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"Smoke 'Em Out" - Character Education
Location:McConnell Middle
Grade: 6
Language Arts
AKS:
6LA-64 gather information from reference works: books... periodicals... dictionaries... thesauruses... encyclopedia... atlases and almanacs (QCC... CE) (6LA_H1998-64)
6LA-67 present information through reports... demonstrations and projects (QCC... CE) (6LA_H1998-67)

Health
AKS:
6HE-2 explain the personal responsibility of individuals and community members for maintaining public safety (QCC... CE) (6HE_B1998-2)

Mathematics
AKS:
6MA-36 collect data (QCC) (6MA_F1998-36)
6MA-37 display data using tables and graphs (QCC) (6MA_F1998-37)
6MA-38 read... analyze and interpret tables and graphs (QCC... ITBS) (6MA_F1998-38)




Type: Regular
Core/Supplemental Materials:
Glencoe Mathematics-- 6th grade - pages 530 - 531

Character Education
citizenship
kindness
self-control
courtesy
compassion
tolerance
respect for the environment
patience
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Assessment Option(s):
1. Students will develop and use a questionnaire to survey others on their awareness of the danger of second hand smoke.
2. Students will graph the data collected, relate their findings to at least two character education qualities, and present to the class.

Activity:
1. Students will research the dangers of second hand smoke.
2. Students will design a questionnaire and survey others to determine their awareness of the danger of second hand smoke. (The three categories found on pages 530 - 531 should be used to create and evaluate the questionnaire.)
3. Students will summarize the data collected into a graph.
4. Students will summarize their data and present their results in one of the following formats: poster, video, verbal report, or written summary.
5. The summary must include and relate at least two of the following character education qualities that have been listed on the board: citizenship, compassion, tolerance, respect for the environment, patience.

Character Education

citizenship
kindness
self-control
courtesy
compassion
tolerance
respect for the environment
patience
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