Tobacco Labels
In this lesson, students debate the effectiveness of health warning labels on tobacco products.
What do Halloween costumes say?
This activity, adaptable across grades, is designed to help students look critically at the Halloween costumes marketed to them.
Outcome Chart - Ontario - Geography CGO4M: Spatial Technologies in Action
This chart contains media-related learning outcomes from Ontario, Curriculum for Geography CGO4M: Spatial Technologies in Action, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
British Columbia - Economics 12
Big Ideas
Financial and economic literacy promotes the financial and economic well-being of both individuals and businesses.
Business creates opportunities to enable change.
Tools and technologies can be adapted for specific purposes.
Curricular Competency
Students are expected to be able to do the following:
Applied skills:
Evaluate safety issues for themselves, co-workers, and users in both physical and digital environments
New Brunswick - Social Studies 9
Civics
Big Idea: Civic Engagement
Skills Descriptor:
Take age-appropriate actions that demonstrate the rights and responsibilities of citizenship (local, national, and global).
Achievement Indicators:
A Princess Story – Printable activity sheet
This printable activity sheet introduces basic media literacy skills and concepts and is suitable for use in homes, schools and libraries. It can be completed independently, but children will learn more if you discuss the activity with them. Younger children may need help reading the instructions and completing the activity.
Outcome Chart - British Columbia - Digital Literacy 10-12
Outcome Chart - British Columbia - Digital Literacy 10-12
Teaching Privacy Ethics
With younger children, the best approach is to have a clear and consistent set of rules, both at home and at school, about sharing other people’s content.
Outcome Chart - Ontario - English 12 College Preparation
This outcome chart contains media education learning outcomes from the Ontario, Curriculum for English, Grade 12, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
Quebec Competencies Chart - Sexual health education and authenticating online information
Quebec Competencies Chart - Sexual health education and authenticating online information