Learning Objectives

This activity is part of Section 1: The Facts ofTeenNet's Virtual Classroom on Tobacco Control. Learning objectives for this section as a whole are:

- Knowledge of the chemicals, additives, and other ingredients in tobacco products (i.e. cigarettes), and tobacco smoke
- Understanding the addictive qualities of tobacco products
- Understanding the link between health and tobacco

Teaching Process

Written for students. You can add this directly to your class as an assignment!

Estimate the number of hours you have been exposed to second hand smoke based on the smokers in your life and the environments you live, work, and play in. Do not forget to count the time you spend around family members and friends who smoke, or in workplaces or hang-outs where people may be smoking.

Based on your estimate, calculate how much time you have spent around smokers - a weekend, a week, a month, a year, or more. Think about some of the possible implications of different levels of exposure to second-hand smoke.

As a class, we will compile all our responses and create a chart (using a spreadsheet program like Microsoft Excel or a site like http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/). Then we will discuss the implications of different levels of exposure.

Teachers Notes

Estimate the number of hours you have been exposed to second hand smoke based on the smokers in your life and the environments you live, work, and play in. Do not forget to count the time you spend around family members and friends who smoke, or in workplaces or hang-outs where people may be smoking.

Based on your estimate, calculate how much time you have spent around smokers - a weekend, a week, a month, a year, or more. Think about some of the possible implications of different levels of exposure to second-hand smoke.

As a class, we will compile all our responses and create a chart (using a spreadsheet program like Microsoft Excel or a site like http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/). Then we will discuss the implications of different levels of exposure.