Smoking

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Smoking Health Effects and Risks

• Yr 7 Lesson 1

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• Lesson Objectives
• To know about some of the health effects of
  smoking.
• To consider some of the risks associated with
  smoking.
• To be able to work with others, developing
  communication and collaboration skills.

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• Intended Learning Outcomes
• Pupils will have
• Worked in a group to take part in a knowledge
  based smoking quiz.
• Discussed how smoking affects the health of the
  body.
• Reflected upon a variety of smoking related risks.

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• Success Criteria
• Know at least three effects that smoking has upon
  health.
• To be able to identify some of the risks
  associated with smoking.
• Be able to recognise why it may be that people
  hold differing views towards the risks of smoking.

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Tobacco Quiz

• What is tobacco?
• Tobacco is a plant that contains nicotine.
  Nicotine is a drug which has both stimulant and
  depressant effects. Tobacco is most commonly
  smoked in cigarettes

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• Where is tobacco grown?
• Tobacco is grown in many countries (around 125).
  China, India, Brazil and the United States are
  among the leading producers of tobacco.

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• What is a cigarette?
• A cigarette is a rolled up piece of paper
  containing tobacco, a variety of additives, often
  with a filter. The addictive nicotine is
  contained in the tobacco.

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• How many smoking related deaths are there each
  year?
• There are over 100,000 smoking related deaths
  each year in the UK. Approximately half of all
  smokers die from smoking related illnesses.

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• Why do some young people start smoking?
• There is no one answer for this there are many
  different reasons. Some young people start
  smoking to assert their independence, others
  smoke because they are told not to, and some
  young people smoke because of family or role
  model influences.

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• Why do some adults smoke?
• Again there are many reasons for this. Many
  people become addicted due to the nicotine in
  cigarettes and find it difficult to quit. Some
  people develop a dependence on smoking and use it
  for a support when things go wrong.

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• How much does a packet of 20 cigarettes cost and
  how much of the cost is tax?
• A packet of 20 cigarettes varies and obviously
  changes over time, but is around 6.29 (2011).
  The total tax burden (excise duty plus VAT)
  accounts for 90 of the price of the cheapest
  cigarettes on sale in the UK.

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• Were the answers what you expected?
• How do you feel about the answers?
• What have you learned about tobacco and smoking?

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• Activity
• On a piece of paper draw the
• outline of a body.
• Using only one colour of pen label all the areas
  on the body that can be affected by smoking.

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• Time-out
• Reflect upon the lesson so far. Compare your
  initial diagram with the one you now have in
  front of you.
• How do they differ?
• Was this expected?
• Are there any questions you would like to ask?

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• What are the main health risks associated with
  smoking?

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By the end of this lesson, I will- ? ? ?
Lesson 1 Know at least three ways in which smoking can affect health.
Lesson 1 Be able to identify some of the risks associated with smoking.
Lesson 1 Be able to recognise why it may be that people hold differing views towards the risks of smoking.