Scholars use the article "More College Students Are Smoking, Study Says" as a springboard for discussion on the reasons why people smoke cigarettes. They investigate different methods of graphing statistics by using the data provided in...

Sixth and seventh graders analyze smoking statistics. In this health lesson plan, learners look at the percentage of people who smoke from each race group. They create a bar graph and circle graph that displays this information. 

Students analyze the monetary cost associated with smoking cigarettes. They calculate the life expectancy associated with how many cigarettes are smoked a day. They complete story problems as well.

Third graders discuss the adverse effects of smoking and predict the financial cost of a smoking habit. They collect data regarding the cost of a pack of cigarettes and average packs smoked a day. They create bar graphs displaying the...

Students analyze smoking behavior based on peer pressure.  In this health lesson, students read and complete worksheets on the internet concerning the behaviors associated with smoking.  They summarize what they have learned by...

High schoolers interview both smokers and nonsmokers to get their point of view on the topic. They prepare bar graphs based on the data accumulated by the class during the interviews.

High schoolers examine how much money they can save by not smoking.

In this radiation and lifestyles worksheet, students are given 5 problems about a person which indicate her exposure to radiation. Students calculate her total dosage to radiation in each problem based on her exposure.

In this probability worksheet, students read story problems and set up complement and conditional probability problems according to the multiplication rule. Three story problems are included on this worksheet.

This is an excellent multidisciplinary lesson designed by Scientific American. It provides three creative activities--designing a garden, studying hieroglyphics, and writing poetry--relevant to the ancient peoples of the Middle East....

Sixth graders read and discuss background information and brainstorm reasons for wildfires. They use a Venn Diagram to list the similarities and differences between wildfires and prescribed fires and then track the weather forecast for...

Students investigate the traditional method of drying meat used by Native Americans. They apply math concepts such as ratio, proportion, percent, and scientific notation to determine the amount of meat the is dried from an animal using...

Students review data analysis techniques. In this statistics lesson, students access statistical software regarding the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth. Students read and interpret the data as they complete the...

Students examine how businesses and corporations contribute or sponsor activities for the common good. They read annual reports of major corporations to determine how they contribute to focused activities for the common good.