The impact of smoking
I can describe the impact of smoking, including vaping, on the human body.
The impact of smoking
I can describe the impact of smoking, including vaping, on the human body.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Nicotine is a highly addictive drug found in tobacco.
- Smoking can make it more difficult for blood to move around the body and deliver oxygen to the muscles.
- Smoking can lead to a number of diseases, including heart and lung disease.
- Vaping is considered to be less harmful than smoking, but still not safe.
- Information about the dangers of smoking can be researched using secondary sources of information.
Keywords
Impact - The impact of something is the effect it has.
Nicotine - Nicotine is an addictive, toxic drug.
Addictive - Something addictive is something that is very hard to stop doing because your body craves more.
Drug - Drugs are substances that change the way our bodies work.
Lungs - The lung is an organ that mammals use to breathe. Mammals have two lungs.
Common misconception
Pupils may think that vaping is a safe and healthy practice, or a ‘cleaner’ version of smoking.
Explain that, although vaping is less harmful to the body than smoking, it still has an impact on the body and, as a new practice, we are not yet fully aware of the long term effects.
Equipment
Information about smoking from secondary sources (Task B) can be found in the additional materials document for this lesson.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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