What is Important to Know?

     When thinking about my topic, I ask myself a few questions. These will guide me as well as my "Nerdz" through research and other posts. Which one of the grades (9th-12th) might be impacted most academically due to smoking? While I do my survey, this question will be running through my head. How much of an impact might is affect adolescence academically? When I see this question, i think about my peers who smoke and are poorly performing in class. Could smoking be the cause of their actions? Possibly. What if students knew that cigarettes affected their grades in a negative way? Maybe they would stop smoking. Maybe they would be more successful. Should schools step in to help students quit smoking so that they can succeed? I definitely think so. Why would this information help high school students? I believe that if students could quit smoking, they would be more successful academically. The facts about cravings, chemicals, and other factors of smoking could open up their eyes and make them take a second look at what they are doing to their future.

  

Essential Questions

•Which one of the grades (9th-12th) might be impacted most academic wise due to smoking?

•How much might it academically affect student’s grades?

•What if students knew that it affected their grades?

•Should schools step in to help students quit smoking?

•Why would this information help 9th-12th grade students?