Outcome Chart - Nova Scotia - Health Education Grade 8

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Nova Scotia Grade 8 Health Education curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

Strategies for Healthy Living

It is expected that students will:

identify personal, social, and cultural influences related to sexual identity and decision making
evaluate the role of the media in promoting drug use
identify and practise ways of contributing to the physical and emotional safety of the school community

Lessons

Female Action Heroes

Gender and Tobacco

Learning Gender Stereotypes

Exposing Gender Stereotypes

The Impact of Gender Stereotypes

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

Do You Believe This Camel?

Thinking Like a Tobacco Company

Thinking Like a Citizen

Selling Tobacco

Tobacco Advertising in Canada

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

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

Teaching About Tobacco

Student Tutorial (Licensed Resource)

MyWorld: A digital literacy tutorial for secondary students

Values and Practices for Healthy Living

It is expected that students will:

evaluate the impact of media on self-image and lifestyle choices
demonstrate an awareness of social influences that contribute to gender stereotyping
assess the impact of various decisions and practices on the health and sustainability of the global environment

Lessons

Image Gap

Mirror Image

The Price of Happiness

Female Action Heroes

Gender and Tobacco

Learning Gender Stereotypes

Exposing Gender Stereotypes

The Impact of Gender Stereotypes

Growth and Development

It is expected that students will:

understand the role of the media in establishing feelings and attitudes about ourselves and relationships with others, including dating and becoming sexually active

Lessons

Cyberbullying and Civic Participation

Cyberbullying and the Law (Grades 7 - 8)

Understanding Cyberbullying : Virtual vs. Physical Worlds

Student Tutorial (Licensed Resource)

MyWorld: A digital literacy tutorial for secondary students