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Tobacco: The Harmful Effects

Tobacco: The Harmful Effects. 6 th Grade Health Mr. Scisly. Did you know? Smoking is also harmful to pets. How Smoking Effects You. Secondhand smoke is very dangerous for children. It causes between 150,000 and 300,000 cases of lower respiratory infections in children every year.

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Tobacco: The Harmful Effects

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  1. Tobacco: The Harmful Effects 6th Grade Health Mr. Scisly

  2. Did you know? Smoking is also harmful to pets.

  3. How Smoking Effects You • Secondhand smoke is very dangerous for children. It causes between 150,000 and 300,000 cases of lower respiratory infections in children every year.

  4. Introduction • Recent statistics show that about 5 million people -which is 1 in 10 adults - die each year due to smoking: mostly from heart, lung and respiratory diseases, and cancers. .

  5. ASSIGNMENT • When you are finished with your research on the internet today, you will have a completed the “Tobacco Webquest Worksheet” that I have given you. • This week in class, you will use the information that you find to make a book that will educate people on the harmful effects of tobacco and help current smokers quit.

  6. TASK 1: Who is Smoking? Use the following American Cancer Society website to answer the questions 1 and 2 on your worksheet. http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_10_2X_Cigarette_Smoking.asp

  7. TASK 2: The Effects of Smoking • There are many side effects of smoking. Use the websites below to compile a list of side effects which will answer question 3. http://www.healthroom.info/harmful-effects-of-smoking-cigarettes/ http://kidshealth.org/teen/drug_alcohol/tobacco/smoking.html

  8. TASK 3: A Costly Bad Habit • Smoking is a costly habit. Use the website below to answer questions 4 and 5 about how much money smoking can cost a person in one year. http://www.stop-smoking-tips.com/dangers-smoking.html

  9. TASK 4: • Use the website below to come up three reasons to encourage a parent to quit smoking and answer question 6. http://kidshealth.org/kid/grow/drugs_alcohol/folks_smoking.html

  10. Task 5: Reasons to Quit Smoking Go to the link below and use it to answer questions 7 and 8 about the benefits of quitting smoking. http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_10_13X_Guide_for_Quitting_Smoking.asp

  11. Task 6: Methods for Quitting Smoking Go to the website below and to answer question 9 about quitting smoking. http://www.essortment.com/family/stopsmoking_skxr.htm

  12. EXTRA CREDIT: “What Kids Say About Tobacco” If you finish the webquest before the period is over, go to website below and read the article, “What Kids Say About Tobacco”, and discuss it with your partner. http://kidshealth.org/kid/grow/drugs_alcohol/poll_tobacco.html

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