Health Unit Plan - Secondary

Cody Ross
Health Unit Plan- Tobacco

6th Grade
Williams Middle School
Taught 11/7/14-11/18/14
Unit Outcomes, State Standards & Assessment

Grade Level____6th Grade_______
Unit Outcomes
Students will be able to
(B) Demonstrate ways of refusing and of
Reference
MACF
Standards
by number
Assessments
MA CF #
10.8
-How to say NO skit

presentations.
-How to say NO refusal
techniques
-Test
-Teacher Observation
MA CF #
10.6
-Class worksheets
-HW reflection on movie
-Test
MA CF #
10.7
-Class worksheets
-How to say No skits
-Test
sharing preventive health information about

tobacco with classmates, to make healthy
informed decisions about tobacco.
(C) Identify the risk behaviors related to

tobacco, as well as the effects of tobacco
on the body and the effects it can have one
someones life.
(A) Identify internal factors, such as

character and external factors such as
family, peers, community, that influence the
decision of young people to use or not
tobacco
Block Plan
Day ____1______
Day ____2______
Day_____3______
Focus/Outcomes/Essential Qs:
Focus/Outcomes/Essential Qs :
(C) SWBAT Understand the

importance of maintaining a
healthy lifestyle in order to
accomplish goals in life.
(C) SWBAT Identify the areas of (C) SWBAT Identify what

the body that are affected by
caused the subject of the
the use of tobacco.
movie to become addicted to
tobacco and how that affected
(A) SWBAT Work cooperatively her life.
to draw the effects of tobacco
on the body using a large piece (A) SWBAT Express their
of paper and an outline of the
opinion on whether using
human body.
tobacco is a risk worth taking
or not.
(B) SWBAT Draw the areas of
the body that are affected by
(B) SWBAT Describe the how
the use of tobacco on a outline the subject of the movie got
of a person.
addicted to tobacco and how it
affected her life.
Supplies/Materials/Technology:
Butcher Paper
Markers
I Cant Breath Video
Smoking effects PPT
Video Worksheet
Smokeless Tobacco PPT
Smoking tobacco handout
Learning activities including
Smokeless Tobacco Worksheet pedagogical strategies:
Exit Slip
-Set the stage for the movie
-Movie on the effects of
tobacco
pedagogical strategies:
-Reflection worksheet
-Tobacco and My Body
-Closure Questions
-PPT on Smoking Tobacco
-PPT on Smokeless Tobacco
Assessment(s):
-Exit Slip
Students ability to watch the
video and answer questions by
the teacher.
Assessment(s):
(A) SWBAT Feel the impact of

seeing others get their
hypothetical dreams ripped off
their neck.
(B) SWBAT Discuss the
importance of maintaining a
healthy lifestyle to be able to
reach goals in life.
25 Straws
25 coffee stirrers
2 balloons
Cut out Ties
Practice tie papers
String
Markers
Ties of Success PowerPoint
Computer
Projector

-Intro to Unit
-Ties of success
-Demonstrations of the
internal effects of tobacco
-Closure Review Questions
Students ability to participate
Students ability to complete
Assessment(s):
Students ability to participate
in the Ties of Success activity.
Students ability to answer
questions posed by the
teacher about the internal
effects of the body.
cooperatively during the

Tobacco and My Body activity.
Students ability to answer
questions posed by the teacher
during the presentations about
smoking and smokeless
tobacco.
the reflection worksheet based

on the movie.
Day ____4______
Day ____5______
(C) SWBAT Identify what they

value in a friend and how they
choose their friends.
(C) SWBAT Identify the

dangers of tobacco and how to
make healthy decisions about
tobacco.
(A) SWBAT Work cooperatively

with classmates when
performing a skit
demonstrating how to say
No skit.
(A) SWBAT Respect the rules

of the classroom by not talking
or looking anyone elses paper
during the test.
(B) SWBAT Demonstrate how

to say No to tobacco and
make healthy life choices
through performing a skit
(B) SWBAT Demonstrate

knowledge of the dangers of
tobacco and refusal skills to
make healthy life choices.
How to say NO packet

Thinking about your friends
worksheet
Test

-HW Discussion
-Thinking about friends
worksheet
-How to say No worksheet
-How to say No skits
-Closure
Assessment(s):
The students will be assessed
on their ability to work with
their partner to complete the
worksheets given in class.

