British Columbia - Arts Education - Media Arts 12

Curricular Competencies

Explore and create

Beyond Media Messages: Media Portrayal of Global Development

In this three-day unit, students assess media coverage of natural disasters and their aftermath. Students explore how sensationalism plays a role in determining what is newsworthy, and how that can distort our perception of issues in developing nations.

Winning the Cyber Security Game

In this lesson students discuss their online experiences and learn how to minimize the potential risks that may be associated with them.

Junk Food Jungle

This lesson familiarizes children with how and why “junk food” is advertised to kids. The lesson starts with an introduction to advertising and a discussion of the gimmicks involved in food advertising to kids. Students discuss the various foods they see advertised in their daily lives versus the ones they don’t see, drawing important points from this data. With this information in mind, students complete an advertising log and also choose an advertisement and analyzing its subject matter in relation to what they have just learned.

Outcome Chart - Manitoba - Science 6

Overall Skills and Attitudes

Initiating

6-0-1a Formulate specific questions that lead to investigations. Include: rephrase questions to a testable form; focus research questions. GLO: A1, C2 (ELA Grade 6, 3.1.2; Math: SP-I.1.6)

6-0-1b Identify various methods for finding the answer to a specific question and select one to implement. Examples: generating experimental data; accessing information from a variety of sources… GLO: C2 (ELA Grade 6, 3.2.2; Math: SP-I.2.6, SP-II.1.6)

MediaSmarts Resources

Outcome Chart – Nunavut - Science 7

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Overall Expectations: Unit A: Interactions and Ecosystems

Classroom Resources to Counter Cyberbullying - Portal Page

Lessons on Cyberbullying for Grades 5-12

The Internet has created a whole new world of social communications for young people who are using e-mail, social networking Web sites, instant messaging, chat rooms and text messaging to stay in touch with friends and make new ones.

Health Education Grades 1-10

In Saskatchewan Health Education, media components are included under the broader categories Body Image and Nutrition, Safety and Accident Prevention, Drug Addictions and Gambling, Healthy Eating, Family Structures, Roles, and Responsibilities, Protecting the Environment and the Health of People.