The action of inhaling and exhaling an aerosol containing nicotine and flavourings.

Highly addictive drug found in tobacco leaves.

The action of inhaling and exhaling smoke from burning tobacco.

Vaping

Science

Pupils will learn more about non-communicable diseases in humans including cardiovascular diseases and cancer; and about communicable diseases in humans and plants caused by pathogens including bacteria, viruses, fungi and protists.

Pupils learned about the major food groups, eating a balanced diet and how it affects health. Pupils also looked at food labels and calculated the amount of energy provided by different foods and investigated the effects of exercise on heart rate and breathing rate.

Disease and drugs

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

True or false? Vaping is the same as smoking.

Which contains more chemicals; cigarettes or vapes?

Why might vaping be recommended for some people?

How confident do scientists want to be that any correlation in their results is not due to chance?

Andeep: You should vape because it is safe.

Sam: You shouldn't vape because we don't know the long-term effects.

Laura: You shouldn't start vaping because it is addictive.

Jacob: You should vape because it is better than smoking.

What is the name of the arteries that supply the heart muscle itself with blood?

What are the fuels needed for cellular respiration?

Which substance found in cigarettes makes them addictive?

Which disease is **not** related to smoking?

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Adult supervision recommended

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