This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the New Brunswick Grade 6 Health Education curriculum with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
Personal Wellness
It is expected that students will:
- describe the domains of wellness and identify strategies for promoting their own wellness
- identify how advertisements are used to promote health
Lessons
- Packaging Tricks
- Looking At Food Advertising
- Junk Food Jungle
- Looks Good Enough to Eat
- You’ve Gotta Have a Gimmick
- Prejudice and Body Image
- The Anatomy of Cool
- Image Gap
- Mirror Image
- Gender Stereotypes and Body Image
- Avatars and Body Image
- Game Time
Use, Misuse and Abuse of Materials (emphasizing Media Literacy)
It is expected that students will:
- define what is meant by addictive behaviours and discuss why some individuals are more prone to addictions
Lessons
- 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
- ”He Shoots, He Scores”: Alcohol Advertising and Sports
- Who’s On First: Alcohol Advertising and Sports
- Thinking Like a Tobacco Company
- Freedom to Smoke
- Image Gap
- Mirror Image
- The True Story
- Tobacco Labels
- Truth or Money
- Game Time
Strategies for Healthy Living
It is expected that students will:
- demonstrate strategies for the management of a range of feelings and emotions
- demonstrate a knowledge of the appropriate strategies for sharing and expressing feelings and emotions
- demonstrate an awareness of the factors that influence responsible decision-making
Lessons
- Introduction to Cyberbullying: Avatars and Identity
- Understanding the Internet: Pathways and Addresses
- Understanding the Internet: Build Understanding
- Understanding the Internet: Communication and Social Media
- Avatars and Body Image
- Introduction to Cyberbullying: Avatars and Identity
Student Tutorials (Licensed Resource)