-Study Time
-Test
-Silent reading or drawing
Assessment(s):
on their ability to answer the
test questions correctly.

on their ability to present a skit
on how to say no.
Grading System
Test- 30%
The students will complete a test at the end of the unit. The test will cover all the
information covered in the unit.
Class participation- 20%
Students will be assessed on how much they participate in class and their ability to
come to class prepared with their binder, agenda, and a pencil.
HW- 20%
The students will have HW assignments throughout the unit. This includes parent
signatures on the text and binder checks.
Binder- 30%
The students must keep a binder throughout the class with all the worksheets and
handouts. They must keep an up to date table of contents that matches the one displayed in
the classroom. The students are responsible for keeping up to date and must come to the
teacher as soon as possible to get any worked missed when out.
Resources:
I Can't Breathe: A Smokers Story [Motion picture on VHS]. (1999). Mass. Dept. of Public
Health.
Right Decisions Right Now: Be Tobacco Free. (2014). R.J Raynolds Tobacco Company.
Staff, M. (n.d.). Quit smoking. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-living/quit-smoking/in-depth/chewing-tobacco/art20047428?pg=1
Tackmann, D. (n.d.). Tobacco and My Body. In Hands-On Health. New York, New York:
Glencoe McGraw-Hill.
The Real Truth About Tobacco. (n.d.). Retrieved November 3, 2014, from
https://www.healthteacher.com
Whalen, Shannon, and Dominick Splendorio. Tools for Teaching Health: Interactive Strategies
to Promote Health Literacy and Life Skills in Adolescents and Young Adults. San
Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2007. Print.
Assessment Analysis
I gave all the students a formative assessment at the end of the unit. I gave my students
a written test. The test consisted of 5 multiple-choice questions and 5 true false questions. The
students also had to list 5 body parts affected by tobacco and 5 strategies of saying No. All
the information asked on the test exists on either a worksheet or handout given to the
students. The purpose of the assessment was to gage the students knowledge of the
information covered and to hold them accountable for doing the worksheets and learning the
material. This assessment also proved as a valuable resource for myself as a teacher to see if
my content was expressed in a method where the students learned it.
The students did very well on the test overall. 100% of the students were able to list 5
body parts affected by tobacco. This information was covered with an interactive activity at the
beginning of the unit and reviewed through the lesson including within the video. The parts of
the test that the students struggled the most with were the information related to smokeless
tobacco. This information was covered in the second half of a lesson. The first half of the
lesson was a PPT on smoking tobacco. The second half was another PPT on smoking
tobacco. Looking back at the lesson the students sat still the whole time and listened to me talk
a lot. Seeing that the students did the worst on these questions this tells me that this was my
most ineffective instruction. The class did very well on the rest of the questions on the test. I
only really saw one weak spot on the test and I don't blame that on the students, I blame that
on myself. If I were to re-teach this unit I would defiantly find another way of giving the students
the information on smoking and smokeless tobacco. Or at least space the PPTs out so they
don't fall on the same day.
HEALTH LESSON PLAN

Mr. Ross
11/07/14
School: Williams Middle School Lesson #: 1
Grade: 6
Class size: 24
Unit/Theme: Tobacco Lesson Focus: Internal Effects of Tobacco on the Body
Objectives (must be measurable, use action verbs and include elements of success)
Cite appropriate standards from MA Comprehensive Health Curriculum Frameworks
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
(C) SWBAT Understand the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle in order to accomplish
goals in life. NHES: 4.2.2; MACF: 7.2
(A) SWBAT Feel the impact of seeing others get their hypothetical dreams ripped off their neck.
NHES: 4.2.2; MACF: 7.2
(B) SWBAT Discuss the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle to be able to reach goals in
life. NHES: 4.2.2; MACF: 7.2
Materials/Supplies/Lesson Preparation
25 Straws
25 coffee stirrers
2 balloons
Cut out Ties
Practice tie papers
String
Markers
Ties of Success PowerPoint
Computer
Projector
Special Accommodations (How will the special needs of individual students be met?)
If a student has an IEP they will be given the accommodations needed to be successful in class.
References/Resources (include books, articles, websites, etc.)

