Smoking - Making An Intelligent Choice

| State | WV | |
| Status | Ready for Users | |
| Stage | Public | |
| Subject | Health Mathematics Science | |
| Author | Carol Ann Nestor
Tamela Sparks Rebecca Wilson Big Creek High School | |
| Description | This unit will consist of lessons that will:
(1) help students understand the dangers to their health associated with smoking; (2) help students understand the cosmetic effects of smoking. | |
| The 21st Century Tools | computers with Internet access, Microsoft Word software,
printers, projection device, scientific calculators, Microsoft Excel software | |
| Grade Level | 9 10 | |
| National Standards | Health Standards:
Knows environmental and external factors that affect individual and community health. Knows essential concepts about prevention and control of disease. Understands aspects of substance use and abuse. Math Standards: Uses a variety of strategies in problem-solving. Understands and applies basic and advanced concepts of statistics and data analysis. Uses basic and advanced procedures while performing processes of computation. Science Standards: Understands the principles of heredity and related concepts. Understands relationships among organisms and their physical environment. | |
| Career Clusters | Health and Human Services | |
| Keywords | smoking
tobacco addiction smoking cessation bar graph health dangers | |
| Lesson Plan URLs (new Window) | Overview: Smoking-Making an Intelligent Choice
Lesson 1: How Does Smoking Affect Your Health and Appearance? Lesson 2: Tobacco Control Program Lesson 3: Graph It Lesson 4: Plot the Way Lesson 5: Picture It | |
| References | American Cancer Society
American Lung Association Heart Screen Center for Disease Control ClipArt Central Smoking Clips | |
| Health IGO or CSO | HE 5, 22, 23, 24, 33, 39, 42, 45, 59, 61
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| Math IGO or CSO | AM1.10, AM1.11, AM1.16, AM1.17, AM2.6, AM2.10, AM2.18, AM2.19, PS.9, PS.10, PS.11
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| Science IGO or CSO | Science 9. 1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 12, 16, 20, 25, 27, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104
Science 10. 1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 12, 16, 20, 25, 31, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97 | |





