USA Today
Three Factors Threaten Teens
Learn main reasons why teenagers experiment with illegal drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes. This article provides statistics about teen drug abuse, discussion questions, and a writing activity.
Other
Usa Study Guide: American Customs and Habits
Concise information on American customs and habits aimed at older students. With coverage on meeting new people, introductions, speaking on the phone, eating out, tipping, and smoking. Also includes extensive internal links to other...
Library of Virginia
Virginia Memory: Tobacco Counterblast
For this lesson, students look at why King James I thought that smoking tobacco was a dangerous habit.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: I've Gotta Get Some Air
Students identify types and sources of indoor air pollutants in their school and home environments. They evaluate actions that can be taken to reduce and prevent poor indoor air quality. In an associated literacy activity, students...
Read Works
Read Works: Saving for a Cause
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a class that saved pennies to help people quit smoking. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Respiratory System Health
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Many of the diseases related to smoking are called lifestyle diseases: diseases that are caused by choices that people make in their daily lives. For example, the...
Texas Heart Institute
Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: Heart Disease Risk Factors
One-page article answers questions about heart disease risk factors in children and teenagers including high blood pressure, cholesterol, smoking, obesity, and physical inactivity.
National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health
Smokeless Tobacco and Cancer: Questions and Answers
This website provides brief responses to several questions about smokeless tobacco and the risks associated with its use including: "What harmful chemicals are found in smokeless tobacco?," and "What about using smokeless tobacco to quit...
A&E Television
History.com: When New Seat Belt Laws Drew Fire as a Violation of Personal Freedom
The 1980s battle over safety belt laws reflected widespread ambivalence over the role and value of government regulation. Drivers and passengers complained that seat belts were uncomfortable and restrictive, but the uproar over mandatory...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Fumar Y El Asma
Smoke can cause asthma flare-ups to occur more often. Read this article to find out why. In Spanish.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Dealing With Peer Pressure
Making decisions on your own is hard enough, but when other people get involved and try to pressure you one way or another it can be even harder. When people your own age try to influence how you act, it's called peer pressure. It's...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Tobacco 101
This lesson will help students understand the short and long term effects of using tobacco as well as why it is addictive.
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: Second Hand Smoke
Here, you can read an interview with Dr. Ichiro Kawachi, of the Harvard School of Public Health, who published a study concerning the effects of second-hand smoke on non-smokers. Included is a RealAudio version of this interview.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: The Best Birthday Present Ever
Gather basic facts about tobacco addiction, including cigarette ingredients, physical effects, tobacco advertising and how to quit. Present a clear and logical written argument based on the facts learned.
TES Global
Tes: Writing to Persuade: Lesson Presentation
[Free Registration/Login Required] The PowerPoint lesson will guide students through the steps in persuasive writing.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Your Body: Operation: Flame Out!
Tells the story of how, as tobacco became more popular, it changed human health, and what the CDC did to fight the epidemic.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Pancreatic Cancer
This site from Intelihealth provides a thorough overview of pancreatic cancer. Includes information on symptoms, treatment, prevention, and much more.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Bronchitis
An overview of Bronchitis is provided on this site. Signs, symptoms, and treatments are also included. Links to related sites are available.
National Institutes of Health
Niehs: Kids' Pages: Mama Didn't Know
Online children's story that teaches about the health effects of breathing secondhand smoke. Click on "next" at the bottom of the story to see why it's so important not to smoke when children are present; it can affect your health but...
Other
Cancer Information Network: Follow Up and Emotional Support
The article stresses the importance of follow-up treatment for lung cancer and the significance of family and group support.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Gallbladder and Bile Duct Cancer
This site from Intelihealth provides a thorough overview of gallbladder and bile duct cancer. Includes information on symptoms, treatment, prevention, and much more.
Digital History
Digital History: Watergate
This site is a comprehensive overview of the Watergate break-in and investigation that would eventually result in Nixon's resignation.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Secondary Hypertension
This resourcecontains a thorough overview of secondary hypertension. There is also information on symptoms, prevention, treatment, and more.
Other
Bio Ethics Education Project (Beep): Human Health
The tutorial explores human health. Topics included are genes, vaccination, health risks, and drugs in sports. The resource consists of articles,additional resources, and activities.
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