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The
Real Cost
of Vaping

ELA • Math • Science/Technology/
Health • Social Studies

Grades 6–12

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STUDENT CONTEST LESSONS & ACTIVITIES DIGITAL TOOLS MORE RESOURCES

As an educator, you can play an active role in fighting the teen vaping epidemic. FDA research suggests that when teachers talk about the health consequences of e-cigarettes and schools enforce anti-vaping policies, students may be less likely to vape. Use these resources to start an honest conversation with your class and help to change social norms at your school.

Poster Contest

In the “Vaping’s Not My Thing” contest, students create a one-page poster, infographic, or annotated illustration to convince other kids of the serious health risks of vaping.

Deadline
3/22/21

DOWNLOAD ALL CONTEST RESOURCES Contest Materials

CONTEST RESOURCES

• Student Magazine The Risks of Vaping
• Teaching Guide + Contest Planner
• Contest Entry Info + Rubric

Separate Prizes for Grades 6–8 and 9–12

$500 Grand Prizes

1 Grand Prize per Grade Band
$500 Each for Winning Student & Their Teacher

$200 Runners-Up Prizes

3 Runners-Up per Grade Band
$200 Each for Winning Students & Their Teachers

The Grand Prize–winning entries will also be adapted into posters by the Food and Drug Administration

How to Submit Entries

Teachers or parents/guardians can submit entries on behalf of students.

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SUBMIT ENTRIES

EMAIL

scholasticsubmissions@scholastic.com

MAIL

Vaping’s Not My Thing Contest
Scholastic Inc., 3rd Floor
557 Broadway
New York, NY 10012

Entries must be postmarked by
3/22/21 and received by 3/29/21.

Contest Deadline: March 22, 2021

To be eligible, each student entry MUST contain the student’s name, grade, school name, city/state, and teacher name.
Online or email entries for Grades 6–8 can only be sent by teachers or parents/guardians.
Grades 6–8 students may mail in entries directly themselves.
Grades 9–12 students may upload, email, or mail in entries directly themselves (or their teacher/parent/guardian may submit on their behalf).

To be eligible, each student entry MUST contain the student’s name, grade, school name, city/state, and teacher name.

Grades 9–12 students may upload, email, or mail in entries directly themselves (or their teacher/parent/guardian may submit on their behalf).

Click for complete Official Rules.

STUDENT CONTEST: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. Void where prohibited. Open only to students in grades 6–12 who are residents of the 50 United States, Washington, DC, or US territories. Teachers/parents/legal guardians who submit an entry must be 18 years or older and reside in the 50 US/DC/US territories. Deadline: March 22, 2021. Entries must be submitted or postmarked between 12:01 a.m. ET on December 17, 2020, and 11:59 p.m. ET on March 22, 2021 (mail-in entries must be received by March 29, 2021). Prize packages: Grand Prize package (two awarded): (ERV: $2,000); Runners-Up (six awarded): (ERV: $2,400). Visit scholastic.com/youthvapingrisks/contest/officialrules for complete Official Rules.

Lessons & Activities

With these cross-curricular resources from Scholastic and the FDA, students will analyze informational text, collect and present data, and evaluate marketing messages. For independent student work, you can assign videos, student reading, and a digital tool at the middle school and high school student pages.

Grades 6–8 Grades 9–12