Health and science misinformation
Though health and science topics are subject to the same kinds of misinformation found everywhere, there are two types that are particularly common in these fields: denialism and snake oil.
Though health and science topics are subject to the same kinds of misinformation found everywhere, there are two types that are particularly common in these fields: denialism and snake oil.
Online hate can have an impact in three interconnected ways:
There are two main strategies for addressing online hate and cultures of hatred in the classroom: teaching youth to recognize and deconstruct it, and empowering them to intervene by answering back to it.
Overall Expectations:
Demonstrate an understanding of the practical applications of science and technology, and of contributions to science and technology from people with diverse lived experiences.
Specific Expectations:
Themes
A. Living in Our Community
B. Working in Our Community
C. Transportation and Communication in our Community
D. Current Events
Overall Expectations:
8. the various means of communication used in the community and the needs that they serve (C)
Skills
Skill Descriptor:
Express feelings and opinions and give simple descriptions of experiences.
Achievement Indicators:
Use descriptive language to express a feeling, opinion, or emotion
Use simple sentences and/or full thoughts to make a point
Overall Expectations:
A1. Initiating and Planning
demonstrate an understanding of fundamental technological concepts and related skills by initiating and planning projects
Specific Expectations:
A1.1 apply an understanding of fundamental technological concepts, and evaluate their significance in developing products and/or services in a variety of broad-based technology areas
Overall Expectations:
A2. Business Technologies
demonstrate an understanding of business-related digital technologies and use them in a way that respects their own and others’ online safety and data security to complete a variety of business-related tasks and projects
Specific Expectations:
1. listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to access and explore prior knowledge and experiences of self and others.
Specific Expectations:
1.1.1 Compare own and others' understandings to reflect upon personal understandings
1.2.1 Connect new information and experiences with prior knowledge to construct meaning in different contexts
Themes
C. The Faces of Canada
D. Current Events
Overall Expectations:
13. the challenges and opportunities facing Canada as a multicultural nation
Specific Expectations:
Skills
6. choose research books appropriate for various purposes: dictionaries, encyclopedias, reference books and atlases
7. locate information by using key words, table of contents, index and glossary