Grades: grades-5-6
ACTIVITY 9: What I See In Me
ACTIVITY 9: What I See In Me
Read each statement and decide if you agree or disagree with it. Then, drag it to the appropriate category.
- AGREE
- DISAGREE
- When I make a mistake, I feel ashamed.
- I notice a difference in myself when I have been getting a lot of exercise.
- Sometimes I say “yes” when I want to say “no”.
- I’m not embarrassed to ask for help.
- There is nothing about me that I would want to change.
- It’s hard for me to meet new people.
- I worry a lot.
- I would try tobacco and nicotine if my friends wanted me to.
- I usually like who I see in the mirror each morning.
- I feel that I am in control of my life.
- Being popular is not important to me.
- I’m good at solving problems.
- I feel good when I stand up for myself.
- I’m usually happy.
UNIT QUIZ: Student Assessment
UNIT QUIZ: Student Assessment
TRUE/FALSE
CHOICES & CONSEQUENCES
FILL IN THE BLANKS
True/false: 100 Question
Most middle schoolers are not current cigarette smokers or vapers.
True/false: 100 ANSWER
What is "True"?
Choices & Consequences: 100 Question
Young people who smoke cigarettes _______.
- a) are likely to be less physically fit and to have more breathing problems than kids who don’t smoke
- b) report that they cough and wheeze more than their peers who don’t smoke
- c) neither A nor B
- d) both A and B
Choices & Consequences: 100 Answer
d) both A and B
Fill in the blanks: 100 Question
Young people who smoke cigarettes _______.
- a) are likely to be less physically fit and to have more breathing problems than kids who don’t smoke
- b) report that they cough and wheeze more than their peers who don’t smoke
- c) neither A nor B
- d) both A and B
Choices & Consequences: 100 Answer
d) both A and B
True/false: 200 Question
Young people who smoke cannot become addicted to nicotine.
True/false: 200 ANSWER
What is "False"?
Choices & Consequences: 200 Question
Smoking cigarettes can damage________.
- a) only your mouth and gums
- b) only your lungs and heart
- c) only your lungs
- d) nearly every organ in your body
Choices & Consequences: 200 Answer
d) nearly every organ in your body
Fill in the blanks: 200 Question
Double Your Points — Worth 400 Points!
Three reasons why most middle schoolers do not use tobacco and nicotine are _______, _______ and _________.
Choices & Consequences: 200 Answer
What Are:
- They want to be tobacco and nicotine free.
- They know about the health consequences.
- They are concerned about the non-health consequences (e.g., getting in trouble).
- Their friends don’t use tobacco or nicotine.
True/false: 300 Question
Many young people say they’re going to quit using tobacco or nicotine in the future, and then can’t.
True/false: 300 ANSWER
What is "True"?
Choices & Consequences: 300 Question
What best describes what you should think about when making a decision?
- a) your friends
- b) what other people will think
- c) your goals, choices, and consequences
- d) your friends, choices, and consequences
Choices & Consequences: 300 Answer
c) your goals, choices, and consequences
Fill in the blanks: 300 Question
“My friends who vape teased me about trying it. So, after school I tried a vape with them even though I didn’t want to.” This statement is an example of ______________.
Choices & Consequences: 300 Answer
What is peer pressure?
True/false: 400 Question
Smokeless tobacco is harmful to your health.
True/false: 400 ANSWER
What is "True"?
Choices & Consequences: 400 Question
What are three health consequences of tobacco use?
Choices & Consequences: 400 Answer
What are:
(Any three of the following would be correct.)
- Strokes
- Cataracts (which can cause blindness)
- Emphysema
- Gum disease
- Pneumonia
- Bronchitis
- Chronic coughing
- Wheezing
- Heart disease
- Phlegm production
- Bleeding gums
- Mouth sores
- Shortness of breath
- Hardening of the arteries
- Increased risk of infection
- Damaged immune system
- Cancer
- Being less physically fit
- Impaired lung growth
Fill in the blanks: 400 Question
“My friends who vape teased me about trying it. So, after school I tried a vape with them even though I didn’t want to.” This statement is an example of ______________.
Choices & Consequences: 400 Answer
What are:
(Any three of the following would be correct.)
- They don’t know how to say “no” to their friends.
- They don’t feel good about themselves (low self-esteem).
- They aren’t doing well in school.
- They don’t understand the health consequences.
- They think everyone is doing it (overestimating the number of people who use it).
- They don’t realize they can become addicted (underestimating the addictive nature of nicotine).
- They think it will make them look cool or grown-up.
- They think it will help them fit in.
True/false: 500 Question
Smoking cannot cause heart disease.
True/false: 500 ANSWER
What is "False"?
Choices & Consequences: 500 Question
What are three consequences of nicotine use?
Choices & Consequences: 500 Answer
What are:
(Any three of the following would be correct.)
- addiction
- changes to the brain
- mood disorders
- changes to learning,
- lack of impulse control
Fill in the blanks: 500 Question
You want to be tobacco and nicotine free. What are three ways you could say “no” to a friend who offers you a cigarette, vape, smokeless tobacco, pouch or other product?
Choices & Consequences: 500 Answer
What are:
(Any three of the following would be correct.)
- Say "no" and suggest something else.
- Say "no" and talk about the consequences.
- Say "no" and give a reason or explain why you said "no."
- Say "no" and reverse the pressure.
- Say "no" and change the subject.
- Say "no" and add some humor.
- Say "no" and walk away.
FINAL QUESTION:
List three types of cancer caused by smoking.
FINAL Answer:
What are:
(Any three of the following would be correct.)
- Pharynx (mouth and throat)
- Larynx (voice box)
- Esophagus
- Lungs
- Stomach
- Pancreas
- Kidney
- Bladder
Thanks for sharing what you'velearned about being tobacco and nicotine free!
ACTIVITY 5: What Would You Do?
ACTIVITY 5: What Would You Do?
CHOICES AND CONSEQUENCES
Situation #4
After you pretend you're okay with how your friends are changing and what they're doing, you feel (choose one):
ACTIVITY 5: What Would You Do?
ACTIVITY 5: What Would You Do?
CHOICES AND CONSEQUENCES
Situation #4
After you start to make new friends who share your interests, you realize (choose one):
ACTIVITY 5: What Would You Do?
ACTIVITY 5: What Would You Do?
ACTIVITY 5: What Would You Do?
ACTIVITY 5: What Would You Do?
CHOICES AND CONSEQUENCES
Situation #4
After choosing to tell your friends how you feel, you are (choose one):
ACTIVITY 5: What Would You Do?
ACTIVITY 5: What Would You Do?
ACTIVITY 5: What Would You Do?
ACTIVITY 5: What Would You Do?
CHOICES AND CONSEQUENCES
Situation #4
Based on your feelings, the next time you are in a situation similar to this one, you are likely to (choose one):
ACTIVITY 5: What Would You Do?
ACTIVITY 5: What Would You Do?
CHOICES AND CONSEQUENCES
Situation #4
Here are some possibilities. Choose one and see where it takes you.
Your close friends are changing and doing things you don't feel good about, like stealing. You (choose one):
ACTIVITY 5: What Would You Do?
ACTIVITY 5: What Would You Do?
CHOICES AND CONSEQUENCES
Situation #4
Old friends, new changes
You have had the same set of friends for several years now, and you are all very close, which you like. Lately, however, you notice that some of your friends are changing. Some of them have started stealing, and the others seem to approve. They've lost interest in the things you used to do together, like school sports, and you still want to be on some of the teams.
What sort of changes are going on here, and what effects could they have on you? Can friendships change and still be friendships? What roles might these friends have played in your life in the past, and what roles might they play in the future?