This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Newfoundland and Labrador Grade 6 Health Education curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
Nutrition
It is expected that students will:
- discuss how food choices are affected by many factors including culture, tradition, religion, food availability, eating patterns and habits, and social influences and customs
Lessons
- Looking At Food Advertising
- Looks Good Enough to Eat
- Junk Food Jungle
- Packaging Tricks
- You’ve Gotta Have a Gimmick
Drug Education
It is expected that students will:
- evaluate advertising techniques used to convince people to smoke cigarettes and consume alcohol
Lessons
- Image Gap
- 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
- Mirror Image
- Tobacco Labels
- Truth or Money
Consumer Health
It is expected that students will:
- identify examples of male/female stereotyping in advertising
Lessons
- Comic Book Characters
- Gender Stereotypes and Body Image
- Image Gap
- Once Upon a Time
- Kids, Alcohol and Advertising: Interpreting Media Messages
- Media Kids
- Mirror Image
- TV Stereotypes
- Villains, Heroes and Heroines
Environmental Health
It is expected that students will:
- identify ways to reduce, reuse and recycle in the community
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
Student Tutorials (Licensed Resource)