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Your Challenge
Introduction:
You and your friends decide to go to the park after school instead of going
straight to your house. You walk around for a bit and see some of your
other friends from school. One of them has an older brother who is a Junior
in high school. You all think he is really cool because he is Captain
of the soccer team and has a ton of friends. He makes you all laugh and
tells really funny jokes. You respect him because he is always kind to
you and does not make you feel like a little kid. Before long he comes
over to see what his little sister and her friends are doing. You notice
that he is smoking a cigarette. He puts the cigarette out and begins to
tell you another one of his famous jokes. Soon his friend Joe comes over
and asks him, "Are you going to that party tonight? They said they were
going to get some beer." Now you are totally shocked. You have always
thought that smoking and drinking is bad for your body, so why is this guy that
you think is so cool doing these things? You leave the park that day feeling
confused and frustrated.
The Challenge:
Do research
on the Internet to help convince your friend's older brother that smoking
is bad for his body. Use the information that you find to create
a pamphlet, poster, commercial, or other type of display that shows what
happens to your body if you smoke cigarettes and drink alcohol. Be
creative! Remember you really like this guy and you don't want to
hurt his feelings. Your main goal is to educate him and other people
who decide to smoke cigarettes and drink alcohol.
2.
Your Journey: Starting Your Search
To get more information, visit these websites:
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| Smoking and Your Digestive System | http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/digest/pubs/smoke/
smoking.htm |
| Cigarette Smoking Fact Sheet | http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-3581.html |
| Smoking and Your Body | http://pages.prodigy.com/XRCQ49A/c2.htm |
| Alcohol and the Human Body | http://www.starteam.USWW.com/homepage/starteam/alcohol.
htm |
| Alcohol Research Center | http://alcoholresearch.lsuhsc.edu/resource.asp |
| Effect of Alcohol on Human Body | http://www.rbcsgroup.com/OT/January/Alcohol.htm |
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get even more information, use these key words with search engines:
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