The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 9-12 - Ministère de l'éducation ...

Personal and Social Responsibilities
• determine the relationship among nutrition, lifestyle, health, and disease
Note: The expectation provides the opportunity to examine environmental factors, such as
polluted well water and pesticide use.
Diversity, Interdependence, and Global Connections
• identify the economic, political, and environmental factors that affect food production and
supply throughout the world
• identify the factors that are critical to achieving and maintaining food security and
eliminating hunger
– describe policies necessary to protect the health and safety of food producers (e.g.,
against the risk of contaminants), and to protect land and water quality, and biodiversity
Social Challenges
• describe noticeable trends in food-consumption patterns
Note: Trends in food-consumption patterns, such as the trend towards consuming locally grown
and produced foods, are influenced by environmental factors.
Individuals and Families in a Diverse Society, Grade 12,
University/College Preparation (HHS4M)
Note: The content of this course does not lend itself readily to the incorporation of
environmental education.
Issues in Human Growth and Development, Grade 12,
University/College Preparation (HHG4M)
Socialization and Human Development
• identify and evaluate the various ways in which the media can be seen as agents
of socialization
– demonstrate an understanding of how the media influence people’s lives (e.g., making
lifestyle changes, stereotyping), and evaluate the effectiveness of media censorship
Note: The media’s role with respect to popularizing the environmentalist movement and
bringing attention to climate change are examples of the connection that can be made in the
context of this expectation.
Diversity, Interdependence, and Global Connections
• demonstrate an understanding of the diverse influences that shape human growth
and development
Note: Among the influences addressed in the context of this expectation could be the influence
of the natural and built environments.
Social Sciences and Humanities 161