1. Asthma and Second-Hand smoke in School-Aged Children An E-Stat Investigation

2. Did you know? Exposure to second-hand smoke in children is linked to: Episodes of asthma and increased severity of asthmatic symptoms. Asthma is the leading cause of hospitalization of children in Ontario. Adverse impact on cognition and behaviour. http://www.smoke-free.ca/Health/pscissues_health.htm http://www.on.lung.ca/nosmoking/secondhand.html http://www.on.lung.ca/nosmoking/secondhand.html 1.Second-hand smoke is the third leading cause of preventable death (after smoking and drinking alcohol). 2.Side stream smoke has higher amounts of cancer-causing agents than the mainstream smoke inhaled by the smoker.

3. Benefits of Cross-Curricular Activity Students: Learn through activity based learning. Learn through activity based learning. Provides a variety of experiences through exploration and use of technology. Provides a variety of experiences through exploration and use of technology. Increases relevancy of material. Increases relevancy of material.Teachers: Allows for the integration of two separate curricula in one lesson. Allows for the integration of two separate curricula in one lesson. Incorporation of technology (e.g. Estat) into the curricula. Incorporation of technology (e.g. Estat) into the curricula.

4. Math and Health Expectations Related Grade 7 Expectations: Health & Physical Education (7p16) Healthy Living Substance Use / Abuse: Outline a variety of issues related to substance use and abuse (e.g., the effects of second-hand smoke; the impact of laws governing drug use, including the use of tobacco and alcohol). (7p16) Healthy Living Substance Use / Abuse: Outline a variety of issues related to substance use and abuse (e.g., the effects of second-hand smoke; the impact of laws governing drug use, including the use of tobacco and alcohol). Mathematics (7m83) Data Management and Probability Overall Expectations use computer applications to examine and interpret data in a variety of ways. (7m83) Data Management and Probability Overall Expectations use computer applications to examine and interpret data in a variety of ways.

5. Students (age 11) Response to the Question: Do Your Parents Smoke?

7. Follow-up Questions 1. Think about your own household: Does anyone smoke? Where do they smoke? Does anyone have asthma? 2. After comparing the two graphs representing smoking and asthma what conclusions did you come to? Can asthma be directly related to second hand smoke? 3. Do these tables adequately depict this information? Why or why not? List 3 others ways that you can represent this data?

8. The End Created by Liz Ford and Jane Newman 2005