Grade 8 Overall Expectations:
1 – Understanding Health Concepts
Personal Safety and Injury Prevention
Describe the signs and symptoms of concussions, as well as strategies that support healthy recovery
- I Have A Concussion. Now What? (Hoopla eBook)
- Concussions in Teens–Teenology 101 (YouTube)
- Advice for Teens Recovering from a Concussion – Teenology 101 (YouTube)
Identify situations that could lead to injury or death, and describe behaviours that can help to reduce risk
- What is a Spinal Cord Injury? (YouTube)
- Diving and Safe Water Entries (Website)
- You Make The Call | Bike Helmet Safety (YouTube)
- The ATV Safety Institute’s Golden Rules (Website)
- Office of Boating Safety (Website)
- Food Safety (Hoopla eBook)
- Food safety and you (Website)
Substance Use, Addictions, and Related Behaviours
Identify and describe the warning signs of problematic substance use and related behaviours for a variety of activities and substances, including cannabis
- Drug Abuse and Drug Addiction (Website)
- What is Depression? (Website)
- What are Anxiety Disorders? (Website)
- Gaming disorder now a disease according to WHO (Website)
- Intimate Partner Violence (YouTube)
- What is Sexual Assault? (YouTube)
- Is It Normal To Watch Porn? (YouTube)
- How Does Social Media Affect Your Body Image? (Website)
- Oh Cannabis: Canada Legalizes Pot (Website)
- What Happens When You Overdose? (YouTube)
- The Dangers of Distracted or Impaired Driving (YouTube)
- Avoidable Tragedy: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (Website)
Human Development and Sexual Health
Identify and explain factors that can affect an individual’s decisions about sexual activity , and identify sources of support regarding sexual health
- All About Sex (Website)
- Understanding Consent (Hoopla eBook)
- The Dangers Of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (Hoopla eBook)
- Abstinence & Saying No (Website)
- How To Handle Peer Pressure (YouTube)
- Sex etc. (Website)
Demonstrate an understanding of gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation, and identify factors that can help individuals of all identities and orientations develop a positive self-concept
- Gender Identity (Hoopla eBook)
- Sexual Orientations Explained (YouTube)
- Gender Identity (YouTube)
2 – Making Healthy Choices
Healthy Eating
Evaluate personal eating habits and food choices on the basis of the recommendations in Canada’s Food Guide, taking into account behaviours that support healthy eating
- Consuming: Watching What You Eat (Kanopy eVideo)
- Lousy Labels 2: The Food Edition (Website)
- Lunchbox Breakdown (Website)
- It’s Not Your Fault You Can’t Resist (Food Marketing) (YouTube)
- The food and beverage industry is marketing our children and youth to death (Website)
- What Would Happen If We Didn’t Drink Water? (YouTube)
Personal Safety and Injury Prevention
Demonstrate the ability to assess situations for potential dangers , and apply strategies for avoiding dangerous situations
- What Should I Do If I’m Riding With a Drunk Driver? (Website)
- Know! To Talk Teen Stranger Danger (Website)
- Healthy vs Unhealthy Relationships (YouTube)
- Are You in a Codependent Relationship? (Website)
- Youth gangs in Canada: What do we know? (Website)
- Violent Behaviour in Children and Teens (Website)
- Tattoos (Website)
- Body Piercing (Website)
- The Deal With Diets (Website)
- Tanning (Website)
- An Introduction to Infectious Diseases (Kanopy eVideo)
- Infectious Diseases (YouTube)
Human Development and Sexual Health
Demonstrate an understanding of abstinence, contraception and the use of effective and suitable protection to prevent pregnancy and STBBIs, and the concept of consent, as well as the skills (e.g., self-awareness, communication, assertiveness, and refusal skills) they need to apply in order to make safe and healthy decisions about sexual activity
- All About Sex (Website)
- Understanding Consent (YouTube)
- Abstinence & Saying No (Website)
- Preventing STTIs (YouTube)
- Birth Control Basics (YouTube)
- Listen. Respect (YouTube)
Mental Health Literacy
Demonstrate an understanding of how incorporating healthy habits and coping strategies into daily routines can help maintain mental health and resilience in times of stress
- Powerful Daily Routine Examples for a Healthy and High-Achieving You (Website)
- Meditation Apps for Kids (Website)
- Face To Face: Social Interaction in Everyday Life (Kanopy eVideo)
- Active Relaxation: Deep Breathing (YouTube)
- Grounding Exercise (YouTube)
3 – Making Connections for Healthy Living
Healthy Eating
Identify strategies for promoting healthy eating habits and food choices within the school, home, and community
- Teens Cook (CloudLibrary eBook)
- Unlock Food (Website)
- Healthy Eating for Teens (Website)
- Healthy Snacking (Website)
- My Menu Planner (Website)
- Culinary School (YouTube)
Personal Safety and Injury Prevention
Analyse the impact of violent behaviours, including bullying (online or in-person), violence in intimate and sexual relationships, and gender-based violence or racially based violence, on the person being targeted, the perpetrator, and bystanders, and describe the role of support services in preventing violence
- The Science of Racism (YouTube)
- My Grandmother Never Knew An America Without Racial Violence (YouTube)
- How To Be A LGBTQIA+ Ally (YouTube)
- LGBTQ Canadians disproportionately affected by violence according to Stats Canada survey (Website)
- It Gets Better Project (Website)
- Health Concerns for Gay and Lesbian Teens (Website)
- Finding An Adult That You Can Trust (YouTube)
- Kids Help Phone (Website)
- Windsor Essex Community Health Centre (Website)
- Wellness and Emotional Support for Youth Online (Website)
Human Development and Sexual Health
Analyse the attractions and benefits associated with being in a healthy relationship, as well as the benefits, risks, and drawbacks, for themselves and others, of relationships involving different degrees of sexual intimacy
- All About Sex (Website)
- Am I in a Healthy Relationship? (Website)
- What Makes A Relationship Healthy? (YouTube)
- Teen Voices: Sexting, Relationships, and Risks (YouTube)
- For Teens Making Decisions About Sex and Intimacy (Website)
Mental Health Literacy
Explain how word choices and societal views about mental health and mental illness can affect people and perpetuate stigma, and identify actions that can counteract that stigma
- Understanding Mental Health (Hoopla eBook)
- How Data From a Crisis Text is Saving Lives (Website)
- Young People and Mental Health (Kanopy eVideo)
- Your Brain Needs a Hug (CloudLibrary eBook)
- Break the Stigma (YouTube)
- The Stigma of Mental Illness (YouTube)
- Reducing Stigma (YouTube)
- Windsor Essex Community Health Centre (Website)
- Wellness and Emotional Support for Youth Online (Website)
- Kids Help Phone (Website)