WebQuest
E-Cigarettes and Vaping
Process
- Go to the website https://e-cigarettes.surgeongeneral.gov/getthefacts.html
- Go to "Get the Facts" at the top of the page
- Open up a blank word document and copy/paste the following questions onto it. Answer each question thoroughly:
- - What is the power source that vaporizes the liquid in e-cigarettes?
- When you click on “Business trends”, how much money has the e-cigarette industry spent on advertising their products?
- When you click on “Usage Trends”, what is the most commonly used form of tobacco used
- by youth in the U.S.?
- When you click on “Appeal”, what are some reasons for using e-cigarettes?
- When you click on “Teen Beliefs”, what did more than 6 of 10 American teens believe about e-cigarettes?
- When you click on “Public Health Impact”, list at least three potential risks of using e-cigarettes. - Now go to "Know the Risks" at the top of the page, copy and paste these questions, and answer them thoroughly:
- - Why are young people more likely to take risks with their health and safety, including use of nicotine and other drugs?
- What are some risks youth take when they are exposed to nicotine? (list at least three).
- Until about what age does the brain still grow?
- Why can adolescents get addicted more easily than adults?
- E-cigarette use among youth and young adults is strongly linked to the use of what?
- What are the risks of the aerosol used in e-cigarettes?
- How are the e-cigarette batteries a risk? - Now, write a small speech including all of the information found in the "task" tab to tell the 12th grader about e-cigarettes when you see them. This should be included on your word document with the questions above.
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