Post-quarantine rules reset

There are still a lot of unknowns about COVID-19, but for now at least, our province has started to open up a bit. Parks and beaches are open, most stores and malls are opening, and we’re even able to get haircuts again.

The Trickle: What to do when your teen is constantly checking their phone

Our older teens, aged 17 and 15, have smartphones. They aren’t big users of social media, but they do get messages from friends fairly often on Instagram, Hangouts and Discord.

Outcome Chart - Nova Scotia - Visual Arts 12

Creating, Making and Presenting

Overall Expectations:

GCO 1: explore, challenge, develop and express ideas using the skills, language, techniques and processes of the arts

Specific Expectations:

CM 1.2 produce an original body of artwork that integrates information from a variety of sources to convey personal meaning

CM 1.3 create artwork that communicates intentions

Outcome Chart - Nova Scotia - Visual Arts 11

Creating, Making and Presenting

Overall Expectations:

GCO 1: explore, challenge, develop and express ideas using the skills, language, techniques and processes of the arts

Specific Expectations:

CM 1.3 sustain a concept through diverse approaches and art media

Outcome Chart - Nova Scotia - Visual Arts 10

Creating, Making and Presenting

Overall Expectations:

GCO 1: explore, challenge, develop and express ideas using the skills, language, techniques and processes of the arts

Specific Expectations:

CM 1.2 assess and utilize the properties of various art media and their ability to convey intended meaning

CM 1.3 create a variety of interrelated artworks on themes found through direct observation, personal experience, and imagination

Outcome Chart - Nova Scotia - Visual Arts 9

Creating, Making and Presenting

Overall Expectations:

GCO 1: explore, challenge, develop and express ideas using the skills, language, techniques and processes of the arts

Specific Expectations:

1.3 Assess and utilize the properties of various art media and their ability to convey messages and meaning

1.6 Create artworks, integrating themes found through direct observation, personal experience and imagination

Science

In the Nova Scotia Science curriculum, digital and media literacy expectations fall under the general curriculum outcome of Science, Technology, Society and the Environment (STSE). These include "the skills required for scientific and technological inquiry, for solving problems, for communicating scientific ideas and results, for working collaboratively, and for making informed decisions" and " attitudes that support the responsible acquisition and application of scientific and technological knowledge to the mutual benefit of self, society, and the environment."

Outcome Chart - Nova Scotia - Science 10

Appreciation of Science

Overall Expectations:

437 appreciate that the applications of science and technology can raise ethical dilemmas

Specific Expectations:

use a multi-perspective approach, considering scientific, technological, economic, cultural, political, and environmental factors when formulating conclusions, solving problems, or making decisions on STSE issues

Science Overview

The New Brunswick Science curriculum connects with digital and media literacy through attitudes "that support the responsible acquisition and application of scientific and technological knowledge to the mutual benefit of self, society and the environment." Relevant expectations are found in the attitudes of Appreciation of Science, Interest in Science, and Scientific Inquiry.

Science 8

Strand: Scientific Literacy

Big Idea: Sensemaking

Skill Descriptor:

Analyze and interpret qualitative and quantitative data to construct explanations and conclusions.  

Achievement Indicators: