dangers of smoking authentic task

1. LIFE ORIENTATION
PERSONAL, SOCIAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION
18-SEPTEMBER-2015

3. What is Inside a Cigarette?
Carbon Monoxide
Methanol
Paint
Nicotine
Toluene
Cadmium
Butane

4. What do these words mean?
 Acetic Acid = Vinegar
 Arsenic = Poison
 Methane = Sewer Gas
 Nicotine = Insecticide
 Butane = Lighter Fluid
 Hexamine = Barbeque Lighter
 Cadmium = Batteries
 Ammonia = Toilet Cleaner
 Toluene = Industrial Solvent
 Methanol = Rocket Fuel
 Stearic Acid = Candle Wax

6. Task
 Create a anti-smoking poster and a pamphlet.
 your poster must include the influences, dangers
and consequences of smoking.
 Make sure they include these Key words:
o Lungs
o Heart
o Nicotine
o brain

7. In this task you will be required to…..
 Work in groups of four.
 Each member must have a task.
 1st Group member deals with what is smoking, what nicotine is and its
ingredients.
 2nd group member deals with smoking impacts on the heart( include possible
heart diseases, a diagram of the heart of before and after smoking).
 3rd group member deals with smoking impacts on the lungs(include possible
lung diseases, a diagram of the lungs of before and after smoking).
 4th group member deals with smoking impact on the brain (include possible
brain diseases, a diagram of the brain of before and after smoking).

8. In this task you will be required to…..
 The research must be done in the school computer laboratory
 The group members will be required to type the pamphlet including all
their research information and picture required.
 the pamphlet must also include names and contact details of where
people who already smoke can get help .
 the pamphlet must be printed out with color and be submitted as a hard
copy with all the names of the group members written at the back.
 Learners must also include a real short case study of one person who
smokes . (include how he/she started smoking, how long has that person
been smoking, financial , social, emotional and health effects of smoking
In his life).

9. In this task you will be required to…..
 Learners will present the information they have learnt from the research
using a poster to the whole class.
 The poster must be eye catching and neatly done.
 All group members will present the part they researched about.

11. Be Creative