Transcript Health_Webquest_2

Tobacco: The Harmful Effects
6th Grade Health
Mr. Scisly
Did you know? Smoking is also
harmful to pets.
How Smoking Effects You
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Secondhand smoke
is very dangerous
for children. It
causes between
150,000 and
300,000 cases of
lower respiratory
infections in children
every year.
Introduction
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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. .
ASSIGNMENT
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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.
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_Smoki
ng.asp
TASK 2: The Effects of Smoking
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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
TASK 3: A Costly Bad Habit
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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
TASK 4:
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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
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_Quitt
ing_Smoking.asp
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
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