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Smoking: Grades 9-12 Lesson PlanSmoking: Grades 9-12 Lesson Plan
Publisher
Nemours KidsHealth
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Health
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
2 days
Instructional Strategies
Collaborative Learning
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Technology
Video
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Year
2015
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Smoking: Grades 9-12

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  • Quiz (.pdf)
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  • Smoking
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  • Smokeless Tobacco
  • Smoking and Asthma
  • Peer Pressure
  • How Can I Quit Smoking?
  • Secondhand Smoke
  • Activity
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The increase in the number of restrictions placed on smoking represents a clear shift in the understanding of the dangers of both the short term and long term consequences of tobacco use. But people still light up. Three activities help teens better understand the consequences of tobacco use, why they might feel pressured to smoke, and strategies for kicking the smoking habit.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

cigarettes, addiction, drug addiction, healthy habits, cancer, tobacco, tobacco products, peer pressure, social-emotional learning, self-awareness, self-discipline, critical thinking

Additional Tags

health

Instructional Ideas

  • Post the PSAs around campus
  • Challenge groups to investigate smoking restrictions in their community

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires video equipment to craft the PSAs and computers with internet access
  • Part of the Health Problems series for high schoolers
  • Plan for time to make copies of multiple handouts

Pros

  • The focus is on the long-term consequences of smoking among former smokers
  • Activities can be done individually, in groups, or as a class

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.9-10.1 RI.9-10.4 RI.9-10.5 SL.9-10.1.a SL.9-10.4 RI.11-12.1 RI.11-12.4 RI.11-12.5 SL.11-12.1.a SL.11-12.4

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