WHAT IS SMOKING?




Grade Level:  6

Subjects:  Science, Language Arts, Art, Health

Learner Outcomes: 

  • Students will be able to define smoking, nicotine, and tobacco.
  • Students will be able to describe a tobacco plant.
  • Students will be aware of the growing, harvesting, curing, and aging process of tobacco.
  • Students will make a collage of the different types of tobacco products and list how each product is prepared.
Duration of Lesson:  Two to four class periods (50 minutes each)

Materials: 

  • poster paper
  • scissors
  • glue 
  • markers
  • magazines
  • pictures of tobacco products
  • Video on smoking


Technology Tools/Courseware:

  • Computer with internet access
  • Electronic encyclopedias
  • TV
  • VCR
Teacher's Notes:
  • Collect magazines prior to class
  • Students will work in groups when making collage
  • Remind students to be looking for pictures of tobacco products at home
  • Preview the video ordered from the CDC.  (This video is free and can be ordered at:  CDC's  Office on Smoking and Health;  Mail Stop K-50;  4770 Buford Highway, NE;  Atlanta, GA 30341-3717)
  • Make sure we have all necessary equipment ready before class  begins.
  • Make sure all materials are gathered.
Procedures:
  • Brainstorm possible answers to  questions about smoking before viewing video.
  • View video.
  • Class or small group discussion.
  • Take students to computer lab and access internet and Encarta encyclopedia.
  • Students will define smoking, tobacco, and nicotine in their health journals.
  • Students will write a brief description of a tobacco plant.  They may draw one if they wish.
  • Students will list the steps in growing, harvesting, curing, and aging tobacco.
  • Break into small groups of 4-5 students.
  • Create collage.
  • List the different types of tobacco products and tell how each type is prepared.
Modifications: 
  • Make necessary adjustments for students with special needs according to their IEP.
Enrichment Activities:
  • The collage can be used for an enrichment activity.
Evaluation/Assessment:
  • By observation during video.
  • By class participation during discussion.
  • Check health journals to see if they have their definitions, tobacco description, and list.
West Virginia IGO's:
  • Language Arts 6.22, 6.23, 6.24, 6.27 6.54
  • Science 6.17
  • Health 6.2, 6.4
  • Art 6.1, 6.11
National Standards
  • Health 

    •                     1. Knows the availability and effective use of health
                           services, products, and information 
                       2. Knows environmental and external factors that
                           affect individual and community health 
                       9. Understands aspects of substance use and abuse
     
  •  Science 

    •                        1. Understands the relationships among organisms
                           and their physical environment 
                      11. Understands the nature of scientific knowledge 
                      12. Understands the nature of scientific inquiry 
     
  •  Language Arts 

    •                      1. Uses the general skills and strategies of the
                           writing process 
                      9. Uses viewing skills and strategies to understand
                           and interpret visual media 
                     10. Understands the characteristics and components
                           of the media
References:
  • Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia
  • "Secrets Through The Smoke" video
Created by: Date:  July 16, 2001
 
 
 
 
 
Overview
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