The Tobacco Industry catches you young.
World No Tobacco Day May 31st
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Globally, most people start smoking before the age of 18, and almost a quarter of these individuals begin using tobacco before the age of 10. The younger children are when they first try smoking, the more likely they are to become regular tobacco users and the less likely they are to quit.
Resources to support units of work for World No Tobacco Day include:
| Early Childhood | |
| Middle Childhood | |
| Early Adolesence |
- K-10 Syllabus [available through the DET portal - login required]
| Early Childhood | |
| Early Adolescence |
DET teachers are able to access The Learning Federation Learning Objects via the DET Portal. [log in required]
Useful digital resources in this collection which support Health programs include:
The Sven Callaway Show: health
Watch a talk show host interviewing people about health issues: students, health experts and a studio audience. Look at issues such as health education, health services, asthma, mental health and obesity. Explore a range of opinions including ‘way out’ ideas. Notice how people interpret facts differently. Research a topic, then describe your views on the key issues. Prepare a presentation on the topic for a group discussion. This learning object is one in a series of four objects.
Also:The Sven Callaway Show: drugs, The Sven Callaway Show: sex, The Sven Callaway Show: parenting.
Check the CMIS Resource Bank for reviews of resources including fiction, non fiction and websites on the topics of smoking and tobacco. [Select All Fields search and enter the Keyword 'tobacco' or 'smoking'.]
