Where There's Smoke: The Effects of Smoking on the Human Body

Description
In this lesson, students conduct an experiment that demonstrates what goes into a person's lungs with each puff of a cigarette. Then, students will view an interactive Web animation that gives a 360-degree view of the organs in the human body and an explanation of how tobacco use affects each organ.

Relevant Standards
This activity fulfills science and health education standards.

Objectives

Students will:

• Simulate/describe/estimate the impact of smoking on the lungs
• Identify the functions of major organs of the human body
• Identify the specific ways tobacco use affects these major organs
• Develop a persuasive presentation designed to discourage their peers from using tobacco

BAM! Body and Mind Resources:

• The Health Consequences of Smoking on the Human Body — An interactive animation that outlines the effects of smoking on different organs of the body based on the findings of the 2004 Surgeon General's Report.
• Operation Flame Out — Students can examine the process that CDC uses to tackle public health problems such as smoking.