Online Commerce
Kids don’t just see ads in media: more and more, they buy things right on their screens. This section looks at the ways that young people shop online and how they can be manipulated into spending.
Outcome Chart - Alberta - Science Grade 4
Science Inquiry
Overall Expectations
General Learner Expectations
Students will:
4–1 Investigate the nature of things, demonstrating purposeful action that leads to inferences supported by observations.
4–2 Identify patterns and order in objects and events studied; and record observations, using pictures, words and charts, with guidance in the construction of charts; and make predictions
Specific Expectations
Topic A: Waste and Our World
Outcome Chart - Northwest Territories - Science Grade 4
Habitats and Communities
Overall Expectations
Demonstrate an understanding of the concepts of habitat and community and identify some factors that could affect habitats and communities of plants and animals;
Describe ways in which humans can change habitats and the effects of these changes on the plants and animals within the habitats.
Specific Expectations
Literacy with ICT Across the Curriculum
In the Northwest Territories technology, literacy and communication, problem solving, and human relations are considered "foundation skills" and are included in a wide range of curricula from Kindergarten to Grade 12. This approach is based on a focus on inquiry, critical and creative thinking, digital citizenship, multiple literacies (including digital literacies) and a gradual release of responsibility from the instructor to the student, with the ultimate goal of making the student responsible for his or her learning.
Television Broadcast Ratings - Lesson
This lesson introduces students to the theory behind television ratings and encourages them to explore the commercial pressures driving the medium.
Scapegoating and Othering - Lesson
In this lesson, students develop a deeper understanding of scapegoating and othering and how these factors may contribute to the promotion of hatred and intolerance.
Stay on the Path Lesson One: Searching for Treasure
In this lesson students learn how to create well-defined search strings and to use tools and techniques such as bookmarking, browser filters and search engine preferences to avoid unwanted material.