Buzzwords
This type of pressure from friends your age can strongly affect decision-making.
Peer pressure
This trait means telling the truth even when it’s hard.
Honesty
This Canadian swimming phenom was only 14 when she competed at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. By age 16, she became a world champion in freestyle and butterfly, breaking multiple records and being called one of the brightest young stars in swimming.
Summer McIntosh
This drink makes up more than 60% of your body, carries nutrients, controls temperature, and is the best choice for staying hydrated.
Water
I carry messages super-fast between your brain and body. What am I?
Nerves
This term means how you see yourself, including your personality, abilities, and values.
Identity
This skill means listening carefully and showing you understand.
Active listening
This Canadian sprinter, who once ran against Usain Bolt, won three medals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics (gold in the 200m, silver in the 4×100m relay, and bronze in the 100m). He is also known for overcoming injuries and asthma to become Canada’s fastest man.
Andre De Grasse
This vitamin in oranges helps you fight colds.
Vitamin C
I’m the mineral your blood cells need to carry oxygen. Without me, you feel tired. What am I?
Iron
This word describes treating people fairly no matter their age, race, gender, or abilities.
Respect (or inclusion)
This action is a healthy way to handle conflict instead of fighting.
Compromise
This Canadian soccer star has scored more international goals than any other player, male or female, and led Canada to Olympic gold in 2020.
Christine Sinclair
This nutrient is called the body’s “builder” because it builds muscles.
Protein
I’m the flap of smooth tissue that cushions joints—stronger than rubber. What am I?
Cartilage
This skill means saying “No” clearly when you don’t want to do something.
Assertiveness
This kind of bullying happens online through texts and social media, and it is something we should never do.
Cyber bullying
This Canadian hockey player scored the overtime “Golden Goal” to win gold against the USA at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics.
Sidney Crosby
This vitamin, made from sunlight, helps your body use calcium.
Vitamin D
This practice, used for stress relief, concentration, and better sleep, means focusing on your breath and thoughts without judging them. What is it?
Mindfulness
This type of thinking involves stopping to weigh pros and cons before choosing.
Decision-making
This quality means being dependable and keeping promises.
This Canadian hero attempted to run across Canada in 1980 with an artificial leg, inspiring millions and raising money for cancer research.
Terry Fox
This orange veggie is said to help you see in the dark? What is the veggie, and how does it do this?
Carrots: Carrots have something called beta-carotene. Your body turns beta-carotene into vitamin A. Vitamin A keeps your eyes healthy and helps make a special pigment in your eyes called rhodopsin. Rhodopsin lets you see better in dim light, like at dusk or in a dark room. Without enough vitamin A, people can have trouble seeing in the dark, a problem called “night blindness.”
This organ cleans your blood and makes urine to remove waste from the body. What is it?
The kidneys