Tobacco Awareness Presentation - aimed at fifth to sixth grade level students but can be adapted for fourth to eighth grade  

Students will learn:

  • the chemicals that are in tobacco smoke,
  • how tobacco use and secondhand smoke affect the body,
  • the hidden messages in tobacco advertising,
  • how much tobacco costs long-term and
  • refusal skills to use when being pressured to use tobacco.

 

  No Smoking Mascot       

Visuals used in the presentation:

  • Jar of Tar
  • Examples of chemicals that are in a cigarettes
  • Examples of tobacco advertising
  • Sample warning labels