Whalen, Shannon, and Dominick Splendorio. Tools for Teaching Health: Interactive Strategies to
Promote Health Literacy and Life Skills in Adolescents and Young Adults. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass,
2007. Print.
The Real Truth About Tobacco. (n.d.). Retrieved November 3, 2014, from
https://www.healthteacher.com
Opening (activator/instant activity)

Intro To Unit: The teacher will inform the students that they will be starting a new unit. This unit will
focus on the tobacco. Over the course of the unit they will be learning about the effects that tobacco
has on the body and how to say No to tobacco. The teacher will ask the students to turn to their
partner and talk for 2 minutes about everything they know about tobacco.
Procedures Step by step description of teaching strategies/methods/pedagogy to be used. (Include
time frame for each activity, transitions, extensions/adaptations, cooperative learning techniques jig
saw, pair/share, etc.)
Preparation:
Hand out worksheet
1) Ties of Success- During this activity the students will write down some of their goals in life or
bucket list items. They will start by doing so on a simple hand out with an outline of a tie on it
and then move to a thicker cut out tie. They will nicely write their top 5 or 6 items on their cut out
tie. The next step of the activity involves the students standing in a circle and using the string to
tie their ties around their neck. The teacher will look at all the ties and ask a couple for students
to explain more, or tell the class how the plan on accomplishing this goal. Then the teacher
chooses a couple of students and tells them that unfortunately they did not take care of their
health and they are not able to accomplish any of their hopes and dreams. The teacher will rip
the ties off the students necks and crumple them up. The teacher will then lead a discussion
about the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle to be able to accomplish goals in life.
2) Demonstrations of the internal effects of tobacco- The teacher first show a garden hose and
compare it to a straw. The garden hose represents a blood vessel without being affected by
tobacco. The straw represents a blood vessel of someone who uses tobacco. Next the teacher
will blow up two balloons, the first balloon represents a normal alveoli. The second balloon will
have holes poked in it. This balloon will represent what happens to the alveoli from tobacco.
Assessment:
Students ability to participate in the Ties of Success activity.
Students ability to answer questions posed by the teacher about the internal effects of the body.
Closure/Summarizer
2 mins- Review Questions:
What is important when setting life goals?
What is the most important part of yourself?
The teacher will preview what will be going on in the next class.
Notes/Reflection (to be completed right after you finish teaching a particular lesson)
What did you accomplish? How much did the students learn? What would you leave the same and
what might you change in the future to improve this lesson?
Make sure to get the students into the right mindset for the activity. The students were laughing when I
was taking ties off of students. That was not the goal. Make sure to set expectations about laughing
really quickly and don't let the students get out of hands.
The students really liked the demonstration.
HEALTH LESSON PLAN

Mr. Ross
11/07/14
Grade: 6
Class size: 18-25
Unit/Theme: Tobacco Lesson Focus: External Effects of Tobacco and Smokeless Tobacco
(C) SWBAT Identify the areas of the body that are affected by the use of tobacco. NHES: 1.8.9;
MACF: 10.6
(A) SWBAT Work cooperatively to draw the effects of tobacco on the body using a large piece of
paper and an outline of the human body. NHES: 4.8.1; MACF: 7.5
(B) SWBAT Draw the areas of the body that are affected by the use of tobacco on a outline of a
person. NHES: 1.8.9; MACF: 10.6
Butcher Paper
Markers
Smoking effects PPT
Smokeless Tobacco PPT
Smoking tobacco handout
Smokeless Tobacco Worksheet
Exit Slip
Special Accommodations (How will the special needs of individual students be met?)\
Staff, M. (n.d.). Quit smoking. Retrieved November 10, 2014. http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthyliving/quit-smoking/in-depth/chewing-tobacco/art-20047428?pg=1
Tackmann, D. (n.d.). Tobacco and My Body. In Hands-On Health. New York, New York: Glencoe
McGraw-Hill.

Tobacco and My Body- Students will be in groups of 3 to 4. Each group will have a sheet of butcher
paper to work with. They will outline one of the students bodies on the butcher paper. The teacher will
explain to the students that they need to be careful when tracing a students body not to get
marker on their clothes. After tracing out the body, they will draw the different body parts on the
outline showing what parts of the body are affected by tobacco. After the students finish each group will
present their poster and students will add other parts of the body that other groups had that they didn't.
Then the teacher will point out any major body parts that the students dont have on their posters.

Preparation:
Hand out worksheet
1) PPT on Smokinga) The teacher will present a PPT on the effects of smoking. This information will be some
review and some new information.
b) The students will also have a handout with all the information.
c) While the teacher presents the PPT they will stop the class and ask clarifying questions.
The teacher will also have the students turn and talk about different parts of the
presentation.
2) PPT on Smokeless Tobacco
a) The teacher will present a PPT on smokeless tobacco the the issues surrounding it.
b) The students will have a handout that they will need to fill in some blanks, for definitions
and health problems. As the presentation goes along the teacher will stop it periodically
to make sure the students are able to fill in all the blanks.
Assessment:
Students ability to participate cooperatively during the Tobacco and My Body activity.
Students ability to answer questions posed by the teacher during the presentations about
smoking and smokeless tobacco.
Closure/Summarizer
2 mins- Exit Slip- The students will fill out a 3, 2, 1 exit slip asking them 3 things they learned, 2 things
they are confused about, and 1 question they have.
The students really liked the tobacco and my body activity. I ended up hanging them up on the wall.
They liked seeing their work up on the wall when they came into class.
The PowerPoints were fine but should not have been done on the same day. The students lost their
focus at the start of the second PowerPoint. I needed to get them moving in between or save one of the
PPTs for another lesson
HEALTH LESSON PLAN

