colors used: PMS 2945 Printed at: 80%

Artist: Scott Benoit Editor: Erica Hruby

Comments: Preflight DONEPage count: 176 pp.Note: not reprinted in 05/09 with grades K–5, so printcode in this file reflects first printing

Making Meaning® 9© Developmental Studies CenterUnit 2 Week 2 Day 4