Format
This program is in a game-show format, with the class trying to answer multiple-choice questions about tobacco products.
Objectives
• Discuss the history of tobacco use in the US and how current labeling reflects a challenge between accurate ingredients listing and legal protection of tobacco companies.
• List several known additives in commercial tobacco products and their household analogs.
• Compare the standardized Surgeon General’s Warnings for tobacco products and discuss their
effectiveness in warning users of the ingredients of the products.
Standards Alignment
National Standards
National Health Education Standards
Standards 1, 2, 5, 8
• Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.
• Students will analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology and other factors on health behaviors.
• Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.
• Students will demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family and community health.
State Standards
See National Health Standards above.