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Harmful objects
First graders identify safe ways to report harmful objects. In this harmful objects lesson plan, 1st graders identify objects that can harm them. They then identify objects that are not safe verses ones that are safe, and are taught...
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Tobacco
Fifth graders compare and contract the factors that influence a person's decision to use or not to use tobacco. In this tobacco lesson plan, 5th graders are given candy cigarettes to initiate a conversation on using tobacco. They prepare...
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I Refuse!
Fifth graders demonstrate effective use of assertive refusal skills when declining alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. In this assertive refusal lesson plan, 5th graders role play peer pressure situation and write a brief essay on what...
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Virginia History Mini Quiz: Tobacco and Slavery
In this history of Virginia instructional activity, learners complete a quiz over the tobacco and slave industry that existed in the Virginia colony. Their objective is to illustrate the facts they know about cash crops, tobacco...
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No Smoke Without Fire
In this no smoke without fire worksheet, students, with a partner, read and discuss twelve questions regarding smoking as a health risk and answer three questions for homework.
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Tobacco Puzzle
In this tobacco puzzle, students identify terms relating to the ill effects of smoking tobacco. They search for words like smoke, cancer, and cough. A list of 18 words is provided to assist students in their search.
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Alcohol And Tobacco
In this health worksheet, learners collaborate in a group discussion about alcohol and tobacco use. Students provide answers to 7 questions after they have discussed them.
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Techniques for Stopping Tobacco Use
In this health worksheet, students find the correlating definition for each key phrase related to the use of tobacco. The answers are found by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.
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Tobacco Road
Students discuss the meaning of the word economy and and what colonists used to pay for goods when gold and silver were scarce discovering that the people used tobacco for trade. They then divide into groups of four and pretend that the...
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Making Choices about Tobacco Use
Students examine the dangers associated with smoking. In groups, they discuss what it means to be addicted to a drug and how the media influences our decisions. After watching excerpts of films, they identify the use of smoking and the...
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Search for a Safe Cigarette
Students review a range of federal and state actions on tobacco issues and consider the government's role in public health. They discuss current labeling and how the law should interpret it.
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Smoking: The Truth Unfiltered
Young scholars view a PSB "In the Mix" documentary about smoking and tobacco abuse prevention. They discuss the video, identify the physical risks and effects of smoking and analyze smoking advertisements for marketing techniques.
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The Best Birthday Present Ever
Students view a PBS "In the Mix" video about smoking and identify cigarette ingredients, the physical effects of smoking and techniques used in tobacco advertising. They compose a letter persuading someone to quit smoking.
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Living Tobacco Free
First graders explore how smoking and tobacco are made of harmful substances.
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Tobacco Addiction and Secondhand Smoke
Learners brainstorm why tobacco is addicting. In this health science instructional activity, students discuss the harmful effects of smoking. They read an article and complete a worksheet at the end of the instructional activity.
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Why is Smoking Bad For You?
Students discuss the reasons that smoking is harmful. In this anti-smoking lesson, students talk about how smoke affects their body. They make a chart and write down all the reasons they should not smoke.
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What's Ponytail's Big News?
Learners discuss reasons to not smoke. In this anti-smoking lesson, students listen to a story where the character Ponytail the pony doesn't smoke and is thus able to engage in physical activities. They create Ponytail's pinwheel with a...
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Things Associated With Tobacco: Word Search
In this word search worksheet, students search for terms related to tobacco use. Words include important body parts, diseases and effects.
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Tobacco Education: Word Search
For this word search worksheet, learners search for 25 words related to tobacco and conditions resulting from the use of tobacco.
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Make It True
Students examine the deceptive ads for tobacco products. They choose an ad and draws his or her own version of the ad, using facts about the dangers of smoking. Students may pardody the ad. They glue their ad and the actual ad side by...
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Tobacco: Relationship between Race and Occupation
Eighth graders examine the relationship between race and employment in the tobacco industry. Using the text, they evaluate the impact of polical and economic changes on life in North Carolina. In groups, they research different...
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Tobacco: Labor Issues in Tobacco Processing
Students identify the various job classifications in the tobacco industry. Using their text, they determine the average wage rate and typical gender working in the tobacco companies in the early 20th century. They discuss the impact of...
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Tobacco: Exploring Tobacco Culture
Eighth graders are introduced to the tobacco planting process. Using primary sources, they identify the steps necessary to grow the popular crop. They create a flow map to organize the process graphically. They discuss the...
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Tobacco: Fictional Biography
Eighth graders identify the impact of the political and social changes in North Carolina after the Civil War. Using their text, they explain the role of agriculture, textile and tobacco in the area and how it helped economically develop...