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D. Healthy Living · Healthy Living

Healthy Living: Unit Review

A1.1 A1.2 A1.3 A1.4 A1.5 A1.6 D1.1 D1.2 D1.3 D1.4 D1.5 D2.1 D2.2 D2.3 D2.4 D3.1 D3.2 D3.3 D3.4About 40 minutes
Learning goals
  • I can remember and use what I learned in each Healthy Living lesson.
  • I can explain my answers in my own words.

Let's review!

This year in Healthy Living you learned about concussions and recovery, risky situations, assessing danger in person and online, the impact of violence and the role of support services, evaluating and promoting healthy eating, warning signs of problematic substance use and related behaviours, healthy habits and coping, and mental health stigma. In the human development and sexual health lessons you learned about gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation, healthy relationships, decisions about sexual activity, and abstinence, contraception, consent and decision-making skills. Try the questions from each lesson, then press Show answer to check.

Lessons 10 to 13 are part of Ontario's human development and sexual health expectations. If your family has opted out of these, skip those four review sections and quiz questions 9 and 10.

Concussions: Signs, Symptoms and a Healthy Recovery

1

Name three symptoms of a concussion.

2

Name one red flag that means calling 911.

3

What comes first: full-time school or full-contact practice?

4

Can a player with a suspected concussion return to the same game if they feel better?

Recognizesigns andsymptomsRemovefrom play now;no return that dayReferto a doctor ornurse practitionerRed flag (neck pain, vomiting, seizure, getting worse...)? Call 911.
Concussion review: Recognize, Remove, Refer, and call 911 for any red flag.

Risky Situations: Preventing Serious Injury and Death

1

Hazard or behaviour: not wearing a lifejacket.

2

Who must wear a bicycle helmet by law in Ontario?

3

Why do homes need carbon monoxide alarms?

4

What should you do if your ride is impaired?

Read the Situation: Assessing Danger In Person and Online

1

What are the four steps for assessing danger?

2

Name two warning signs of online grooming.

3

Someone threatens to share your image unless you pay. List three things to do.

4

What is an X-plan?

The Ripple of Violence: Bullying, Dating Violence and Hate

1

Name the four kinds of violent behaviour in the Grade 8 curriculum.

2

Give one impact each on the person targeted, the perpetrator and a bystander.

3

Name a warning sign of dating violence.

4

Name two support services.

My Eating Check-Up: Evaluating Habits with Canada's Food Guide

1

What is Canada's Food Guide's drink of choice?

2

Name two healthy eating habits from the Food Guide.

3

Make this a SMART goal: "Eat more vegetables."

Food for All: Promoting Healthy Eating at School, Home and in the Community

1

Name one strategy to promote healthy eating at school, at home and in the community.

2

What is food insecurity?

3

Why are open-to-all school food programs a good idea?

Just for fun

Q: Why did the notebook show up early for the unit review?

A: It wanted to turn over a new leaf.

Warning Signs: Problematic Substance Use, Gaming and Gambling

1

Name three warning signs of problematic substance use.

2

Give one consequence of cannabis use for teens.

3

What is ConnexOntario's number?

4

Why are loot boxes gambling-like?

Bounce Back: Healthy Habits, Coping and Resilience

1

What is resilience?

2

How much sleep is recommended at ages 14 to 17?

3

Describe one coping strategy.

4

How can you reach the 9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline?

Words Matter: Ending Mental Health Stigma

1

What is stigma?

2

Rewrite with person-first language: "She's a depressive."

3

Name one action that counteracts stigma.

Who I Am: Gender Identity, Gender Expression and Sexual Orientation

1

What is the difference between gender identity and sexual orientation?

2

Is gender expression the same as sexual orientation?

3

Name two factors that help build a positive self-concept.

Healthy Relationships: Attractions, Benefits and Degrees of Intimacy

1

Name two benefits of a healthy relationship.

2

Name one risk of sexual activity for young teens.

