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8th grade Idaho Student Information
Technology Standards
Sample Student Project
Effects of Smoking - Research & Oral Report
Instruction Ideas:
Focus Areas:
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Health - Making Healthy Choices
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Language Arts - Research, Speaking, Media and influence of
advertising
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Technology - Using technology tools to find & display data, Evaluating
& Organizing Information,
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Assignment:
Scenario:
You have been hired by a local advertising agency to run an anti-smoking
campaign. You have several days to collect relevant data on the effects of
smoking, to analyze the cost associated with smoking, and to present it all in a
way that will attract the attention of students.
Directions:
Collect data on the costs of smoking.
Using software, calculate:
| the yearly cost for a teen who smokes 5 cigarettes per day |
| the yearly cost for a teen who smokes 1 pack per day, 2 packs per day.
(you will need to find out information about costs per pack for both expensive
and cheaper cigarettes.) |
| the lifetime cost for a smoker in each of these categories who begins at
age 14 and quits at age 30. |
| the lifetime cost for a smoker in each category who begins at age 14 and
smokes until death at age 65. |
Collect data on the health effects of smoking
Using the internet,
| collect information about the diseases associated with smoking, |
| and the death rates from those diseases. |
Collect data on teen smoking
Using the internet,
| Find information on teen smoking over the past 10 years, |
| Look for trends – is it getting worse or better |
For your final product
| Create some kind of display/website/advertisement that will get your
information to your audience |
| Choose a way to display your data: charts, graphs, tables, etc. |
| Include a summary of your findings, tie it all together for the reader in
a paragraph or two that describes your the overall message. |
Notes:
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| Be sure to follow copyright law: credit your information sources, and any
graphics/ pictures that you use that are non-public. |
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| As you search for this information, evaluate your sources. Be able to
defend why you chose to believe the information you are reading and reporting. |
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| Follow your code of ethics during the entire process. |
Tech Standards demonstrated:
| Identify the appropriate technology device to complete a task (1.a.2) |
| Demonstrate increasingly sophisticated operation of technology components
(1.b.1) |
| Practice responsible use of technological devices and software (2.b.1) |
| Demonstrate respect for others when using technology (2.b.2) |
| Exhibit legal and ethical behaviors when using technology and information
(2.b.c) |
| Use formatting capabilities of technology for communicating and
illustrating (3.a.1) |
| Use a variety of technology tools for data collection and analysis (3.a.2) |
| Publish and present information using technology tools. (3.a.3) |
| Use telecommunications efficiently and effectively to access remote
information and communicate with others in support of facilitated and
independent learning. (4.a.1) |
| Use technology tools for individual and collaborative writing,
communication and publishing activities to create curriculum related products
for audiences inside and outside the classroom. (4.a.2) |
| Locate information from electronic resources (5.a.1) |
| Evaluate the accuracy, relevance, appropriateness, comprehensiveness, and
bias of electronic information sources (5.a.2) |
| Select appropriate technology tools for data analysis and reporting
(5.b.1) |
Other standards demonstrated:
| English standard – 744.02.a Determine and apply rules and
conventions for the following Eight parts of speech, dependent and independent
clauses, and common phrases to include prepositions, participle, infinitives,
gerunds, and appositives - Punctuation - Capitalization - Spelling. |
| Health standard – 832.01.e Recognize the impact of substance
abuse on personal health |
| Health standard - 833.01.b Evaluate the impact of risky
behavior on personal health |
| Health standard - 836.01.e Analyze factors that influence the use of
alcohol, tobacco and drugs. |
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