A PROJECT
ADAPT WEB QUEST
Presented
by: Sunitha Howard
When
people around you smoke, you do too!
Introduction
Do
your parents smoke when you’re around? Maybe at home? In the car? When you’re out somewhere? Well, when your
parents are smoking, you are too! Sound good? Of course not! We all know
smoking is not a good thing but when you breathe in the secondhand smoke from a
smoker, you are damaging your body. It’s like you are smoking too.
Tobacco was first cultivated in
Do you feel like doing something about this social problem?
Well now you can! As a public policy
analyst you can help do something to protect children who have no choice but to
breathe in the dangerous air.
You will be presenting
your Power point to a group of
Task
Many of the younger
children in your K-8 school come to school reeking of cigarette smoke on their
clothes. You realize this is because they live with smokers. You have been
asked to be the voice of many young children who live in households where
parents smoke. You and your peers can make a difference in their lives and
prevent them from getting premature cancer and go through life with a healthy
respiratory system. You can also show the tobacco industry that health is more
important that wealth. By way of this assignment, you will also encourage
family members of smokers to help them quit and prevent secondhand smoking.
Your task will be to
produce a power point presentation using the Public Policy Analyst as an outline
The POWER POINT will
contain:15-20 slides which go in depth to describe the
problem and ways to alleviate it. The power point must contain images, text,
graphs and charts and be based on the PPA worksheets.
Process
Here’s what you will
do:
1.
You will work in
cooperative groups of 4:
Step 1: Define the
Problem Worksheet: http://www2.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/worksheet1.doc
Step 2: Gather the
Evidence Worksheet: http://www2.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/worksheet2.doc
Step 3: Identify the
Causes Worksheet: http://www2.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/worksheet3.doc
Step 4: Evaluate a
Policy Worksheet: http://www2.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/worksheet4.doc
Step 5: Develop Solutions Worksheet:http://www2.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/worksheet5.doc
Step 6: Select the Best Solution Worksheet: http://www2.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/worksheet6.doc
Your group
will use the resource links below to complete the PPA worksheets.
Surgeon General’s Warning about Children and Secondhand
Smoke
Secondhand Smoke Exposure in the Home
Protecting Yourself and your loved ones from Secondhand
Smoke
Promoting Smoke-Free Homes and Cars for Children
Thanks for
your participation. Let’s hope you made a difference.
Standard 1: Analysis Inquiry, and Design
Standard 2: Information Systems
Students will
access, generate, process, and transfer information using the appropriate
technologies