TOBACCO-FACTS By Ken Brodzinski & TOBACCO-MATH Teacher Page>>

OPEN YOUR MIND AND YOUR JOURNAL!

Sales of tobacco products to minors has to drop to at least 10% of total tobacco sales before we can see a significant drop in their use. TOBACCO-FACT

If total tobacco sales for our area were 1.4 million dollars last year, how much would a 10% reduction in sales be? _________________. I. TOBACCO-MATH $140,000

Effective school-based tobacco education programs must occur before the fifth grade. TOBACCO-FACT

If twenty-seven out of thirty-five schools offer such a program, II. TOBACCO-MATH What % would that be?______ 77%

TOBACCO-FACT In order to change smoking habits, the ratio of Non-Smoking to Smoking ads must be 4:1.

III. TOBACCO-MATH Last year tobacco companies produced 40,000 ads. How many Anti-Smoking ads must be produced to reduce tobacco use? _____________ 160,000

Last year tobacco companies spent twenty-five million dollars on advertising. If each ad cost $5,000, how many ads were made? _______ 5,000 IV. TOBACCO-MATH

High School Senior Class Tobacco Use

V. High School Senior Class Tobacco Use Graph Which senior class was the lowest ?_____ 1992

VI. High School Senior Class Tobacco Use Graph Which senior class was the highest? ____ 1975

VII. High School Senior Class Tobacco Use Graph What % used tobacco in 1975? ______ 75%

SMOKELESS TOBACCO GRAPH

VIII. SMOKELESS TOBACCO GRAPH Which western state has the highest usage? ______________ Wyoming

IX. SMOKELESS TOBACCO GRAPH Which eastern state has the lowest usage? ___________________________ New York

X. SMOKELESS TOBACCO GRAPH How many states had usage levels under 10%? ________ 5

XI. SMOKELESS TOBACCO GRAPH Why do you think Virginia has such high usage?________________________ Origin of tobacco industry

TOBACCO SALES - CIRCLE GRAPH UNITS SOLD

XII. TOBACCO-MATH THE LEAST POPULAR TOBACCO PRODUCT SOLD IS SNUFF. HOW MANY UNITS WERE SOLD? ____________ 50 UNITS SNUFF

XIII. TOBACCO-MATH CIGARETTES SOLD TWELVE TIMES BETTER THAN SNUFF. HOW MANY UNITS WERE SOLD? ________________ 600 UNITS SNUFF CIGARETTES

XIV. TOBACCO-MATH CHEWING TOBACCO SALES WERE 1/4 THAT OF CIGARETTES. HOW MANY UNITS WERE SOLD? ________________ 150 UNITS CIGARETTES CHEWING TOBACCO

XV. TOBACCO-MATH CIGARETTE SALES ACCOUNTED FOR __________ % OF THE TOTAL TOBACCO SALE? CIGARETTES 60

XVI. TOBACCO-MATH SNUFF AND CIGARS ACCOUNTED FOR __________ % OF THE TOTAL TOBACCO SALE.? CIGARS SNUFF 25

XVII. TOBACCO-MATH CHEWING TOBACCO ACCOUNTED FOR __________ % OF THE TOTAL TOBACCO SALES? CHEWING TOBACCO 15

XVIII. TOBACCO-MATH CHEWING TOBACCO AND CIGARS ACCOUNTED FOR __________ % OF TOTAL TOBACCO SALES? CIGARS CHEWING TOBACCO 35

REMEMBER MOST SMOKERS START IN JR. HIGH AND DO NOT QUIT UNTIL THEY EITHER GET SICK OR DIE.

TEACHER PAGE OBJECTIVES: 1.To familiarize the students with facts pertaining to the advertising, sales and use of tobacco ACTIVITY: 1. The students will be required to use their journals. 2. Students will be asked to apply basic math skills to eighteen problems. PROCESS: 1.The teacher will click through twenty six slides. 2. Each slide is self explanatory and answers are provided. 3. The teacher should preview the lesson prior to classroom presentation.

Journal Outline I. - IV. Tobacco-Math - one line each. V. - XVII. Tobacco - Graph - one line each.