Home Start a club Recruit members Resources new Activity ideas Visit middle schools Fundraising ideas Tell the media Important Dates Supporting your school Quit-smoking class TFS Rally 2006 new TATU profiles Portal Discussion Forum Cool links Register Your Club Subscribe to the Newsletter Contact Us   Great Resources for Schools Non-profit organizations, such as the Canadian Cancer Society and the Lung Association have a collection of anti-tobacco resources that schools can borrow - usually free of charge. View the Canadian Cancer Society Resource Catalogue View the Lung Association Resource Catalogue More Resources Videos Posters & Pamphlets Visuals & Presentations Games & Classroom Activities Create Your Own Visuals Gear for Your Club Tobacco Facts Tobacco Industry Quotes Videos The Canadian Cancer Society has a library of movies that we loan, free to charge, to schools. Our movies include: The Barb Tarbox Story Barb was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer at the age of 41. She spent her last days travelling around Canada speaking to students. Highly recommended. Diary of a Teenage Smoker Addresses the underlying reasons why young women smoke and provides the knowledge and the skills to become smoke-free. Includes facilitator’s guide. Smoke Screen Dave Goerlitz as the “Winston Man” , speaks out on the deceitfulness of cigarette ads. Mara's Breathtaking Story Mara’s cool new friends share everything; rides, the latest gossip, and cigarette. Everything indicates that Mara is on her way to a lifelong addiction, until circumstances force her to re-evaluate her choice. Secrets Through Smoke Dr. Wigand shares his experiences about the tobacco industry’s manipulation of the truth. This video contains compelling and sometimes graphic supporting footage. Download the Order Form or Phone: 1-800-455-9090 The Lung Association also loans videos Online Catalogue | Phone: 1-800-565-LUNG [ Back to Top ] Posters & Pamphlets Poster: The Tobacco Industry Poster Child Contact Health Canada and leave a message: 1-866-318-1116 Or send an email stating how many copies, and your complete address to: Tcp-plt-questions@hc-sc-gc.ca Tobacco Industry Denormalization Info Pack This booklet contains key information about tobacco industry denormalization and ideas for taking action to expose the tobacco industry in your school or community. The info pack was developed by the Program Training and Consultation Centre (PTCC) in Ontario. Canadian Cancer Society: view catalogue The Lung Association: view catalogue Butt Out: http://www.buttout.com [ Back to Top ] Visuals & Presentations Presentations Feel free to download these presentations and use them at your school. You're the Target A graphic, and at times shocking, presentation that focuses on Tobacco Industry practices, the cost of smoking, effects of smoking on the body...and what students can do to take action. It plays on its own after slide 1 and includes music. Power Walls - Death on Display & Speaker's Notes A fantastic presentation about how Canada's tobacco industries market their products with powerwalls. Developed by Shaine Peters and produced by the Program Training and Consultation Centre (PTCC). You Are a Target How the Tobacco Industry markets to youth - courtesy of ACT "So What If I Smoke? Facts You Should Know" Filled with unusual but vital health information on the effects of smoking and ETS, this slideshow was created with high school youth in mind, but can be modified to captivate any age audience. Includes personal stories. Pig's Lung A dramatic way to show the effects of smoking on lungs. Buy it: http://www.wrsgroup.com Borrow it: Canadian Cancer Society, view fax form or Phone: 1-800-455-9090 Death of a Lung A carbon mold of a healthy and a cancerous lung mounted on a display. Borrow it: Canadian Cancer Society, view fax form or Phone: 1-800-455-9090 Mr. Gross Mouth A giant model of a mouth shows all the effects of smoking on the mouth and tongue...it's GROSS! Buy it: http://www.wrsgroup.com Borrow it: Canadian Cancer Society, view fax form or Phone: 1-800-455-9090 Smoking Susie Buy it: http://www.wrsgroup.com Borrow it: Contact the Lung Association 3 Dimensional Displays 1. healthy lung vs. smoker's lung 2. heart, lung and hands exposed to cancer and emphysema Borrow it: Contact the Lung Association Directional Learning: http://www.directionallearning.ca WRS Group, Ltd.: http://www.wrsgroup.com [ Back to Top ] Games & Classroom Activities Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Game Just like the TV show, but all questions are related to tobacco. Courtesy of the girls at James M. Hill High School. Butt Out Game Another tobacco trivia game courtesy of the girls at James M. Hill High School. Tobacco Crossword Puzzles and Wordsearch Tobacco Word Games Tobacco Ad Collection These ads are great if you want to do a themed display showing how the tobacco industry makes smoking look glamourous, or to do a critique of tobacco advertisements in a media class Teachers' Resource Kit This PDF includes: tobacco fact sheets, word games, diagrams, lesson plans, transparencies. Please note, this resource was created in Alberta, courtesy of tobaccostinks.com. [ Back to Top ] Create Your Own... Create Your own Tar Jar Pour 1 litre of molasses into a clear jar and tightly close the lid. This is how much tar enters a smokers lungs if they smoke a pack-a-day for 1 year. Pass it around at a health fair or during a classroom presentation. Create Your Own Cigarettes Show students what's really in cigarettes with these visuals: Formaldehyde - a dead frog in a jar of embalming fluid (can be borrowed from the science dept.) Arsenic - rat poison Nicotine - insecticide Ammonia - a bottle of Javex Methanol - a toy rocket Acetone - a bottle of nail polish remover Acetic Acid - vinegar Butane - lighter fluid/a cigarette lighter Napthalene - moth balls Cadmium - batteries Tar - you can buy it at places like Canadian Tire, or create your own Tar Jar. Stearic Acid - also known as candle wax Mercury - a thermometer [ Back to Top ] Gear for Your Club Custom Wrist Bands Have custom silicone wristbands made for your club, or to hand out at school events. Buy them: http://www.siliconeband.ca and http://www.wristbandwarehouse.com [ Back to Top ] Tobacco Facts Tobacco Facts [ Back to Top ] Tobacco Industry Quotes Tobacco Industry Quotes [ Back to Top ] 

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