Handout
Scholastic

Marijuana: Breaking Down the Buzz

For Students 4th - 12th Standards
There are a lot of myths surrounding marijuana. Read a passage that clarifies the dangers of teens smoking marijuana, its harmful effects on the development of the brain, and the possible correlation of cigarette smoking to marijuana...
Graphic
Twin Cities Medical Society

Should I Talk to My Kids about Vaping?

For Parents K - 12th
Enlist parents and guardians in an anti-vaping campaign with an infographic that offers suggestions for how to talk with their students about e-cigarettes and e-liquids. The visual includes information about the dangers of vaping as well...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Will She Do/What Will He Do

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze the effect of holding misconstrued beliefs about their peers and the impact it has on their own decisions. In this social norms lesson, students study handouts, engage in discussion and problem solve cases concerning...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Does No Smoking Day Work to Help Smokers to Quit?

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students explore how to help smokers quit on No Smoking Day. They create a mind map addressing the issues including what No Smoking Day is, what does the charity do, what help is available, and what the No Smoking Day achieves. After...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

An Honest Cigarette Ad?

For Teachers K - 8th
Students recognize the intended audience for a certain advertisement They recognize advertising techniques aimed at the intended audience and create their own advertisements about the truth of cigarette smoking. Students begin to see...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Pressures and Responsibities

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students recognize some of the physical dangers of smoking. They discuss personal responsibilities regarding smoking and peruse magazines and newspapers to find at least one tobacco advertisement.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Doing What's Right

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners hold a class discussion. In this integrity lesson, students discuss the definition of integrity and read various handouts about what it means to do what's right. Learners write a reflection in their journals.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Health Risks of Smoking Tobacco

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students discuss the consequences of smoking. In this smoking lesson plan, students research ads that promote smoking. The students will then make an ad that is truly reflective of smoking.
Worksheet
Curated OER

How and What...Like Exercise

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this how and what activity, students write questions using how and what for answers given to them. Students write 12 questions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Go Cough Up a Lung!

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine and identify the effects smoking has on the lungs. They view and discuss pictures of a smoker's lung and a healthy lung, and read and discuss an informational handout. Students then participate in an aerobic...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

I Don't Ever Want to Smoke!

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners investigate the negative health effects of smoking. They listen to the book "Dog Breath" by Dav Pilkey, watch and discuss a PBS Mr. Roger's video clip, and create a list with their families of activities they like to do together.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Where There's Smoke, There's Fire

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore impact of smoking in workplaces. In this health awareness instructional activity, students act as owners and managers of different types of business locations. They develop smoking policies and defend them by responding...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Effects of Tobacco

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine effects of smoking on our bodies.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Smoke Signals

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the implications of tobacco use. In this personal health instructional activity, students participate in a classroom activity that calls for them to characterize a smoker and then examine the harmful effects of...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Can China Kick the Habit?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students watch a video on the problem of smoking in China. Using the Internet, they explore the cigarette marketing campaigns in the United States and on their way home identify advertisements. They discuss their findings and discuss...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Fitness

For Students 4th - 8th
In this fitness worksheet, students explain why it is important to be healthy, clean, and fit. In addition, they keep a record of their daily meals and snacks for a week and describe what meals are best for them and why. Finally,...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

You Can Stop!!

For Teachers 7th - 12th
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...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Persuasive Letter about Smoking

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students write a persuasive letter to someone they care about who smokes. They must use both logical and emotional appeals in their letter.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

CLOUD IN A BOTTLE

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students make observations of what they see happening in the formation of a cloud in a modeled situation. They compile their observations in a list to better explain how the formation happened.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Why is Smoking Bad For You?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Pupils 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. 
Lesson Plan
Teachers.net

Smoking and the Advertising Industry (Middle, other) SMOK_AD.DOC

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars study advertising techniques and the effects of smoking on health.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Does Advertising Say About Smoking?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine tobacco advertisements.  In this smoking advertisements lesson, students read old magazine or newspaper ads to determine their purpose and influence.  Students also discuss how to make responsible health...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What's Ponytail's Big News?

For Teachers K - 1st
Students discuss reasons to not smoke. For 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...
Worksheet
Scholastic

Marijuana: Perception of Harm vs. Use

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
Many teenagers don't believe that marijuana is harmful, but if they do, it affects whether they use it or not. Analyze the relationship between what high school seniors believe about marijuana and their tendency to use it with a reading...