Smoking Ban
By: Mrs. Long’s Fifth Grade
Class
Purpose/Question
Our purpose is to make Northville a
better place to live in the future by
passing a smoking ban.
Background Information
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Facts
A smoking ban will save tax dollars.
Most people want a smoking ban.
One cigarette can take off 11
minutes of your life.
A smoking ban will not drive out
smoking citizens in Michigan.
More people want a partial smoking
ban than a complete smoking ban.
Accomplishments
Literature Review Group
• So far we have learned how to use
MeL Databases to find newspaper
and magazine articles about how
smoking affects health, the economy,
and the environment. A smoking ban
would have a positive effect on all of
these topics.
Accomplishments
Website Review Group
• We have researched the effects of
smoking and tobacco. Also, we have
researched the ingredients in
cigarettes. We have found antismoking organizations to help us
establish a smoking ban. We
interviewed restaurant owners who
got more business with a smoking
ban.
Accomplishments
Survey Group
• We made surveys and passed them
around the class.
• When the surveys came back to us,
we compiled the data and made circle
graphs with the data.
• We found that most people don’t
smoke and a lot of people want a
smoking ban.
People Surveyed
Type of People Interviewed
Buisness Owners,
4, 5%
Reformed Smoker,
3, 4%
Smoker, 1, 1%
Non-Smoker, 71,
90%
Accomplishments
Interview Group
• We interviewed D. A. R. E. Officer
Matt and an Anti-Smoking Group
Member. We interviewed Marc
Corriveau and Dr. Greg Yanik. We
also interviewed the Northville City
Council.
We will now show you our video of
the interview with the Northville City
Council.
Action Plan
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Put up posters
Make speeches
Make a website and advertise it.
Go on the radio.
Get other people to support us and spread
the word.
• Our end results hope to be a complete
smoking ban in Michigan.
• Write letters to the Representatives of
Michigan.
Credits
• Website Review Team: Jimmy, Jonathan
N., Chase, Andrew L., Claire, and Swati.
• Literature Review Team: Ioan, Alissa, Max,
Ryan, Lydia, Luke.
• Survey Team: Chris, Jack P., Veronica,
Matthew, Julian, Interview Team.
• Interview Team: Jonathan B., Nicholas,
Jack E., Karl, Andrew S., Lilly, Zoe.
Bibliography
• Literature Review Group: MeL Database: Newspaper-Weekly
Reader, Magazine-Time for Kids, Wall Street Journal, The Toronto
Star Syndicate, NEFA Student Reference Sheet, Encyclopedia
Britanniea.
• Website Review Group: www.davehitt.com, www.wavy.com,
www.news.scotsman.com/tobacco/Smoking-ban-will-saveScotland.2609232.jp, www.smokefreemichigan.org,
www.geocities.com/rpowerangers/smokinghazards.html, www.quitsmoking-stop.com/harmful-chemicals-in-cigarettes.html.
• Interview Group: DARE Officer Matt, the Northville City Council, Dr.
Greg Yanik, Marc Corriveau, Northville Mayor Chris Johnson, Nancy
Darga, Doug Bingham, Wayne County Commissioner Laura Cox,
Anti-smoking Group Member Mrs. Witter,
• Survey Group: Everyone who gave us our survey data,