Anti-Smoking Web Quest 7th Grade Health Education

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Anti-Smoking Web Quest 7th Grade Health Education

• By Chad M. Spruyt

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Introduction

• Smoking is one of the worst things you can do to
  your body. On average about 3,000 kids start
  smoking every single day.
• Why? They must not understand the negative
  effects of using tobacco, because if they did,
  they would think twice before smoking.
• What can you do? How can you let everyone know
  the truth about tobacco? Can you find a way to
  prevent your classmates from smoking?

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TASK

• First, Team up with three other classmates and
  form an investigative team. As investigators,
  your first job will be to sort through different
  web sites and collect as much information about
  the dangers of smoking and tobacco products.
• Next, after youve gathered information from
  different web sites, your investigative team will
  create a 5-7 minute newscast dealing with the
  dangers of smoking and tobacco. Your newscast
  should demonstrate your commitment to tobacco
  prevention in our school.

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Process

• 1. Below you will find 4 Internet links. Each
  investigator is responsible for exploring at
  least one of the sites and gather information for
  the groups newscast. Be sure to print out or
  take notes on the information you need.
  Remember, a good investigator gets the facts.
• Smoke Screeners Health facts for students
• Smoking Tobacco Use CDC Guidelines
• Smoking Facts American Lung Association
• Tobacco Abuse Web Page Community Learning
  Network

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• If you are having trouble at this point, be
  sure to get help from a teammate or the newscast
  boss (Mr. Spruyt).
• There are also additional resources (web
  sites) that your group may wish to visit in the
  Additional Resources section.

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• 2. After your team has gathered the facts, your
  group will have to come together to start
  preparing the newscast. At this stage, your
  group will want to assign group roles. Each
  member should be assigned a role/roles. You can
  design any set of roles each team member will
  play but you must include the following
• Producer organizes newscast and makes sure
  everybody
• understands their role.
• Anchor sits at the news desk and usually begins
  the
• newscast.
• Reporter gives report about something or
  interviews
• somebody.
• Set Designer makes signs, displays, and props
  for the
• newscast.

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• Your team may also include roles such as
• Cameraman (if your newscast will be videotaped)
• Commercial Person (if you newscast includes a
  commercial)
• Interviewee (if you newscast includes an
  interview)
• Your team may think of another idea that would
  make the newscast
• really cool. Just remember that each member
  must perform at
• least one role, and no more than two. Also,
  dont forget that youre
• a team. So, be sure to help each other.

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If you are having trouble at this point, be
sure to get help from a teammate or the newscast
boss (Mr. Spruyt).
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• 3. You must now decide how your program will be
  put together. With the help of all team members,
  the producer must begin to organize the newscast.
  Remember what your task is tobacco prevention
  in your school. So, using the facts youve
  gathered, decide what information will be
  presented to your audience. Think of any
  questions that may need to be answered. Here
  are some examples

• How deadly are cigarettes?
• What are some of the effects of smoking?
• How much money does a smoker spend on cigarettes?
• Do most kids end up smoking?
• Are cigars or chewing tobacco safe?
• How does tobacco influence athletic performance
  and personal appearance?
• Dont forget that your newscast can only last
  5-7 minutes, so make wise decisions. Your news
  program should be both entertaining and factual.
  This is not an easy job, but I know you can do it.

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4. Now that you have your roles and have gathered
factual information, its time to begin
rehearsing. Remember that practice makes
perfect. So, start practicing and help each
other. Dont forget that youre a team and good
teammates always support one another.
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• If you are having trouble at this point, be
  sure to get help from a teammate or the newscast
  boss (Mr. Spruyt).

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5. Youve done it!!! Youve gathered the facts
and youve practiced your roles. Its now time
to present your newscast. GOOD LUCK!!! I
know youll do a great job!
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Additional Resources

• Below you will find additional Internet links
  that may be helpful. As you
• investigate these sites, think of how this
  material might improve your
• newscast production
• notobacco.org/ - Tobacco prevention in youth
• tobaccofree.org/ - Anti-Smoking
• smokefree.net Email Lists and Letter-writing
  Campaigns
• tobacco.org Comprehensive and current tobacco
  news
• tobaccodocuments.org Huge collection of internal
  tobacco industry
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  documents
• smokefreedc.org Advocacy Website for Smokefree DC
  
• tobaccovideos.org Tobacco commercials, news clips
  and testimony

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Evaluation

• Each team member will get three grades for this
  Web Quest.
• The first grade will be based on the newscast,
  which will be evaluated
• as follows
• - Was the newscast information accurate?
• - Was the newscast entertaining and professional
  
• looking?
• - Did the newscast get your points across?
• - Did each member perform his or her role
  assignment?

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The second grade will be based on your teamwork.
Were you a good teammate? - Each of your
teammates will talk to the boss (Mr. Spruyt)
about your helpfulness. - The boss will them
talk to you and give you a teamwork
grade.The third grade will be based on your
individual work. - How much information did you
gather? - How well did you perform your assigned
role?
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Conclusion

• Now that youre an expert on the dangers of
  tobacco, Id
• like you to think about the following three
  questions
• 1. What is the most important thing you learned
  from this Web Quest?
• 2. Does tobacco use make sense as an option in
  life?
• 3. If you knew someone who was considering
  smoking cigarettes, what would you tell them?
• While completing this Web Quest activity, I hope
  you had
• fun, gathered some new information, and most
  importantly
• made a decision NOT to use tobacco.

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• DONT SMOKE