Overall Expectations
Analyze the strategies Saskatchewan people have developed to meet the challenges presented by the natural environment.
Specific Expectations
Research past and present technologies used to withstand the Saskatchewan climate.
Graph the typical energy consumption in Saskatchewan for an average year, and investigate energy efficient technologies being developed in Saskatchewan.
MediaSmarts Resources
Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA), along with its partners Media Awareness Network and the International Institute for Sustainable Development, released this report on the findings from the Canadian Internet Forum. This national consultation, which took place in February 2011 and was hosted by these three organizations, provided a venue where Canadians could express their thoughts on how the Internet should be run in Canada.
Outcome Chart - Saskatchewan - Social Studies 20 (Grade 11)
Overall Expectations:
General Outcome B: Benefits Health
Students will understand, experience and appreciate the health benefits that result from physical activity
Specific Expectations:
Body Image
4) interpret the impact of the media and peer influences on body image
In the High School Block, Language Arts and Language courses “prepare learners to develop communication skills; decode, understand, evaluate, and write; access information via oral histories, text, or media; make and receive meaning; make connections and judgements; form hypotheses, analyze, and synthesize; compose and create texts; enhance creative thinking; and foster an understanding and appreciation for languages and cultures.”
Screen-Free Week is an annual event that traditionally takes place in May. Each year people from around the world make a conscious decision to turn off screens of all kinds for the week.
B1. assess responses of governments in Canada, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit governments, to some significant issues, and develop plans of action for governments and citizens to address social and environmental issues
This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the British Columbia, Grade 7 English Language Arts curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
In Manitoba, Technology Education includes several subject areas with connections to digital and media literacy: Applied Commerce Education and Human Ecology.
Applied Commerce Education