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What most distracts you when you drive?
While students, read independently, enter your group's totals into this Google Docs Spreadsheet.
your school mailemail to access
To type in a cell, click on the desired cell: it should highlight the cell in blue. You can then type in the cell.
For the first three questions, enter one number--the total for your advisory group. For the last question, you may enter more than one response from your advisory. Be sure to put the responses in the same cell.

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Ask students the essential question. Encourage students to think about their responsibilities to other people when they get behind the wheel.
Survey: Poll Your Advisory Group
their responses.
Have you ever texted (either sending or receiving) while driving?
Do you think you can safely text and drive at the same time? Yes or No?
Do you think it is ever safe for anyone to text and drive at the same time? Yes or No?
What most distracts you when you drive?
While students, read independently, enter your group's totals into this Google Docs Spreadsheet.
You must be logged in to your school mail to access spreadsheet.
To type in a cell, click on the desired cell: it should highlight the cell in blue. You can then type in the cell.
For the first three questions, enter one number--the total for your advisory group. For the last question, you may enter more than one response from your advisory. Be sure to put the responses in the same cell.
Multiple people can enter data into the cell simultaneously, so make sure you're typing on your advisory row.
Read: {Cell Phones and Driving_A Killer Combination.docx}

Ask students the essential question. Encourage students to think about their responsibilities to other people when they get behind the wheel.
Survey: Poll Your Advisory Group
their responses.
While
While students, read into this form.
Display the results here--we shouldGoogle Docs Spreadsheet.
You must be ablelogged in to seeyour school mail to access spreadsheet.
To type in a cell, click on the results--from alldesired cell: it should highlight the advisory groups--live.cell in blue. You may have to refreshcan then type in the page to seecell.
Multiple people can enter data into the updated results as they are posted.cell simultaneously, so make sure you're typing on your advisory row.
Read: {Cell Phones and Driving_A Killer Combination.docx}
Read aloud the first few paragraphs, "thinking aloud" as you read.
What other "distractions" do drivers engage in that endanger themselves and others?
Survey: Show Students Results
Display results,results of survey, and give
Closing Activity:
Watch Video [:34]: State trooper videos a real crash caused by texting.

Talk: Give students 3-5 minutes to discuss in small groups.
Ask students the essential question. Encourage students to think about their responsibilities to other people when they get behind the wheel.
Survey: Poll Your Advisory Group
Pose these questions to the class, and tally their responses.
While students, read independently, enter your group's totals into this form.
Display the results here--we should be able to see the results--from all the advisory groups--live. You may have to refresh the page to see the updated results as they are posted.
Read: {Cell Phones and Driving_A Killer Combination.docx}
Read aloud the first few paragraphs, "thinking aloud" as you read.
Have you ever been in a vehicle when the the driver was texting?
What other "distractions" do drivers engage in that endanger themselves and others?
Survey: Poll Your Advisory Group
Pose these questions to the class,Show Students Results
Display results, and tally their responses.
Enter your group's totals into this form.
Display the results here--we should be ablegive students time to see the results--from all the advisory groups--live. You may havediscuss. Don't forget to refresh page to seeupdate the updated results as they are posted.results.
Closing Activity:
Watch Video [:34]: State trooper videos a real crash caused by texting.

What is the responsibility of the individual driver to other drivers and pedestrians?
How can the individual driver keep himself and others safe?
What behaviors do teens engage in while driving that can distract them?
Hook: Get students interested in topic.
Watch Video [4:15] at this site.

Display the results here--we should be able to see the results--from all the advisory groups--live. You may have to refresh the page to see the updated results as they are posted.
Closing Activity:
Watch Video: Partial episode from Oprah's "America's New Deadly Obsession"
The video is 15 minutes: you can watch all of it, or justVideo [:34]: State trooper videos a portion of it.
real crash caused by texting.

Talk: Discuss Article
Encourage students to connect personally to the article. You might pose these questions to the whole class for discussion:
phone while driving, whetherdriving--whether talking or texting, istexting--is a distraction,
Have you ever lost control of the car, veered into another lane or gone off the road while texting?
Have you ever been in a vehicle when the the driver was texting?
What other "distractions" do drivers engage in that endanger themselves and others?
Survey: Poll Your Advisory Group
Pose these questions to the class, and tally their responses.

Essential Question:
the individual driver to society?
What is the restresponsibility of society?the individual driver to other drivers and pedestrians?
How can the individual driver keep himself and others safe?
Hook: Get students interested in topic.
Watch Video [4:15] at this site.