By Katie Gould, PBS NewsHour Extra Teacher Resource Producer
Building off his 2015 State of the Union address to Congress, President Barack Obama
reached out
to Millennials through YouTube. Some of its biggest stars--Bethany Mota, GloZell and Hank Green--conducted an interview with Obama with questions sourced from
#YouTubeAsksObama
.
Questions for class discussion or for
Twitter (use hashtag #ExtraAsksObama)
Watch as YouTube stars Bethany Mota, GloZell and Hank Green interview President Obama.
Use this demographics basics
text
to help students learn to identify commonly used age groups.
Questions
Let students take the
quiz
to see how much they fit into the Millennial demographic.
Questions
Watch this PBS NewsHour clip on Millennials to find out how researchers define their generation. Questions
- What do you think of President Obama's YouTube strategy? Will it help engage Millennials and teenagers? Use our resources below to learn more about basic age demographics with a special focus on Millennials to start the conversation in your class.
- Will these interviews inspire Millennials and teenagers to pay attention to the news and politics? Share your predictions in class or on Twitter with #ExtraAsksObama.
Video | YouTube | The YouTube Interview with President Obama
Watch as YouTube stars Bethany Mota, GloZell and Hank Green interview President Obama.
Informational text | PEW Research Center | Millennials: Confident. Connected. Open to Change.
Use this demographics basics
text
to help students learn to identify commonly used age groups.
Questions
- Do these characteristics fit how you view different people from the various generational groups?
- How do you think different pivotal events have impacted of the lives of the groups they belong to?
Quiz | PEW Research Center | How Millennial are you?
Let students take the
quiz
to see how much they fit into the Millennial demographic.
Questions
- What behaviors do the makers of the quiz associate most with Millennials?
- Does your quiz score accurately reflect your age demographic?
Video | PBS NewHour | Millennials Study Captures Snapshot of Young America
Watch this PBS NewsHour clip on Millennials to find out how researchers define their generation. Questions
- Were the students interviewed accurate representations of the Millennial generation?
- What were the most important characteristics highlighted in the video?
- Why are people so interested in the behavioral characteristics of Millennials?
