Smoking
OBJECTIVE
- This lesson will enable the student to recognize the harmful effects smoking has on the human body.
TASKS
- Read the article "Why Do Teens Smoke".
- Read the article "7 Reasons Why People Start Smoking".
- Watch the experiment video "Tar In Your Lungs" to learn about the tar left in your lungs from smoking.
- Watch the video "Every Cigarette Does Damage" to learn about the harm smoking causes to the other parts of the body besides the lungs.
- Watch the video "Side Effects of Smoking" to learn about the long term effects of smoking.
- Watch the video "How Smoking Affects the Cardiovascular System" to understand how nicotine affects your body.
- Watch the video "How Nicotine Affects the Brain" to understand how nicotine affects your mind.
- Watch the video "Benefits of Quitting Smoking".
- Watch the video "The Dirty Truth About Smoking" to review all of the pros and cons of chosing to smoke.
- Discover "What's in a cigarette butt?" by using the interactive diagram on the web site thetruth.com.
- Explore the facts and statistics about smoking on thetruth.com.
- Take the online quiz about smoking facts and statistics.
- Rat Poison, You Don't Always Die from Tobacco, Shards O' Glass & Tobacco Kills are anti-smoking commercials. After watching each commerical, share
your thoughts with the class.
- Read the article "Why It's So Hard to Quit Smoking" to get a better understanding of why most people can't quit smoking.
- Complete the Smoking Notes Outline below.
Tar In Your Lungs
Every Cigarette Does Damage
Side Effects of Smoking
How Smoking Affects the Cardiovascular System
How Nicotine Affects the Brain
Benefits of Quitting Smoking
Review - The Dirty Truth About Smoking
How does smoking affect exercise?
How does smoking affect diet?
How does smoking affect metabolism?
How does smoking affect sleep?
How does smoking affect stress?
Smoking Notes Outline
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