Title:    No Butts About It

Grade Level(s):  9 - 12

Subject(s):  Health, Math, Technology, Language Arts

Learner Outcomes:  The unit will reinforce the dangers of smoking, and the student will use Microsoft Excel and calculators to find out just how much smokers spend daily, weekly,monthly, years, etc.

Duration of Lesson:  Approximately one week

Materials:  Smoking survey of school population, calculators, computer lab, Excel, printers

Technology Tools/Courseware:  Computers, Excel, Microsoft Publisher and/or Creative Writer, calculators, printer

Teacher Notes:

• Students should be reminded of the confidentiality of the survey forms!

Procedures:
 

• Day One - The health/math classes will survey the student population of the school regarding smoking habits.  This will be completed with the survey form through English classes.
• Day Two/Three - The MI Math Classes will compile the preliminary results of the survey.  Given the results of the survey, the students will calculate the percentage of students from each class who are smokers, the percentage of smokers in the total school population, the average number of cigarettes smoked per day by the student population, the average cost per day per student smoker, the percentage of student smokers whose parents also smoked.
• Day Four/Five- The students will compile the percentages and general information from the students' surveys for use by the Health Classes and this Math Class to compose a pamphlet about smoking.
• Day Five/Six - Given the computer lab, printer, Microsoft Publisher and/or Creative Writer the students will create a four or six sided pamphlet detailing the dangers of smoking.

• Day Seven - The student will assume he/she was a one-pack-a-day smoker and "Kicked the Habit" for one year.  Given the price of a pack of cigarettes, the students will calculate the money saved by not smoking for one year.  Given a shopping expense page, the students will visit web sites and compile a list of purchases they could make with the money saved.

        Internet sites: Good stuff cheap - Good for bargain hunters.
                         IMall
                         CD Europe
                         CD Now
                         The Texas Toy Store
                         Spiegel Catalog
                         Recreational Equipment
                         Books
                                Jewelry
                                American Eagle Outfitters
                                Games
                                Cabela's
                         Eastbay
                         Pet Planet
                         Warner Brothers

Modifications:  None

Enrichment Activities:  After viewing the pamphlets created by classmates, the students will choose one pamphlet from each class.  After being copied, the students will fold the pamphlets, which will be delivered to area schools and public agencies.

Evaluation/Assessment:  Math activities, pamphlet creation, Internet shopping activity
 

West Virginia Instructional Goals and Objectives
National Standards

English
9.192,3,5,10 read directions necessary to perform a sequential task,
          then perform the task, (e.g., critique directions of a household task,
          perform the task and report what happened)
9.42,3,4,5,6,7,8 identify the purpose, make predictions, distinguish fact
          from opinions and construct meaning in and beyond the text (e.g.,
          lecture, speech, media)
9.39 recognize writing strategies to address specific writing purposes,
          (e.g., narrative, informative and persuasive, in paragraphs or
          compositions
9.40 recognize writing strategies to write for audiences including peers,
          teachers, and employers (e.g., formal versus informal/informational
          versus conversational)
9.51 demonstrate competence in penmanship and keyboarding/word
          processing in the writing process to produce a clear, legible product
9.652,3,4,5,6,7,8,10,11 determine audience for whom a specific piece of
          writing will be generated to ensure appropriately content and style
          (e.g., letter of complaint, composition for peers versus teacher)
9.94 use appropriate software to practice and master desktop publishing
          incorporating text, graphics, and various fonts in a variety of formats

Math
AM1.1 use a scientific calculator to perform the basic operations of whole numbers, fractions, and
          decimals
AM1.99,10,11solve literal equations (i.e. formulas) for a given variable and apply the skills
          toward solving practical problems
AM1.119,10,11 collect, organize, and interpret data using graphs, charts, and tables
AM1.17 use graphic software to create graphs, charts, and tables from given data. (AM1.11)
AM2.109,10,11 collect, organize, interpret data, and predict outcomes using the mean, mode,
          median, range, and standard deviation

Health
          Analyze behavioral choices and their influence on goal achievement.
HE.5 IP,PHW,R,TAD,NPA
          Give examples of decisions that affect a person's quality of life
HE.23 IP,R,TAD,NPA
          List behaviors, both positive and negative, that impact body functions,
          organs and systems and explain how lifestyle factors influence health
          (dietary, physical activity, injury, habits, etc.). SS,9.35; S,9.7; S,9.10; S,9.
HE.28 SD,IP,R,TAD,NPA
          Research and propose methods of changing unhealthy behaviors and
          the expected long term benefits. S,9.7; S,9.8; S,9.12

English

Standard:
1. Demonstrates competence in the general skills and strategies of the writing process
Editing and Publishing: Uses a variety of strategies to edit and publish written work (e.g., uses a checklist to guide proofreading;
edits for grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling at a developmentally appropriate level; refines selected pieces to
publish for general and specific audiences; uses technology to publish written work)

Math
Standard: 1
Uses a variety of strategies in the problem-solving process

Standard: 6
Understands and applies basic and advanced concepts of statistics and data analysis

Health
Standard: 2
Knows environmental and external factors that affect individual and community health
Standard: 9
Understands aspects of substance use and abuse

References:

To Smoke or Not to Smoke
California Department of Education
West Virginia Instructional Goals and Objectives
National Standards

Authors:

Janie Bolyard
Eva Robinson
Diane Smith
 

Introduction

Lesson One

Lesson Two

Lesson Three

Lesson Four

Lesson Five

NIH Modules