Mr. Ross
11/07/14
Grade: 6
Class size: 22
Unit/Theme: Tobacco Lesson Focus: I Can't Breathe Video
(C) SWBAT Identify what caused the subject of the movie to become addicted to tobacco and
how that affected her life. NHES: 1.8.9; MACF: 10.6
(A) SWBAT Express their opinion on whether using tobacco is a risk worth taking or not. NHES:
1.8.9; MACF: 10.6
(B) SWBAT Describe the how the subject of the movie got addicted to tobacco and how it
affected her life. NHES: 1.8.9; MACF: 10.8
I Cant Breath Video
Video Worksheet
I Can't Breathe: A Smokers Story [Motion picture on VHS]. (1999). Mass. Dept. of Public
Health.

Set the stage for the Movie- The teacher will explain that the class today will consist of watching a
movie about the effects of tobacco. The teacher will explain that they have never smoked a cigarette so
they cannot give a real life experience. This video will talk about one persons story and how tobacco
negatively affected their life.

Preparation:
Hand out worksheet
1) I Cant Breath Video- The students will watch the I Can't Breath video and start to work on the
worksheet that goes along with it. The teacher will stop the video periodically to ask clarifying
questions to the students to ensure they are watching and to help them understand the content
being delivered.
2) Reflection Worksheet- After the movie the students will be given time to work on their
reflection worksheet. They will have the rest of class and they can discuss their answers with
their seat partner.
3) HW- The students will finish the worksheet for homework if they need to. They should be
prepared to discuss their answers at the beginning of the next class.
Assessment:
Students ability to watch the video and answer questions by the teacher.
Students ability to complete the reflection worksheet based on the movie.
Closure/Summarizer
2 mins- The teacher will ask the students the following questions:
How did Tobacco impact the women in the movies life?
Could her troubles have been avoided?
The teacher will also give a preview of the next class. And inform the students that there will be a test
on Tuesday.
The movie got some bad reactions. When I set the stage for the movie I think I needed to warn the
students more that there might be some graphic images. I had one student who left the room and
became ill. Other students were complaining about the graphic images. I explained during the next
lesson that the movie showed what actually happens to people who smoke
HEALTH LESSON PLAN

Mr. Ross
11/14/14
Grade: 6
Class size: 22
Unit/Theme: Tobacco Lesson Focus: How to say NO
(C) SWBAT Identify what they value in a friend and how they choose their friends. NHES: 2.8.1;
MACF: 10.6
(A) SWBAT Work cooperatively with classmates when performing a skit demonstrating how to
say No skit. NHES: 1.8.9; MACF: 10.8
(B) SWBAT Demonstrate how to say No to tobacco and make healthy life choices through
performing a skit NHES: 1.8.9; MACF: 10.6
How to say NO packet
Thinking about your friends worksheet

HW Discussion- The students will share some of the answers to their questions about the tobacco
movie shown in the last class. The teacher will ask the students that after watching the movie if they
have any interest in smoking tobacco. The teacher will tell them to think back to this movie in a couple
years when you are tempted to smoke a cigarette.

Preparation:
Group students for groups.
1) Thinking about your friends worksheet- The students will complete a worksheet that has
them think about what types of activities they like to do and what types of activities their friends
like to do. Then they will look at some of the decisions they could make surrounding tobacco.
After the students complete the worksheet the teacher will have the students share some of
their answers, and the teacher will lead a discussion about them.
2) Saying NO- The students will then look at a couple different situations and write down what
they would do in the specific situations. The worksheet they will be provided with has them look
at two different situations and make some decisions for some of the different characters. After
the students have completed the worksheet the teacher will ask the students to share some of
their answers for what they believe the people in the situations should do.
3) How to say NO techniques. The teacher will review the ways to say no. The students will be
assigned groups and each group will act out one of the ways to say no. They will first act out the
scenario giving into the peer pressure. Then they will show their form of saying no, when they
act out the skits for a second time.
Assessment:
The students will be assessed on their ability to work with their partner to complete the
worksheets given in class.
The students will be assessed on their ability to present a skit on how to say no.
Closure/Summarizer
2 mins- The teacher will remind the students that there will be a test on Tuesday. The teacher will
inform the students that they should look over the facts sheet from the smoking PPT presentation, the
worksheet on smokeless tobacco, and the how to say no techniques.
HEALTH LESSON PLAN

