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
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