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VAPING PREVENTION & EDUCATION

Project: “Vaping's Not Our Thing”

PROJECT PLANNER

Guide your students through these steps to prepare their project so they can help keep other teens stay safe and healthy!

PREP

Visit Vaping 101 in the student section to gather facts about addiction and the dangers of vaping. Find more information in The Risks of Vaping Magazine and explore the Must-Know Facts About E⁠-⁠Cigarettes videos for more data.

Have your students summarize what they have learned by answering the questions below:

  1. How can vaping lead to addiction?
  2. Why are teens more at risk for addiction than adults?
  3. What are the signs of a vaping addiction?
  4. What other health risks do e⁠-⁠cigarettes pose?
  5. What advice would you give teens about vaping?
  6. What can someone do if they become addicted to vaping?

CREATE

Use the project rubric to help your students create their poster or infographic. Ask your students the questions below throughout their creative process. As they plan, have your students write and/or draw, and edit their work.

  1. How well does the entry focus on the dangers of vaping to teens?
  2. Does it contain enough information so that viewers will understand the risks?
  3. Is the information scientifically accurate?
  4. How well does the entry grab attention?
  5. How persuasive are the imagery, language, and facts?
  6. How original and inventive are the entry's visuals and/or words?
  7. Is the entry neat and readable with correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation?

POLISH

Encourage your students to share their poster or infographic with friends or family. Use their feedback to edit and improve their entry. Then, hang it up around the school or in your classroom to spread the word to other teens on the dangers of vaping.

PROJECT RUBRIC: "Vaping's Not Our Thing"

The rubric below can help your students determine how successful their poster or infographic will be. Ask your students the questions below throughout their creative process. As they plan, have your students write and/or draw, and edit their work.

1. SCIENTIFIC CONTENT - 10PTS

  • How well does the entry focus on the dangers of vaping to teens?
  • Does it contain enough information so that viewers will understand the risks?
  • Is the information scientifically accurate?

2. IMPACT & PERSUASIVENESS - 10PTS

  • How well does the entry grab attention?
  • How persuasive are the imagery, language, and facts?

3. CREATIVITY - 5PTS

  • How original and inventive are the entry's visuals and/or words?

4. PRESENTATION - 5PTS

  • Is the entry neat and readable with correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation?