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The Solving The Problem: Youth Vaping Unit Of Work is a project based learning resource that challenges students to explore one of the most pressing wellbeing issues affecting young people today. Using design thinking principles, students investigate the rise of youth vaping, examine the health risks associated with vaping and develop innovative solutions designed to reduce vaping in school communities.
Working in teams, students begin by exploring current research, media reports and community perspectives to better understand why vaping has become increasingly common among adolescents. They then move into empathy based learning, using user personas and surveys to understand how different young people experience vaping and how schools, families and communities are impacted.
As the unit progresses, students investigate existing campaigns, digital tools and health initiatives from around the world before defining clear problem statements that guide their work. Through rapid ideation, collaborative planning and minimum viable product development, teams create an original solution that may take the form of a campaign, digital platform, service, or educational initiative.
The unit culminates in a final pitch presentation where each team presents its solution, explains how it responds to youth vaping and demonstrates why it would be effective in a real school or community setting. Designed to build critical thinking, empathy, collaboration and communication skills, this unit gives students the opportunity to tackle a highly relevant issue while developing practical innovation capability.
Age Group
High School Students
Learning Time
9 weeks of classroom delivery. Approximately 9 x 60-minute lessons, with flexibility for extended project work.
Student Output
Students develop and pitch an innovative solution along with visual materials, prototype ideas and campaign concepts that demonstrate how youth vaping could be reduced.
Delivery Format
Digital download including editable PowerPoint, Word documents, and printable PDF resources.
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What's Included
Upon purchasing the Solving The Problem: Youth Vaping Unit Of Work, you will receive a downloadable bundle of teaching resources designed to support the delivery of a full project based learning unit centred around youth wellbeing, design thinking and innovation.
The resource package includes a mix of editable teaching materials and ready to use student templates to help educators deliver the program with ease. The unit overview, unit plan and lesson slide decks are provided in editable formats so teachers can adapt the materials to suit their classroom and curriculum needs. Student facing resources such as templates and task sheets are provided as PDF documents ready to print or distribute digitally.
Included in this bundle:
Unit Overview (3 Pages - Editable Word Document): A high level overview of the unit outlining the weekly structure, learning objectives and classroom activities.
Task Sheet With Challenge Overview (PDF Document): A student facing brief outlining the youth vaping challenge, design focus and final pitch expectations.
Lesson Slide Decks (9 x Editable PowerPoint Documents): Presentation slides designed to guide each stage of the unit, introducing concepts, activities, case studies and classroom prompts.
Printable Student Templates (5 x PDF Documents): A collection of printable worksheets designed to support surveys, user personas, problem statements, ideation, MVP development and pitch preparation.
Unit Plan (6 Page Editable Word Document): A detailed week by week teaching guide including lesson objectives, activity instructions and materials required.
Guide to Team Formation (PDF): A practical guide for educators outlining recommended approaches for forming effective student teams during the project.
These resources have been designed to support educators in delivering a complete youth wellbeing innovation project, giving students the tools and guidance they need to explore a real issue, develop meaningful ideas and communicate them clearly.
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