SKILLS: Comprehending / Analyzing Data
Suggested Time Consideration: 25 mins
RATIONALE
The quiz will help you assess your students’ understanding of the content of the “Right Decisions, Right Now: Be Nicotine Free” program.
GETTING STARTED
When you are done with the lessons and your students have completed the activities, have your class break into small groups and face the interactive whiteboard. You may also opt to project this onto a screen from your computer.
Display the digital activity link to the main page of the quiz on the interactive whiteboard or projector screen.
In this quiz, there are three categories: “True/False”, “Multiple Choice”, and “Fill in the Blanks”. In each category, there are five questions. There is also one “Daily Double” question (worth twice the points) and a “Final Question”.
Decide which group of students will begin the game. Then, let them select a category and a number value. For example, they may select “True/False” for 200, or “Fill in the Blanks” for 400. They need not go in order.
When students select a category and number value, click on it from your computer or at the interactive whiteboard to display the question. Click on the “Answer” button to display the answer. Do not display the answer until the correct answer has been given by a team or all groups have taken a turn. Review the answers first (in the “Answers” section) and consider printing them out for easy reference (see the “Materials” section). To go back to the main quiz screen after each question is answered correctly, click on the “Home” button at the bottom of the screen.
Pose each question to the entire class and determine who will get to answer first based on speed of response. Alternately or in addition, you may wish to ask teams to write down their complete answers before raising their hand to respond. If you do so, you may opt to award points to all teams that get the correct answer, regardless of response time. In this case, have teams take turns selecting categories and point values, as well as answering. If you choose to determine who gets to answer first and earn points based on speed of response, follow these guidelines: if someone in a group raises their hand first, with the correct answer to the question in the category, they will then win the points and get to choose the next category and number value. If they raise their hand first but get the answer wrong, you would then allow the other teams to answer, with the order determined by how quickly they responded. The team with the correct answer, or the team that had the last correct answer, will choose the next category and point value. This will continue throughout the game.
Request that a student volunteer keep track of points for each team on the chalkboard or on a piece of paper. When a team gets a correct answer, they earn the category value. When they get an incorrect answer, the point value of the question is deducted. Alternately, you may opt to only add and not deduct points.
For the “Final Question” round, tell the class that the category is “Health Consequences” before clicking on the button to display the final question. Based on the category, each group should write down a point value they are willing to risk. The scorekeeper should share the team scores prior to this point so groups can make an informed decision.
Teams with the correct answer will have the point value they risked added to their score. Teams with an incorrect answer will have it deducted from their score, or simply not added.
TALKING ABOUT IT
Emphasize that the point of the Unit Quiz is for students to have an opportunity to share what they’ve learned about being tobacco free.
Note the questions students struggle with most and consider discussing them with students after the quiz.
ANSWERS
| Points | Question | Answer |
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| Questions/Prompts in “True/False” Category | ||
| (100) | Most middle schoolers are not current cigarette smokers or vapers. | What is “True”? |
| (200) | Nicotine addiction can occur after as few as 100 cigarettes/vapes | What is “True”? |
| (300) | Using smokeless tobacco does not cause health consequences. | What is “False”? |
| (400) | Nicotine does not affect or change the brain the same way heroin and cocaine do. | What is “False”? |
| (500) | The younger a person is when he or she starts to smoke cigarettes or vape, the more likely he or she is to become addicted to nicotine. | What is “True”? |
| Questions/Prompts and Answers in “Multiple Choice” Category | ||
| (100) | Young people who smoke cigarettes or vape can experience_______. a) shortness of breath b) coughing and wheezing c) nicotine addiction d) all of the above | d |
| (200) | What is nicotine? a) a neurotransmitter b) a neuron c) a drug found in tobacco leaves d) a form of glucose found in tobacco leaves | c |
| (300) | Which statements are the most accurate? a) Smoking cigarettes can damage your lungs. b) Vaping can affect your brain and your ability to pay attention. c) Smoking cigarettes can damage nearly every organ in your body. d) Smoking or vaping is only harmful to people who have smoked for a long time. | a, b and c |
| (400) | Half the effects of nicotine are gone in _______. a) 35 minutes b) 40 minutes c) 60 minutes d) 90 minutes | b |
| (500) | Without nicotine, a smoker can feel ___________. a) cold and sad b) energetic and thirsty c) irritable and depressed d) happy and alert | c |
| Questions/Prompts and Answers in “Fill in the Blanks” Category | ||
| (100) | Three health consequences of tobacco use are ___________, _____________, and __________. | What are: (any three of the following would be correct)
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| (200) | (Double Your Points—Worth 400 Points!) Three nicotine withdrawal symptoms are ____________, ____________ and ___________. | What are: (any two of the following would be correct.)
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| (300) | The difference between peer pressure and peer influence is ______________________. An example of peer pressure is ___________________. An example of peer influence is ________________. | What are:
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| (400) | When making a decision, three things to consider include ___________, ______________, and _________. | What are:
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| (500) | You want to be tobacco and nicotine free. What are three ways you could say “no” to a friend who offers you a cigarette or vape? | What are: (any three of the following would be correct.)
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| Prompt and Answers for the Final Question | ||
| TBD by Students | List three types of cancer caused by smoking. | What are: any three of the following would be correct: pharynx (mouth and throat), larynx (voice box), esophagus, lungs, stomach, pancreas, kidney, bladder |
Teachers, please note that students may come up with other types of cancer they believe are caused by smoking. Direct students to some of the online resources included in the program footnotes to have them check to see if they are correct.
WRAPPING UP
End the lesson with a class discussion about decisions students make to be healthy and positive. Ask them what it means and why they think it is important to have a healthy, active lifestyle and good eating habits. Ask them how using tobacco or nicotine products such as vapes or smokeless tobacco would negatively affect a healthy lifestyle.
For a complete list of health consequences related to tobacco use, visit www.cdc.gov/tobacco.
For more information about the health impact of using e-cigarettes, visit: Know the Risks of E-cigarettes for Young People | Know the Risks: E-cigarettes & Young People | U.S. Surgeon General’s Report
INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD POWERPOINT
For your convenience, we have created this same activity in two formats. The optimized interactive whiteboard PowerPoint includes additional audio and visual effects to engage your students. Click here to download the PowerPoint. You’ll also find it in the “Materials” section below.