Vocabulary: ethics and citizenship
Know and use the vocabulary of ethics and citizenship — bullying, cyberbullying, bystander, upstander, peer pressure, digital citizenship, rights, responsibility, and ethical — and understand the distinctions between these closely related terms
Typical age: 7–11 years
“If your child saw someone being treated unkindly online and you asked them about it, could they explain the difference between being a bystander and an upstander — and what 'digital citizenship' means?”
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- Community Rights and ResponsibilitiesREQUIRED
Rights and responsibilities as a framework requires precise vocabulary distinguishing these two related concepts
- Understanding BullyingREQUIRED
Understanding bullying requires precise vocabulary distinguishing bullying types including 'cyberbullying'
- Peer Pressure and Resisting ItREQUIRED
Peer pressure as a concept requires knowing the term 'peer pressure' and vocabulary of 'rights' and 'responsibility'
- Stop, Think, Then Choose
Decision-making process applies vocabulary of 'ethical', 'consequence', and 'responsibility'
- Bystanders and UpstandersREQUIRED
The bystander/upstander distinction is entirely vocabulary-dependent — these specific terms must be taught first
- Basic digital citizenshipREQUIRED
Digital citizenship as a concept requires knowing the term and vocabulary of 'rights', 'responsibility', and 'ethical'