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

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the British Columbia Grade 8 Health and Career Education curriculum with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

Healthy Living

It is expected that students will:

analyse influences on eating habits, including family, peers and media

Lessons

Selling Obesity

Safety and Injury Prevention

It is expected that students will:

propose strategies for the safe use of wireless and online communications (e.g., cell phones, Internet, PDAs)

Lessons

What Students Need to Know about Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy

Online Marketing to Kids: Strategies and Techniques

Online Marketing to Kids: Protecting Your Privacy

Deconstructing Web Pages

Thinking About Hate

Who Knows? Your Privacy in the Information Age

ICYouSee: A Lesson in Critical Thinking

Educational Games

Jo Fool or Jo Cool

Allies and Aliens

Backgrounder

Challenging Cyberbullying

Student Tutorial (Licensed Resource)

Passport to the Internet: Student tutorial for Internet literacy (Grades 4-8)

MyWorld: A digital literacy tutorial for secondary students

Substance Misuse Prevention

It is expected that students will:

analyse influences related to substance misuse (e.g., friends, family, media)
propose strategies that can assist youth in making healthy choices related to substance use (e.g., assertive communication, refusal/delay/negotiation skills, avoidance of risk situations, participation in alternative activities)

Lessons

Alcohol Advertising

Kids, Alcohol and Advertising: Messages About Drinking

Kids, Alcohol and Advertising: Young Drinkers

Kids, Alcohol and Advertising: Understanding Brands

Kids, Alcohol and Advertising: Interpreting Media Messages

Who’s On First: Alcohol Advertising and Sports

Alcohol Myths

Gender Messages in Alcohol Advertising

Tobacco Advertising

Do You Believe This Camel?

Freedom to Smoke