CD-ROM

The Science, Tobacco & You CD-ROM is another resource for teachers and students that provides a number of science inquiry activities and tools which can be used to collect and present data and formulate and communicate ideas.

Composed of three main areas, Virtual Body Lab, Community Research Lab, and Teacher's Lab, these resources further support Science, Tobacco & You activities. They also encourage individual research and further exploration of issues identified while implementing the Science, Tobacco & You science curriculum materials.

The CD-ROM includes opportunities for students to write, draw, graph, enter data in a spreadsheet, use the website, and to explore the CD-ROM itself.

Virtual Body Lab:

This section provides an opportunity for students to assemble their "virtual you" through which they will explore the human body's nervous, circulatory, and respiratory systems. Students are encouraged to "see" changes in their own bodies. Teachers can chart student progress through the Virtual Body Lab by accessing the Teacher's Lab.

Community Research Lab:

Students explore their feelings about the use of tobacco products to compare them with the attitudes of friends, teachers, community members, and health and science experts. A Lab Notebook, Data Entry and Analysis Tools, and ideas for presenting student research are provided.

Teacher's Lab:

This section contains resources for the teacher. Instructions for taking digital pictures and entering them into the computer are found here. Also in this section is the opportunity to check student lab notebooks and to chart student progress as they move through the activities on the CD-ROM. The Science, Tobacco & You Guidebook can be downloaded and printed, as can the Nutrition Database that supports several activities found in the Guidebook.