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Tobacco and Schools:
Teaching Within a Comprehensive Approach

Background

Rationale for School
Programs

Health Canada

Teaching Tips

School-Community
Cooperation

Teaching Tools

Teaching to reduce tobacco use can be more effective and made easier by using the resources provided on this website.

	Student Webquests; structured, online student projects using web resources and real life activities.
	Lesson Plans; review the growing list of online lesson plans and learning activities.
	Teaching tips/Best Practices; select from the items in the left-hand margin
	Education Resources: see right-hand margin.

These pages have been prepared with funding provided by the
Tobacco Control Program, Health Canada.

Key Resources

		For grades 4-6. Can be used in health, science and other subjects. Health Canada.
		This Health Canada campaign for youth and adults is about second-hand smoke
		Contains lessons for preventing tobacco use in young women and on the influence of the industry.
		Health Canada's web pages for youth. Includes Internet contest, facts on smoking, flash animation and more.
		Designed to help 12-18 year olds quit smoking. Builds motivation and confidence. Learn about roadblocks and stress.
		Hundreds of lesson plans, catalogued by grade and topic. Selected from around the world, includes links to Canadian curriculum.
		Student webquests on tobacco use. Carefully designed, Internet projects that spill over into real-life activities.
		Provincial/territorial educational and Hundreds of lesson plans, catalogued by grade and topic. Selected from around the world, includes links to Canadian curriculum.