3

Does agreeing to kiss mean agreeing to more?

Thinking It Through: Decisions About Sexual Activity and Where to Get Support

1

Name three factors that affect decisions about sexual activity.

2

Name two reliable sources of sexual health support.

3

True or false: most Grade 8 students have had sexual intercourse.

Safe and Healthy Choices: Abstinence, Contraception, Consent and the Skills to Use Them

1

Which method lowers the risk of both pregnancy and many STBBIs?

2

Can someone who is drunk give consent?

3

What is the age of consent in Canada?

4

Name the four skills for safe and healthy decisions.

Save these numbers911Emergency: someone is in danger now1-800-668-6868Kids Help Phone (or text CONNECT to 686868)9889-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline: call or text1-866-531-2600ConnexOntario: addiction, mental health, gambling1-800-268-9017Ontario Poison Centre
Helpline numbers from this unit. They are free, and the Kids Help Phone, 9-8-8 and ConnexOntario lines are open 24/7.

How to use this review

  • Answer each question out loud or on paper before you press Show answer.
  • Mark any you missed and go back to that lesson.
  • Many answers say "any two" or "any three": your answer is right if it matches one of the listed ideas.
  • Save the helpline numbers (Kids Help Phone 1-800-668-6868 or text CONNECT to 686868; 9-8-8 by call or text; ConnexOntario 1-866-531-2600) somewhere you can find them.
Check your understanding

Quiz

1.

Which is true about concussions?

2.

Which is a risk-reducing behaviour on the water?

3.

In a sextortion threat, you should...

4.

Laughing at a racist meme in a group chat...

5.

Canada's Food Guide says healthy eating includes...

6.

Needing more of something to get the same effect is called...

7.

Which is a healthy coping strategy?

8.

Which phrase helps counteract stigma?

9.

Gender expression is...

10.

Which statement about consent is true?

For parents and teachers

How to use this review: Have your child answer each question before revealing the answer. Use mistakes to decide which lesson to revisit:

  • Mixes up signs and symptoms, or thinks you can return to play the same day: Concussions: Signs, Symptoms and a Healthy Recovery.
  • Confuses hazards and behaviours, or forgets helmet and lifejacket rules: Risky Situations: Preventing Serious Injury and Death.
  • Unsure what to do about online threats, sextortion or leaving an unsafe place: Read the Situation: Assessing Danger In Person and Online.
  • Can't name effects of violence on bystanders or perpetrators, or support services: The Ripple of Violence: Bullying, Dating Violence and Hate.
  • Forgets the Food Guide's habits or sets vague goals: My Eating Check-Up: Evaluating Habits with Canada's Food Guide.
  • Suggests only bans, or forgets cost and culture: Food for All: Promoting Healthy Eating at School, Home and in the Community.
  • Can't list warning signs, or thinks cannabis is harmless for teens: Warning Signs: Problematic Substance Use, Gaming and Gambling.
  • Relies on one or unhelpful coping strategies, or doesn't know when to get help: Bounce Back: Healthy Habits, Coping and Resilience.
  • Uses or defends stigmatizing words: Words Matter: Ending Mental Health Stigma.
  • Confuses gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation: Who I Am: Gender Identity, Gender Expression and Sexual Orientation.
  • Thinks closeness requires physical intimacy, or forgets effects on others: Healthy Relationships: Attractions, Benefits and Degrees of Intimacy.
  • Believes "everyone is doing it" or can't name reliable supports: Thinking It Through: Decisions About Sexual Activity and Where to Get Support.
  • Thinks the pill protects against STBBIs, or misunderstands consent: Safe and Healthy Choices: Abstinence, Contraception, Consent and the Skills to Use Them.

Reminder: lessons 10 to 13 (and review quiz questions 9 and 10) are part of Ontario's human development and sexual health expectations (D1.4, D1.5, D2.3, D3.3). Parents may request an exemption from this instruction at school; skip these parts if your family has opted out.