This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Prince Edward Island Grade 8 Health Education curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
Wellness Choices
Overall Expectations
Students will make responsible and informed choices to maintain health and to promote safety for self and others.
Specific Expectations
Personal Health
examine the relationship between choices and resulting consequences
develop personal strategies to deal with pressures to have a certain look/lifestyle
MediaSmarts Resources
Lessons
- Cyberbullying and the Law
- ICYouSee: A Lesson in Critical Thinking
- Image Gap
- Mirror Image
- Online Marketing to Kids: Protecting Your Privacy
- Promoting Ethical Behaviour Online: Our Values and Ethics
- Put Your Best Face Forward
- Who Knows? Your Privacy in the Information Age
- Winning the Cyber Security Game
Student Tutorials (Licensed Resource)
Safety/Responsibility
identify potentially unsafe situations, and begin to develop strategies to reduce risk
develop strategies to effectively access health information and health services in the community
identify and develop personal resiliency skills
MediaSmarts Resources
Lessons
- Behaving Ethically Online: Ethics and Values
- I heard it ‘round the Internet: Sexual health education and authenticating online information
Student Tutorials (Licensed Resource)
Sexual Health
demonstrate an understanding that individuals experience different rates of physical, emotional, sexual, and social development
determine the signs, methods, and consequences of various types of abuse
demonstrate an understanding of sexual orientation
demonstrate an understanding of responsibilities and consequences associated with being sexually active
MediaSmarts Resources
Lessons
- I heard it ‘round the Internet: Sexual health education and authenticating online information
- That’s Not Cool
Relationship Choices
Overall Expectations
Students will develop effective interpersonal skills that demonstrate responsibility, respect, and caring in order to establish and maintain healthy interactions.
Specific Expectations
Understanding and Expressing Feelings
evaluate the relationship between risk management and stress management
analyse the effects of self-concept on personal communication
MediaSmarts Resources
Lessons
Student Tutorials (Licensed Resource)
Interactions
describe strategies for maintaining healthy relationships
describe and provide examples of ethical behaviour in relationships
develop and demonstrate strategies for promoting peaceful relationships
MediaSmarts Resources
Lessons