Alberta – Physical Education and Wellness Grade 6
Safety
A lifetime of optimal well-being is supported by prioritizing health and safety.
Guiding Question
In what ways might risk influence the outcome of an action?
Learning Outcome
Students examine risk and identify the factors that influence action.
Knowledge
Risk is the overall assessment and identification of hazards related to personal safety and vulnerability.
Considering possible outcomes can inform decisions regarding consent in risk-taking activities.
Risk involves taking action that may evoke a variety of feelings, such as
- independence
- fulfillment
- uncertainty
- vulnerability
Digital privacy is important to protect personal information.
Individuals can seek assistance when experiencing unwanted attention, communication, or images.
Safety risks associated with use of digital technology include
- intrusion of privacy
- bullying
- misinformation
- inability to properly request, obtain, or give consent
- exploitation
The Internet and social media can expose an individual to unwanted communication or images and information.
Sharing explicit or graphic images can have significant consequences, including being illegal under the Criminal Code of Canada.
MediaSmarts Resources
- Behaving Ethically Online: Ethics and Empathy
- Data Defenders
- Introduction to Cyberbullying: Avatars and Identity
- Know the Deal: The Value of Privacy
- Online Marketing to Kids: Protecting Your Privacy
- Privacy Pursuit: The Value of Privacy
- Stay on the Path Lesson 4: All That Glitters is Not Gold
- That's Not Cool: Healthy and Respectful Relationships Online
- Where's The Line? Online Safety Lesson Plan for School Resource Officers
- Winning the Cyber Security Game
Understanding
Measured risks can be taken in stages and are more likely when individuals feel safe, respected, and trusted.
Safe online, digital technology, and social media practices can reduce risk.
MediaSmarts Resources
- Behaving Ethically Online: Ethics and Empathy
- Data Defenders
- Introduction to Ethics: Avatars and Identity
- Know the Deal: The Value of Privacy
- Online Marketing to Kids: Protecting Your Privacy
- Privacy Pursuit: The Value of Privacy
- Stay on the Path Lesson 1: Searching for Treasure
- Stay on the Path Lesson 2: Treasure Maps
- Stay on the Path Lesson 4: All That Glitters is Not Gold
- Stay on the Path Lesson 4: Scavenger Hunt
- The Hero Project: Authenticating Online Information
- Where's The Line? Online Safety Lesson Plan for School Resource Officers
- Winning the Cyber Security Game
Skills and Procedures
Discuss how feelings associated with risk taking affect actions and decisions.
Assess safety and vulnerability risks associated with use of digital technology.
Identify potential harms from online and social media use.
Explain how to deal with unwanted attention, communication, or images.
MediaSmarts Resources
- Behaving Ethically Online: Ethics and Empathy
- Break the Fake: Verifying Information Online
- Data Defenders
- Introduction to Ethics: Avatars and Identity
- Know the Deal: The Value of Privacy
- Online Marketing to Kids: Protecting Your Privacy
- Privacy Pursuit: The Value of Privacy
- The Hero Project: Authenticating Online Information
- Where's The Line? Online Safety Lesson Plan for School Resource Officers
- Winning the Cyber Security Game
Knowledge
Short-term and long-term risk can be managed or reduced through planning, rehearsal, and evaluation.
MediaSmarts Resources
Skills and Procedures
Describe consequences that may result from risk taking in various contexts.
MediaSmarts Resources
- Data Defenders
- Know the Deal: The Value of Privacy
- Online Marketing to Kids: Protecting Your Privacy
- Privacy Pursuit: The Value of Privacy
- Where's The Line? Online Safety Lesson Plan for School Resource Officers
- Winning the Cyber Security Game
Knowledge
Aspects of life impacted by risk include
- mental health
- physical well-being
- safety
MediaSmarts Resources
- Behaving Ethically Online: Ethics and Empathy
- Data Defenders
- Introduction to Ethics: Avatars and Identity
- Know the Deal: The Value of Privacy
- Online Marketing to Kids: Protecting Your Privacy
- Privacy Pursuit: The Value of Privacy
- Where's The Line? Online Safety Lesson Plan for School Resource Officers
- Winning the Cyber Security Game
Understanding
Risk has potential to positively or negatively impact several aspects of life.
