Grade Level:  6

Subject:  Science,  Social Studies, Language Arts, Health

Learner Outcomes: 

• Students will become familiar with the early history of tobacco.
• Students will become familiar with the middle history of tobacco.
• Students will become familiar with the modern history of tobacco.
• Students will become familiar with the legal history of tobacco.
• Students will be able to create a time line from gathered information.
• Students will become familiar with the tobacco wars.

  Materials: roll of white art papermarkers 

• tape
• yardsticks
• rulers 
• colored pencils 
• journals
• social studies textbooks 

• Computer with Internet
• Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia
• Electronic Encarta
• Electronic Britannica
• Word Excel

• Make sure all materials are gathered and ready before class begins.
• Have paper taped to the wall prior to beginning of class.
• Be sure groups are evenly selected.

• Place students into 4 groups (one for each category).
• Go to the computer lab to access information on the four topics:  early, middle, modern, andlegal history of tobacco.
• Take notes in journal.
• Have open class discussion on what you have learned.
• Review in social studies textbook a time line.
• Each group will then put their plots on the time line wall mural.
• Each student will choose ten to fifteen events that they feel are the most important.
• Using Microsoft Word Excel, they will create a time line individually.

• Make necessary adjustments for students with special needs according to their IEP.

• You may use the individual time line as an enrichment activity

• By observation while on the computer.
• By participation in class discussion.
• Check journals.
• Check time line on wall.
• Check individual time lines.

• Social Studies 6.12, 6.15, 6.58, 6.60, 6.61, 6.62, 6.63
• Health 6.1, 6.21, 6.24
• Language Arts 6.6, 6.14, 6.27, 6.34, 6.143, 6.147, 6.148
• Science 6.13, 6.16, 6.17

• Science:  11.  Understands the nature of scientific knowledge.
• Health:  9.  Understands aspects of substance use and abuse.
• Language Arts:  4.  Gathers and uses information for research purpose.
• Social Studies:  1.  Understands  and knows how to analyze chronological relationships and patterns.

• Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia
• Electronic Britannica
• Electronic Encarta
• Social Studies Textbook (6th grade)

• Larry Mathis
• Vickie Mathis
• Connie Stickler
• Oceana Middle School