#Grade6C: April 2015

In Health lately, we have investigated how celebrities (in this case, musicians), can be poor role models when it comes to living a healthy lifestyle. In honour of Earth Day this week, we are going to look at the flip side. Your task is to find and compile a list of “green” celebrities. Aim to find individuals who raise awareness for environmental causes or have even started their own related charities. In class, I'll provide you with the example of a Canadian-born star of ABC's Castle. Here are a few links to get you started.

http://www.teenvogue.com/my-life/giving-back/2012-04/celebrities-eco-causes

http://www.cnbc.com/id/46997210

https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=content.view&cpid=949#.VTPS8fnF82A

http://www.examiner.com/article/42-celebrities-who-care-about-the-environment

http://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/celebrities-helping-environment/

http://www.alternativetravelproject.com/

Friday 17 April 2015

Fair Trade Finder

http://fairtrade.ca/en/products/products-canada

http://fairtrade.ca/en/fair_trade_finder

http://www.tenthousandvillages.ca/

Wednesday 15 April 2015

Student Survey

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/yrdsb2015StudentGrade5and6

The Student Survey will address such topics as:

• Learning Environment

• Equity and Inclusivity

• School Safety

• Student Well-Being, and

• other system priorities

Tuesday 14 April 2015

Pop-Up Video Research: Health

Students will: • Learn how illegal drugs hurt the body • Discover negative reactions people have to taking drugs

The Science Behind: http://teens.drugabuse.gov/drug-facts

Kids Health Growing Up: http://kidshealth.org/kid/grow/

Kids Health Substances: http://kidshealth.org/teen/drug_alcohol/

Need to Know: http://kidshealth.org/kid/grow/drugs_alcohol/know_drugs.html

Peel Region: http://www.peelregion.ca/health/talk-about-drugs/risks/glossary.htm

Women and Children’s Health Network: http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetailsKids.aspx?p=335&np=285&id=1559

PBS Kids: http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/body/drugabuse/

Kids Help Phone: http://www.kidshelpphone.ca/teens/infobooth/emotional-health/alcohol-and-drugs.aspx

Make Positive Choices: http://drugfacts4youngpeople.com/why-some-people-take-drugs

Thursday 9 April 2015

Health On The Web- Tuesday's Class

C1.1 describe the range of effects associated with using cannabis and other illicit drugs

C1.2 identify people and community resources (e.g., elders, family members, community agencies, churches, mosques, synagogues, public health units, telephone help lines, recreation facilities) that can provide support when dealing with choices or situations involving substance use and addictive behaviours

C2.4 use decision-making strategies and skills and an understanding of factors influencing drug use (e.g., personal values, peer pressure, media influences, curiosity, legal restrictions, cultural teachings) to make safe personal choices about the use of drugs such as alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis

Anti-Drug Crusader Game: http://www.cnb.gov.sg/cnbpde/kids/games/default.aspx#

Bonko’s Body Quiz: http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/games/bonko_flash.html

Web Adventures: http://webadventures.rice.edu/stu/Games/Reconstructors/

Mouse Party: http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/addiction/mouse/

Drugs of Abuse: http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/addiction/abuse/

Drugs and Your Body: http://www.scholastic.com/drugs-and-your-body/

Monday 6 April 2015

Songs for Change

Behind all music lays a message or meaning that artists want to deliver to listeners. There is almost always a reason why some artists write songs about certain life events, such as friendship, poverty, hunger, love, making a difference in the world, etc. As listeners, we then infer the meaning of lyrics that help us understand what the issue is really about. A charity record (also known as a charity single) is a release of a song to raise money for a specific cause, like famine or after a natural disaster.

1) Spend your tech time today compiling a list of songs about world issues (some websites to get you started are below).

http://globalsolutions.org/blog/2007/05/social-justice-top-40

http://www.sojust.net/songs.html

http://www.sheknows.com/entertainment/articles/1014321/2013-mtv-vmas-best-video-with-a-social-message-nominees

http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/arts/songs.html

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1317521-social-issues-in-songs

http://www.discogs.com/lists/Charity-singles/24904

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charity_record

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-30074650

2) Create a Google Drive document and make a chart similar to the one below.