Grade 7 Overall Expectations:
Section 1 – Understanding Health Concepts
Personal Safety and Injury Prevention
Describe benefits and dangers, for themselves and others, that are associated with the use of computers and other technologies, and identify protective responses;
- Cyber Ethics (Book)
- Internet Safety (Book)
- Screen Addiction (Hoopla eBook)
- Teen Voices: Oversharing and Your Digital Footprint (YouTube)
- Identity Thefts Targeted at Kids (YouTube)
- Amanda’s Story – Internet Safety Video (YouTube)
- Joey’s Story with Problem Gambling (YouTube)
- PBS | The Drug-Like Effect of Screen Time on the Teenage Brain (YouTube)
- Safe Web Surfing: Top Tips for Kids and Teens Online (YouTube)
- Teen Voices: Sexting, Relationships, and Risks (YouTube)
Substance Use, Addictions, and Related Behaviours
Demonstrate an understanding of linkages between mental health problems and problematic substance use, as well as between brain development and cannabis use, and identify school and community resources that can provide support for mental health concerns relating to substance use, addictions, and related behaviours;
- Drug Dependence (Hoopla eBook)
- Helping A Friend With A Drug Problem (Hoopla eBook)
- Risk Factors for Drug Use and Drug Abuse (YouTube)
- Cannabis Use in Teens: Risks, Patterns and Potential Therapeutic Effects (YouTube)
- Cannabis: Important Things to Know (Website)
- What You Need to Know About Drugs (Website)
- Teen Challenge: Drug Abuse Facts (Website)
Human Development and Sexual Health
Explain the importance of having a shared understanding with a partner about the following: delaying sexual activity until they are older; the reasons for not engaging in sexual activity; the concept of consent, the legal age of consent, and how consent is communicated; and, in general, the need to communicate clearly with each other when making decisions about sexual activity in a healthy, loving relationship;
- Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity (Book)
- Understanding Consent (Hoopla eBook)
- The Gender Identity Workbook For Kids (Hoopla eBook)
- Boys and Girls on Consent (YouTube)
- How To Get High Schoolers To Rethink Sexual Consent And Assault (YouTube)
- Teen Health: Sexual Health (YouTube)
- Gender Identity: Being Female, Male, Transgender or Genderfluid (YouTube)
- All About Sex (Website)
- For Teens: How to Make Healthy Decisions About Sex (Website)
- LGBT: Coming Out (Website)
- LGBTTQ+ (Website)
Identify common sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and describe their symptoms;
- The Dangers Of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (Hoopla eBook)
- STDs (Sexually Transmitted Diseases) (Website)
- Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) (Website)
Identify ways of preventing STBBIs and/or unplanned pregnancy, such as delaying first intercourse and other sexual activities until a person is older and using condoms and other forms of protection consistently.
- The Dangers Of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (Hoopla eBook)
- All About Sex (Website)
- What Do I Need to Know About STDs? (Website)
- Abstinence & Saying No (Website)
- Contraception (Website)
Mental Health Literacy
Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between mental health and mental illness and identify possible signs of mental health problems.
