1. Tobacco Prevention Kassie McAninch and Kristin Maxfield

2. INTASC Standard #5: The teacher understands how to connect concepts and use differing perspectives to engage learners in critical thinking, creativity, and collaborative problem solving related to authentic local and global issues. Description: This assignment allows future educator to take todays issues and connect them with concepts within the classroom Rationale: Through the completion of this assignment I was able to understand how to take an issue in today’s society and connect it with concepts in the classroom to further the education of students.

3. History of tobacco  Estimates between 5000 BC and 3000 BC  American Indians used tobacco in religious and medical practices  "Good as gold"  1776- American Revelutionary War

4. History of Tobacco cont.  1964- First Report of the Surgeon General  1965- Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act  1970- Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act  1992- Synar Amendment

5. History of Tobacco cont.  1998- Master Settlement Agreement  2009- Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act  2012- Established list of harmful ingredients in tobacco products

6. Statistics Among Young Adults  Established primarily during adolescence  9 out of 10 smokers started by age 18  3,900 children under 18 try their first cigarette  Exposure to media

7. Tobacco in Schools 2012  Middle School  High School

8. Health Issues  Kids who smoke  As they grow older

10. Effects of Tobacco Use

11. Prevention Programs  Tobacco Free Kids www.tobaccofreekids.org  Kick Butts Day www.kickbuttsday.org  Smoke Free Teen teen.smokefree.gov

12. The Real Cost therealcost.betobaccofree.hhs.gov

13. The Truth www.thetruth.com

14. References  American Lung Association. February 2010. Web. 22 April 2014.  Child and Teen Tobacco Use. American Cancer Society. 15 Nov. 2013. Web. 22 April 2014.  "Campaign for Tobacco." Tobacco Free Kids. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2014.  History of Tobacco. Boston University Medical Center. 31 Aug. 1999 Web. 22 April 2014  "Kick Butts Day 2014." Kick Butts Day Updates RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2014.  Laws and Policies. Be Tobacco Free. Web. 22 April 2014.  Smoking and Tobacco Use. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 23 February. 2014. Web. 22 April 2014  "Smoke free Teen”. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2014.