Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Teens and Tobacco: Peer Pressure

Subject Area

Health Education

Grade(s)

6, 7, 8

Overview

Rhode Island high school and college students explain their experiences with peers using and offering them tobacco products. They discuss the implications of giving in to peer pressure and how that can impact your health. This video can be played when teaching a lesson on peer pressure related to tobacco products.

    Health Education (2019) Grade(s): 6

    HE19.6.2.1

    Examine how family and peers influence the health of adolescents.

    Health Education (2019) Grade(s): 7

    HE19.7.2.5

    Discuss how risky choices influence the likelihood of unhealthy behaviors, including tobacco use increasing the risk of using other drugs and peer pressure to consume alcohol.

    Health Education (2019) Grade(s): 8

    HE19.8.2.4

    Explain how societal perceptions influence healthy and unhealthy behaviors.

    Link to Resource

    CR Resource Type

    Audio/Video

    Resource Provider

    PBS
    Accessibility

    Accessibility

    Video resources: includes closed captioning or subtitles
    License

    License Type

    CUSTOM
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