All grades explored the effects of tobacco. We kept in mind that most students don't use tobacco at all even as they advance to middle and high school. These are some of the most recent statistics:
7 out of 100 8th graders have used cigarettes
14 out of 100 10th graders have used cigarettes
19 out of 100 12th graders have used cigarettes
Fifth graders considered why it is especially important for young people to not become addicted to a drug. We used photos such as the one below to create analogies to better understand this topic.
What were some of the ideas shared by you and your classmates in response to this picture?
"The pipe caused the tree to grow in a different way. Being addicted to a drug
at a young age can cause a brain to grow in ways that it is not supposed
to grow."
