Connecting science content to students’ daily lives requires first that educators know how
students choose to spend their time outside of school. According to a recent U.S. study, the best
answer to that question might be “engaging with media” – a national survey of more than 2,000
youth ages 8 to 18 found that children and teens in this age group spend an average of 7.5 hours
each day consuming media, and that does not count time they spend with media in school