Health+Education

HEALTH - DRUG EDUCATION: SMOKING

**Target Audience:** Year 5 Teachers and any other teachers wishing to introduce the topic to students
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**Scope and Sequence:**



 * Suggested Contexts and Topic:** Smoking

Smoking is the single largest cause of death in Australia. Although its effects are commonly assumed, it is important for teachers to educate students on the facts, long and short term effects and how to access appropriate and relevant information. An effective way of informing students about potential health risks would be to look at websites that discuss the dangers of smoking or by completing a class brainstorming activity based on ideas provided by class members. To ensure quality and well rounded learning is achieved, it is important that students work cooperatively, sharing ideas and developing empathy for diverse values and attitudes.
 * Introduction:**

The activity provided will result in the creation of a digital poster by students promoting an anti-smoking message. The task can be realistically achieved over five one-hour lessons. Depending on the teacher this could be done over five consecutive days or spread out over five weeks with one dedicated lesson per week. Using online resources, group discussions and group research students will learn the facts about smoking including its negative health and social implications. Students work in small groups of four researching the topic and building a strong argument against smoking that will be finally expressed in the creation of a digital poster using the social networking site 'Glogster' to be displayed on student Tumblr pages, the school website and around the school as part of an anti-smoking campaign.
 * Task Overview:**

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 * Group Member Contributions:**

-Task planning -Resource gathering -Wiki page creation and set up -Lesson plan creation -Referencing -Final presentation, video and voice
 * Tamara Blowers:**

-Task planning -Wiki page writing and editing -Lesson schedule -All teacher resources research and organisation -Final presentation speech
 * Leiah Eloche:**

-Task planning -Document creation -Final presentation speech
 * Elizabeth Salter:**

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