Topic: B1a03 Smoking and Tobacco

Date: Class: Lesson Start: End:

Targets from
previous
lesson
Learning WALT:
objectives  That nicotine is the addictive substance in cigarettes
(be as explicit  That tobacco smoke contains carcinogens
as possible –  That cigarette smoke carries carbon monoxide which reduces
use the reverse oxygen levels in the blood and can lead to low birth-weight in
of the page if children (if smoking during pregnancy)
necessary)
WILF:
All: Recall that cigarette smoke contains carcinogens and nicotine
Most: Describe the link between low birth weight and
Some: Evaluate the different ways to stop smoking and explain
Pupil Speak We are learning about the effects that cigarette smoke can have on our
bodies because you need to understand what damage you might be
doing
Key words Nicotine, tar, carcinogen, nitrogen dioxide, sulphur dioxide, impotence,
infertility

Materials Diamond ranking cards, False or True cards

Required
“Smoking Machine”, cigarettes (both low-tar and normal if available),
bicarbonate of soda, cotton wool balls
Safety The Smoking Machine must be carried out in a fume-cupboard or
Considerations outside
Relationship to
NC
Assessment opportunities (related to learning objectives)
During the
lesson
After the
lesson
Time Pupil Activity Teacher activity
Starter:
Draw a mind-map of what the pupils
know about smoking.

Main part of lesson:

Carry out False-Or-True exercise as a
quiz (or as a card sort)

Compare scores to information on

mind maps. Score 1 point for every
thing they put down that is also on the
sheet.

Underline anything on the sheet that

they think is important or even
interesting.

Watch the “Smoking Machine” demo.

Discuss the difference between before
and after as well as the difference
between low-tar and normal cigarettes.

Draw diagram of apparatus and

describe what they saw.

Plenary:
What do the pupils understand by the
phrase “passive smoking”? Discuss.

Ext: Do they agree with the decision

to stop smoking in public places. Split
into pro/con group and discuss

Homework / notices / reminders:

 Tobacco: False or True

1) Tobacco is made from the leaves 7) Only about 5 chemicals are found
of a plant in cigarettes

2) Smoking can seriously damage 8) About 5% of teens aged 12-19

your health smoke.

3) Smoking is the chief cause of 9) 8 in 10 people who start to smoke

fires in homes get addicted because of nicotine.

4) Nicotine is at least as addictive 10) Every 45 minutes, someone in

as heroin and cocaine Ontario dies from a smoking related
illness

5) One in ten smokers (10%) will die
from smoking related illnesses by the
age of 75
6) Tobacco kills over 110,000 people
a year in the UK. This is more than
the number of deaths from AIDS,
car accidents, suicide, murder, fires,
and poisoning combined
11) Nicotine affects your brain
chemistry
12) If a non-smoker sat in a room
full of smokers for two hours, they
would inhale the same amount of
smoke as 4 packs of cigarettes
(without knowing it!)

13) Most smokers succeed after their second attempt to stop smoking
Tobacco False or True

Answers:
1. True - The tobacco plants leaves contain the chemical nicotine.
2. True.
3. True.
4. True – Research has shown that people can become addicted by smoking just one
cigarette.
5. False – it’s closer to 1 in 4 (25%)!!
6. True.
7. False - There are more than 4000 chemicals found in cigarettes including mercury,
arsenic and embalming fluid. About 60 of these chemicals are known to cause cancer in
humans.
8. False - 20% of teens aged 12-19 smoke.
9. True - Nicotine is a powerful drug that is just as addictive of Heroin.
10. True - Every year 11,600 people in Ontario die from a smoking related illness.
11. – True Nicotine fools your brain by causing the release of chemicals that causes the
feeling of satisfaction associated with smoking.
12. True - Second Hand Smoke is just as a dangerous as smoking; it kills 65,000 people
every year in the US alone!
13. False - It’s extremely difficult to stop smoking; many smokers have to try up to 57
times to stop smoking without help.
 Diamond ranking task: Ten ways to stop smoking:

“Cold Turkey” Gum

Cut down over time Inhalator

Will power Pills (Zyban/Champix)

Support group Talk to your GP

Patches Low-Tar Cigarettes

Diamond ranking task: Ten ways to stop smoking:

“Cold Turkey” Gum

Cut down over time Inhalator

Will power Pills (Zyban/Champix)

Support group Talk to your GP

Patches Low-Tar Cigarettes