Tabacco Lesson Plan

Health Education for the Teacher LESSON PLAN

Candidate Name: | Date: 2-17-12 | Lesson Title: Tobacco is whacko, (and expensive!) | Grade Level: 6 | Type of Lesson: Group Exploration |

Instructional Strategies / Method of Delivery:Guided DiscussionQuestioning Strategy (metacognitive)Guided Summation | Content Area:Health | Subject Matter:Tobacco | Content Standard: Standard 1: Essential Concepts1.1.A Explain short- and long-term effects of alcohol, tobacco, inhalant, and other drug use, including social, legal, and economic implications.1.2.A Identify positive alternatives to alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use.1.4.A Identify the benefits of a tobacco-free environment.1.5.A Explain the dangers of secondhand smoke.1.7.A Identify the effects of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use on physical activity, including athletic performance. | ELD Standard: Reading Comprehension: Beginning ELD: Orally identify examples of fact and opinion and cause and effect in simple texts. |

Lesson Objective:Students will identify the benefits of a tobacco-free environment, explain the dangers of secondhand smoke and recognize the effects of … tobacco … on physical activity, including athletic performance. | Assessment: Formative: guided discussion, Questioning StrategySummative: guided summation, (oral) & Online Post | Assessment Modifications: Spanish text for article and questions |
INTO
Anticipatory Set/Orientation * Everyone has heard about the dangers of smoking… * FACT: Smoking is the most preventable cause of death in the United States * Are cigarettes the only dangerous forms of tobacco? * What are some of the negative side effects of tobacco? * Can tobacco harm people who don’t smoke or dip?State ObjectiveAt the end of this lesson, you will be able to identify the benefits of a tobacco-free environment, explain the dangers of secondhand smoke and recognize the effects of … tobacco … on physical activity, including athletic performance. |

THROUGH Modeling/Presentation * Power Point with Facts/anecdotes- * (health hazards, negative side effects, <addiction, disease, pollution, fires, secondhand smoke>) * Smokeless tobacco * Short term impact on smokers, (including shortness of breath, reduced physical fitness)Guided/Structured Practice * Hand out article, ‘The Danger of Teenage Tobacco Use” * Point out back of article with metacognitive questions (literal, interpretive(inferential), critical and creative * Popcorn ReadChecking for Understanding/Formative Assessment * Give students 15 minutes to read and answer questions to the text * Ask for volunteers, discuss answers, provide guidance |

BEYOND Independent Practice/Summative Assessment * Go to http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/body/smoking/article2.html * FIND the ‘YOU SAID IT’ link to comment board * Create a user name with your first name and last name spelled out in numbers, (a=1, m=12, z=27, etc) * Create a post that addresses how you feel about cigarettes and tobacco products. Be sure to explain the benefits of a tobacco-free environment, explain the dangers of secondhand smoke and explain how tobacco can negatively impact a person’s physical fitness. |