MediaSmarts Resources
- Behaving Ethically Online: Ethics and Empathy
- Data Defenders
- Introduction to Ethics: Avatars and Identity
- Know the Deal: The Value of Privacy
- Online Marketing to Kids: Protecting Your Privacy
- Privacy Pursuit: The Value of Privacy
- Where's The Line? Online Safety Lesson Plan for School Resource Officers
- Winning the Cyber Security Game
Skills and Procedures
Reflect on the positive and negative impacts of risk taking in a variety of contexts.
MediaSmarts Resources
- Data Defenders
- Introduction to Ethics: Avatars and Identity
- Know the Deal: The Value of Privacy
- Online Marketing to Kids: Protecting Your Privacy
- Privacy Pursuit: The Value of Privacy
- Where's The Line? Online Safety Lesson Plan for School Resource Officers
- Winning the Cyber Security Game
Healthy Relationships
Personal well-being is supported through positive relationships built on communication, collaboration, empathy, and respect.
Guiding Question
How can perspectives influence healthy relationships?
Learning Outcome
Students consider and describe a variety of perspectives that support the development of healthy relationships.
Knowledge
Positive social behaviours include
- respecting others
- helping others
- being honest
- acknowledging diversity
MediaSmarts Resources
- Behaving Ethically Online: Ethics and Empathy
- Calling Out Versus Calling In
- Just a Joke? Helping Youth Respond to Casual Prejudice
- Understanding the Internet Lesson 4: Communication and Social Media
Understanding
Healthy relationships and pro-social behaviours can be enhanced by considering the perspectives of others
MediaSmarts Resources
- Behaving Ethically Online: Ethics and Empathy
- Calling Out Versus Calling In
- Just a Joke? Helping Youth Respond to Casual Prejudice
- Understanding the Internet Lesson 4: Communication and Social Media
Skills and Procedures
Demonstrate positive social behaviours to develop and maintain healthy relationships.
MediaSmarts Resources
- Behaving Ethically Online: Ethics and Empathy
- Calling Out Versus Calling In
- Just a Joke? Helping Youth Respond to Casual Prejudice
- Understanding the Internet Lesson 4: Communication and Social Media
Knowledge
Perspectives of others within relationships should be clarified rather than assumed.
Consideration of perspectives includes recognizing and appreciating the points of view of others.
Empathy involves trying to understand or share the feelings of another person.
MediaSmarts Resources
- Behaving Ethically Online: Ethics and Empathy
- Calling Out Versus Calling In
- Just a Joke? Helping Youth Respond to Casual Prejudice
- Understanding the Internet Lesson 4: Communication and Social Media
Understanding
Healthy relationships require consideration for different opinions, thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and needs.
MediaSmarts Resources
- Behaving Ethically Online: Ethics and Empathy
- Calling Out Versus Calling In
- Just a Joke? Helping Youth Respond to Casual Prejudice
- Understanding the Internet Lesson 4: Communication and Social Media
Skills and Procedures
Consider ways in which diverse perspectives align or differ.
Identify how the consideration of others’ perspectives contributes to empathy.
MediaSmarts Resources
Knowledge
Recognition and appreciation of social and cultural perspectives can contribute to acceptance, inclusion, and the common good.
MediaSmarts Resources
Understanding
Perspectives can contribute to a sense of belonging and interconnectedness.
MediaSmarts Resources
- Behaving Ethically Online: Ethics and Empathy
- Calling Out Versus Calling In
- Introduction to Ethics: Avatars and Identity
- Just a Joke? Helping Youth Respond to Casual Prejudice
- Understanding the Internet Lesson 4: Communication and Social Media
Understanding
Development of empathy can reduce bullying behaviours.
MediaSmarts Resources
- Behaving Ethically Online: Ethics and Empathy
- Calling Out Versus Calling In
- Introduction to Ethics: Avatars and Identity
- Just a Joke? Helping Youth Respond to Casual Prejudice
Skills and Procedures
Examine how empathy toward others with different perspectives supports healthy relationships.