The Real Truth About Tobacco

How Smoking Could Affect Me. (PART I)Answer Questions 1&2. (Part II) After class activities

PART I

1. List three facts you know about smoking tobacco cigarettes

2. List two of your favorite physical activities or sports you play

Major Diseases Associated with

SmokingHeart Disease

The number 1 cause of death in America

Lung Cancer

More then 140,000 people in the US die every year from lung cancer

Emphysema

Makes breathing difficult

Effects on the Body**Do Not Copy**

Increases heart rate 10-15 beats per minute (BPM)

First it stimulates your brain, then it depresses you

Nicotine= Vasoconstriction

Your lungs are the size of a basketball court

Alveoli become brittle

Alveoli: The plural of alveolus. The alveoli are tiny air sacs within the lungs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place

Time for a Challenge

2 Minutes of Cardio Exercise

Breathe through the straw for 30 seconds then the coffee stirrer for 30 seconds

Part II Answer the following questions

How did you feel when you were breathing/ exercising with the straw? the coffee stirrer?

How could smoking affect your ability to carry out the activities you listed in question 2 in Part I?

Where would you get information to answer question 4? (Not Coach Martins)

If you’re using the Internet, how will you know the information is accurate & appropriate?