TEENAGE SMOKING

“One thousand Americans stop smoking every day - by dying”

Introduction

Eighty percent of smokers began smoking before the age of eighteen. Smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States today.

Task

Your class has been selected to serve as national policy makers in Washington D.C. dealing specifically with the problem of teenage smoking. Following the PPA method, you and two other group members will complete the six public policy worksheets listed below, and ultimately propose your policy to the class in a PowerPoint presentation.

Process

As a team, complete the worksheets below to get the basic information and organization you need to officially present you policy to the class. In order to complete them you will need to use the information links listed under “Resources”. This links contain recent data and statistics that will support your process.

Step One

Step Two

Step Three

Step Four

Step Five

Step Six

Resources

Use these links to support the creation of your policy and the making of your power point. Do not hesitate to explore each site.

Prevention Education

Causes, Symptoms, Risks

Smoking Bans

Clinical Trials

Harmful Effects Of Secondhand Smoke

Current Smoking Laws

Teen Smoking Statistics

Take Action Ideas

Evaluation

Your grade will be based on the following rubrics:

Step 1-6 Worksheet Rubric

	Beginning	Developing	Accomplished	Score
Completed Worksheets	Worksheets barely completed	Worksheets mostly completed	Worksheets completed
Thoughtful Effort On Each Worksheet	Lack of thoughtfulness on worksheets	Partial thoughtfulness shown on each worksheet	Thoughtfulness shown on each worksheet
Organization/Flow	Unorganized plan and product	Semi-organized plan and product	Organized plan and product
Contributed To Group Work	Did not contribute to group work	Contributed minimally to group work	Contributed greatly to group work

Power Point Rubric

	Beginning	Developing	Accomplished	Score
Information (spelling, grammar, in own words)	Several spelling and grammar errors	Some spelling and grammar errors	Hardly any spelling and grammar errors
Visual Image (color, organized, effort)	Lack of color and visual effort	Some color and visual effort	Greatly lacking color and visual effort
Group Contribution	Hardly contributed to the making and the presentation of the Power Point	Partially contributed to the making and the presentation of the Power Point	Greatly contributed to the making and the presentation of the Power Point
Influence On Class	Showed minimal passion and enthusiasm while presenting	Showed some passion and enthusiasm while presenting	Showed great passion and enthusiasm while presenting

Conclusion

Now, having completed this webquest, you are knowledgeable of the teenage smoking problem in the United States. You have studied the problem, related evidence, and the existing public policies designed to deal with this current problem. You have also developed your own original public policy solutions and are ready to help teens nationwide stop smoking and help prevent others from starting.