- The Mental Health and Well-being Workout for Teens: Skills and Exercises from ACT and CBT for Healthy Thinking (Book)
- Heads Up: Changing Minds on Mental Health (Book)
- The Silent Cry: A Teen’s Guide to Escaping Self-Injury and Suicide (Book)
- Understanding Mental Health (Hoopla eBook)
- Mental Health vs. Mental Illness: What’s the Difference? (YouTube)
- What’s the Difference Between Mental Health and Mental Illness? (Website)
- Kids Help Phone (Website)
Section 2 – Making Healthy Choices
Healthy Eating
Demonstrate the ability to make healthier food choices, using information about the role that different foods play as contributing or preventive factors in a variety of health disorders;
- The Ultimate Guidebook For Teens With Food Allergies (Hoopla eBook)
- The Gross Science Of Bad Breath And Cavities (Hoopla eBook)
- Handy Health Guide To Diabetes (Hoopla eBook)
- From Factory to Table: What You’re Really Eating Series (Hoopla eBook)
- Understanding Obesity (Hoopla eBook)
- How to Create a Healthy Plate (YouTube)
- How Food Affects Your Brain (YouTube)
- All About Allergies (YouTube)
- What Causes Cavities? (YouTube)
- How Close Are We to Cavity-Proof Teeth? (YouTube)
- Obesity (YouTube)
- Canada’s Food Guide (Website)
- Nutrition Labelling (Website)
- Understanding Food Labels in Canada (Website)
Personal Safety and Injury Prevention
Assess the potential impact on themselves and others of various types of bullying, abuse, exploitation, or harassment, including homophobic bullying or harassment and other forms of identity-based bullying, and of the type of coercion that can occur in connection with sexting and online activities, and identify ways of preventing or resolving such incidents;
- Take a Stand Against Bullying Series (Book)
- Online Bullying (Book)
- What Do Teens Think About Bullying? | Reverse Assumptions (YouTube)
- Take A Stand – Anti Bullying Video (YouTube)
Substance Use, Addictions, and Related Behaviours
Explain how preoccupation with body image can contribute to substance abuse, and demonstrate the ability to make informed choices about caring for their bodies
- Self-image And Eating Disorders (Book)
- Body Image And Body Shaming (Hoopla eBook)
- Eating Disorders (Hoopla eBook)
- Six Types of Eating Disorders (YouTube)
- How an Eating Disorder Develops: Madi O’Dell’s Story (YouTube)
- Self Esteem Tips: Dealing with Body Image Issues (YouTube)
- Bodies: Different Shapes and Sizes. All Beautiful! (YouTube)
- Teen Body Image and Drug Abuse (Website)
Human Development and Sexual Health
Demonstrate an understanding of physical, emotional, social, and cognitive factors that need to be considered when making decisions related to sexual health.
- Asking About Sex & Growing Up (Hoopla eBook)
- Am I Ready? (Website)
- Sexual Health (Website)
- Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights (Website)
Section 3 – Making Connections for Healthy Living
Healthy Eating
Demonstrate an understanding of personal and external factors that affect people’s food choices and eating habits, and identify ways of encouraging healthier eating practices;
- Cooking Step By Step: More Than 50 Delicious Recipes For Young Cooks (Book)
- Cool Home Cooking Series (Hoopla eBook)
- Cooking Fundamentals: Success in the Kitchen (Kanopy eVideo)
- Culinary School Playlist (YouTube)
- Healthy Menu for a Week for Teens (YouTube)
- Factors Influencing Food and Drink Choices (Website)
- Fun Meal Planning With the Kids! (Website)
- Involving Kids in Meal Time Tasks (Website)
- My Menu Planner (Website)
Substance Use, Addictions, and Related Behaviours
Analyse the personal and societal implications of issues related to substance use, addictions, and related behaviours;
- Vaping (Hoopla eBook)
- HIV and AIDS (Hoopla eBook)
- I’ve Got This Friend Who: Advice for Teens and Their Friends on Alcohol, Drugs, Eating Disorders, Risky Behavior, and More (CloudLibrary eBook)
- Gaming Disorder Now a Disease According to WHO (YouTube)
- What Happens When You Take Steroids? (YouTube)
- A Very Personal Crusade Against Smoking (Website)
Human Development and Sexual Health
Explain how relationships with others and sexual health may be affected by the physical and emotional changes associated with puberty.
- Puberty Is Gross But Also Really Awesome (Book)
- A Boy’s Puberty Video (Kanopy eVideo)
- Managing Puberty, Social Challenges, and (Almost) Everything – A Video Guide for Girls (Kanopy eVideo)
- Genderize: Three Young Siblings Talk Gender Identity, Parents, and Puberty (YouTube)
- Puberty: Feeling Depressed, Happy and Other Emotions (YouTube)
- All About Boys Puberty (YouTube)
- What is Puberty? Decoding Puberty in Girls (YouTube)