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Making Choices about Tobacco Use

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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 reaction to the film by the public because of these images. To end the lesson, they discover the importance of making repsonsible choices when it comes to tobacco use.

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addiction, responsibility, tobacco

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addiction, responsibility, tobacco, social studies
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8th - 10th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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