Mr. Ross
11/18/14
Grade: 6
Class size: 22
Unit/Theme: Tobacco Lesson Focus: Test
(C) SWBAT Identify the dangers of tobacco and how to make healthy decisions about tobacco.
NHES: 1.8.9; MACF: 10.8
(A) SWBAT Respect the rules of the classroom by not talking or looking anyone elses paper
during the test. NHES: 5.8.6; MACF: 10.6
(B) SWBAT Demonstrate knowledge of the dangers of tobacco and refusal skills to make
healthy life choices NHES: 7.8.2; MACF: 10.5
How to say NO worksheet
Thinking about your friends worksheet
Students who need to take the test in another location will be given the opportunity.

Preparation:
Hand out Texts
1. Study Timea. The teacher will give the students 5 minutes to study, or quiz their partner.
2. Testa. The students will first move their desks so everyone is spread out. The teacher will direct
the students to move or turn their desks if necessary.
b. The teacher will go over the instructions for the test. There are 20 questions and one
bonus question. For the bonus it needs to be a chemical not already mentioned in the
test.
c. The teacher will hand out the test. Once the test is handed out the students will be silent.
Once the students are done with the test they can hand it in on the rocking chair.
3. Done with Test- When they have completed the test they may draw on a piece of scrap paper
or read from a book until everyone is done.
Assessment:
The students will be assessed on their ability to answer the test questions correctly.
Closure/Summarizer
2 mins- The teacher will show the students a funny movie on on animals talking for reward for
completing the unit.
Everyone did a god job completing the test and staying quiet.
Sub Plans
Instructions for you:
Seating chart is located on the desk.
This class is Block 6.
Please take attendance and send one student to the office with a list of the
names of the students who are absent.
Inform the students that you will be reporting back to me at the end of the
day with the students behavior.
Instructions for the Students:
1. Tell the students that they will have an explorer block today.
2. Their first priority will be to make sure their table of contents is in order and
they have every sheet completed. (The table of contents is on the easel up
front).
3. Once they have completed all of their work for Health they must read
silently for 25 minutes. They may go to their locker to get their silent
reading book. If they do not have one, there are some on the podium next
to the door.
4. Once they have finished their reading they may work on any other work
they have in any other classes.
Thank you very much for coming in today. Please leave me a note letting me
know how everything went. Please mention any student behavior good and bad.

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Cody Ross

Health Unit Plan- Tobacco

Unit Outcomes, State Standards & Assessment

(B) Demonstrate ways of refusing and of

-How to say NO skit

sharing preventive health information about

(C) Identify the risk behaviors related to

(A) Identify internal factors, such as

(C) SWBAT Understand the

(C) SWBAT Identify the areas of (C) SWBAT Identify what

(A) SWBAT Feel the impact of

Learning activities including

Students ability to participate

Students ability to complete

cooperatively during the

the reflection worksheet based

(C) SWBAT Identify what they

(C) SWBAT Identify the

(A) SWBAT Work cooperatively

(A) SWBAT Respect the rules

(B) SWBAT Demonstrate how

(B) SWBAT Demonstrate

How to say NO packet

Learning activities including

Learning activities including

The students will be assessed

HEALTH LESSON PLAN

Unit/Theme: Tobacco Lesson Focus: Internal Effects of Tobacco on the Body

References/Resources (include books, articles, websites, etc.)

Opening (activator/instant activity)

HEALTH LESSON PLAN

Class size: 18-25

Opening (activator/instant activity)

Procedures Step by step description of teaching strategies/methods/pedagogy to be used. (Include

HEALTH LESSON PLAN

Unit/Theme: Tobacco Lesson Focus: I Can't Breathe Video

References/Resources (include books, articles, websites, etc.)

Opening (activator/instant activity)

Procedures Step by step description of teaching strategies/methods/pedagogy to be used. (Include

HEALTH LESSON PLAN

Unit/Theme: Tobacco Lesson Focus: How to say NO

References/Resources (include books, articles, websites, etc.)

Procedures Step by step description of teaching strategies/methods/pedagogy to be used. (Include

HEALTH LESSON PLAN

Unit/Theme: Tobacco Lesson Focus: Test

Opening (activator/instant activity)

Procedures Step by step description of teaching strategies/methods/pedagogy to be used. (Include

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