Students should apply their solution. In addition to the pre and post-test, students should keep a journal of what they do and how much they do. The students should be able to analyze the results at the end of the year and determine if certain plans can be used for all students. Following the DARE presentation at the elementary school, discuss in class if any students have been pressured to use alcohol or drugs. Teach them that most users begin at a young age and are unable to quit or move on to other drugs.
GOAL Become aware of all the physical and health problems dealing with the use of tobacco.
State all the caustic chemicals found in tobacco. Plot a chart, taking the same amount of money spent on tobacco and investing that money in mutual funds. Discover how cigarette use can decrease lung capacity and efficiency of performance. Develope a teaching strategy to introduce the affects of tobacco to the middle school and the elementary students by the anatomy and health classes. The respiratory and circulatory systems will be introduced Introduce the problem Introduce the web sites and other sources of information Get equipment from the american heart association to measure extremity temperatures,and CO2 amounts, and capacity Do physical tests to measure physical fitness, comparing smokers and nonsmokers.