Secondhand smoke lesson plan

I Don't Want to Wear Your Hand-Me-Downs!!

Grade Levels: 9-12

Subjects: Health; Physical Education

Learner Outcomes:

1) The student will learn the results of exposure to secondhand smoke.
2) The student will gain knowledge of the smoking statistics in the state of
West Virginia.

Duration of Lesson: 90 minutes

Materials:

Internet Research Worksheet

Technology Tools/Courseware:

    Computer for each student
    Computer Laboratory Access
    Projection Device
    Internet Access
    CD Rom Entitled: Hands Off Tobacco

Teacher Notes:

Secure computer laboratory access for class.
The Hands Off Tobacco CD is distributed through Fairmont General Hospital Inc.
Make sure that all students have signed both the county/school Acceptable Use Policy.
Have projection device set up with CD rom displaying appropriate location.
Vocabulary:
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS): The combination of exhaled mainstream smoke and side stream smoke that enters the air and may be inhaled by other people.

Procedures:

1) As an introduction to the lesson, discuss the problem of secondhand smoke in our society. (As a possible resource, refer to pages 384 and 385 in the textbook "Health: Making Life Choices" for discussion.)
2) Discuss current laws in your community prohibiting smoking in public buildings.
3) Go over the definition of Environmental Tobacco Smoke.
4) Using a projection device, use the Hands Off Tobacco CD to display the section entitled "The Numbers Don't Lie". This will inform students of current West Virginia smoking statistics. Discuss this as a group.
5) Using a computer and projection device, go to the following website:

American Academy of Otolaryngology

6) Discuss the information contained at this site as a class.
7) Give students Internet Research Worksheet to complete.
8) Answers for the worksheet are located at:

American Academy of Otolaryngology

9) Collect the worksheet for grading.
10) If time permits, access the following website for additional information and discussions regarding secondhand smoke:

American Cancer Society

Modifications:

Possible special education modifications include the following:

For physically impaired students:

If available, use a touch screen.
Use a trackball or intellimouse.

For mentally impaired students:

Reduce the number of questions on worksheet.
Create a bookmark or link directly to Internet site.
When necessary, place student(s) in cooperative learning group(s).

For visually impaired students: