Outcome Chart - British Columbia - Physical and Health Education Grade 8

Big Ideas

Healthy relationships can help us lead rewarding and fulfilling lives.
Advocating for the health and well-being of others connects us to our community.

Overall Expectations:

Healthy and Active living

Assess factors that influence healthy choices and their potential health effects
Identify factors that influence health messages from a variety of sources, and analyze their influence on behaviour

Social and community health

Propose strategies for avoiding and/or responding to potentially unsafe, abusive, or exploitive situations
Propose strategies for responding to discrimination, stereotyping, and bullying
Propose strategies for developing and maintaining healthy relationships
Create strategies for promoting the health and well-being of the school and community

Mental Well-being

Describe and assess strategies for promoting mental well-being, for self and others
Describe and assess strategies for managing problems related to mental well-being and substance use, for others
Create and assess strategies for managing physical, emotional, and social changes during puberty and adolescence
Explore and describe the impact of transition and change on identities

Specific Expectations

Students are expected to know the following:

marketing and advertising tactics aimed at children and youth, including those involving food and supplements
potential short-term and long-term consequences of health decisions, including those involving nutrition, protection from sexually transmitted infections, and sleep routine
sources of health information
basic principles for responding to emergencies
strategies to protect themselves and others from potential abuse, exploitation, and harm in a variety of settings
consequences of bullying, stereotyping, and discrimination
media and social influences related to psychoactive substance use and potentially addictive behaviours
signs and symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression
influences of physical, emotional, and social changes on identities and relationships