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Up in Smoke
Students use PowerPoint, Internet research, scanners and desktop publishing to create a multimedia presentation on the dangers of smoking.
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Anti-drug Shock Tactics
Learners evaluate the effectiveness of 'shock tactics' to discourage drug abuse. They view a video about the death of a 21-year-old heroin addict. In small groups they discuss the video and complete comment sheet.
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The Real Deal About Smoking
In this effects of smoking instructional activity, students answer five multiple choice and two short answer questions about smoking. They are directed to use the "Surgeon General's Report for Kids About Smoking" report as a resource.
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Taking a Closer Look (Critical Viewing)
Young scholars explore persuasive writing in advertisements. In this advertisements lesson, students evaluate tobacco advertisements for persuasion techniques. Young scholars then create a counter advertisement against smoking.
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How Smoking Affects Our Repiratory System
Seventh graders examine the dangers of smoking. In this life science lesson, 7th graders survey their schoolmates about the factors that would influence them to smoke. They present their findings in class by creating a presentation.
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Toxicology and Living Systems
Young scholars investigate how toxic chemicals affect biological systems. They determine the toxic dose of a chemical that inhibits seed germination in a Brassica rapa. They investigate the effect of environmental tobacco smoke on human...
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Drugs in Schools: Preventing Substance Abuse
Middle schoolers evaluate substance abuse problems at their school and then create solutions for the problems.
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Toxicants and California Blackworms
Students determine the normal behavior of California blackworms. They determine how various concentrations of assigned toxicants affect the worm's behavior. Students are introduced to testing of potential toxicants, an important...
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Fatal Accident
While there may not be any ghostbusters in the neighborhood, there are plenty of emergency response agencies ready to give support if something is amiss. To that end, instructors invite a member of an emergency response agency to address...
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Risk Taking Behaviors
Sophomores can be sometimes wise and sometimes foolish. The same can be said for their behaviors. After watching a presentation about risk taking behaviors, class members discuss the presentation in small groups, and then complete a...
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Safe and Healthy Life Choices (Part 2)
Scholars listen to a presentation by a health care professional and then submit three questions they would like the speaker to discuss further.
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Risk Taking Behaviors
Tenth graders listen to a presenters introduction and write questions they hope to have answered during the presentation. They listen to a presentation and record notes. They participate in small group discussion and complete...
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Toxicology 2: Finding the Toxic Dose
Students brainstorm with group partners to decide upon a chemical they would like to test, and outline a procedure for their investigation. They then present in groups their ideas to the rest of the class as well as the chemical they...
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Breaking News English: Cigarette Packets to Carry Gory Pictures
In this English activity, students read "Cigarette Packets to Carry Gory Pictures," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Ethics In The Science Classroom - Fraud In Science
Students are given a fictitious case study to read in preparation for the class. This instructional activity can also be readily adapted for a role-playing classroom exercise. They discuss the ethical issues of the case.