Saskatchewan Grade 8
Made by a Grade 8 teacher in Saskatchewan.
Kids Boost Immunity (KBI) provides educational content (lessons and support materials) developed by teachers and where needed, health experts, that is directly linked to curriculum and is available completely for free. Each lesson is paired with an online quiz that students can take on a laptop, tablet, or phone. Every time a student scores 80% or higher on a quiz, we donate life-saving vaccines to UNICEF Canada. To learn more about KBI, click here.
Click on the overarching curriculum themes below to see the curriculum outcomes that match KBI educational content. The full Grade 8 Saskatchewan Curriculum Connections document is here.
- Health
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Curriculum outcomes:
Health Education- Understanding, Skills, & Confidences
- USC8.1- Analyze and establish effective strategies of support for purposes of helping others increase health-enhancing behaviours.
- USC8.2- Analyze how personal prejudices/biases, and habits of mind shape assumptions about family identities, structures, roles, and responsibilities.
- USC8.3- Investigate and analyze the impact of in/formal supports and services (including testing/diagnostic services) available to individuals, families, and communities infected with/affected by non-curable infections/diseases (including HIV and Hepatitis C).
- USC8.4- Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of violence (including but not limited to emotional abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, spiritual abuse, and neglect) on the well-being of and the supports needed for self, family, and community.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Global Inequality
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Video worksheet/answers
- Inquiry activities/answer guides
2. The Spread of Infectious Diseases
- Science
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Curriculum outcomes:
Science- Life Science: Cells, Tissues, Organs, and Systems
- CS8.1- Analyze the characteristics of cells, and compare structural and functional characteristics of plant and animal cells.
- CS8.3- Distinguish structural and functional relationships among cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems in humans and how this knowledge is important to various careers.
Science- Earth and Space Science: Water Systems on Earth
- WS8.1- Analyze the impact of natural and human-induced changes to the characteristics and distribution of water in local, regional, and national ecosystems.
- WS8.3- Analyze natural factors and human practices that affect productivity and species distribution in marine and fresh water environments.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Diversity of Living Things
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
2. The Immune System & How Vaccines Help Prevent Diseases
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Video worksheet/answers
- Numeracy activity/answers
3. Environment & Climate Change
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Video worksheet/answers
- Inquiry activities/answer guides
- Numeracy activity/answers
- Social Studies
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Curriculum outcomes:
Social Studies- Interactions and Interdependence
- IN8.1- Investigate the meaning of culture and the origins of Canadian cultural diversity.
- IN8.2- Appraise the influence of immigration as a factor in Canadian cultural diversity.
Social Studies- Dynamic Relationships
- DR8.1- Develop an understanding of the significance of land on the evolution of Canadian identity.
- DR8.2- Describe the influence of the treaty relationship on Canadian identity.
- DR8.3- Assess how historical events in Canada have affected the present Canadian identity
Social Studies- Power and Authority
- PA8.2- Examine the role of power and authority in the application of diverse decision-making processes in a variety of contexts.
Social Studies- Interactions and Interdependence
- IN8.1- Investigate the meaning of culture and the origins of Canadian cultural diversity.
Treaty Education
- TPP84 : Assess whether the terms of treaty have been honoured and to what extent the treaty obligations have been fulfilled.
Social Studies- Resources & Wealth
- RW8.1- Analyze the social and environmental consequences of living in the Canadian mixed market economy based on consumerism.
- RW8.2- Assess the implications of personal consumer choices.
- RW8.3- Critique the approaches of Canada and Canadians to environmental stewardship and sustainability.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Refugee Experiences
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
2. Indigenous History on Turtle Island
- Lesson worksheet/answers
3. Environment & Climate Change
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Video worksheet/answers
- Inquiry activities/answer guides
- Numeracy activity/answers
- English Language Arts (ELA)
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Curriculum outcomes:
Comprehend & Respond
- CR8.4- View critically and demonstrate comprehension of a variety of visual and multimedia texts including videos, television broadcasts, informational presentations, dramatic presentations, websites, and news programs to locate and interpret key messages and details, to develop conclusions, opinions, and understanding, and to evaluate the effectiveness of the text.
- CR8.7- Read independently and demonstrate comprehension of a variety of information texts including understanding the main ideas and supporting evidence, explaining connections between new ideas and information and previous thoughts, and recognizing any biases or false reasoning.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Critical Thinking & Evaluating Information
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Video worksheet/answers
- Inquiry activities/answer guides
- Numeracy activity/answers
2. Navigating the World of Online (Mis)Information
- Inquiry activities
Curriculum-Related Themes Throughout the Year
- Reflecting on hardships and courage during WWII (November)
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Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Remembrance Day / Veterans Day / Armistice Day
- Reflecting on leadership and the skills needed to help make a difference for ourselves and others (December)
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Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Christmas in No Man’s Land - Reflecting on Kindness
- Inquiry/creative activities
- Highlighting some key inspirational leaders during Black History Month as well as some experiences of refugees from different parts of the world (February)
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Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Black History Month
2. Refugee Experiences
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Inquiry activities
- Celebrating inspiring women in STEM (March)
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Applicable KBI lessons:
1. International Women's Day - Celebrating Inspiring Women in STEM
- Literacy builder worksheets/answer guides
- Numeracy activity
- Inquiry activities
- Understanding communicable diseases and how they are spread, and learning about immunization. Suggested during flu season, immunization awareness week, and school vaccinations (if applicable)
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Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Immunization Awareness Week
2. The Spread of Infectious Diseases
3. Scientific Curiosity and Vaccine Discoveries