📚 Part 1: Understanding the Effects

1. What happens to your body when you quit smoking? Circle all correct answers:

Heart rate returns to normal

Lung function improves

Oxygen levels increase

Nothing changes for months

2. Which of these is the BEST definition of peer pressure?

When teachers tell you what to do

When friends or people your age influence you to behave in a certain way

When your parents set rules at home

When you make decisions by yourself

3. Complete the table below by listing TWO consequences of smoking in each category:

Social consequences:

Economic consequences:

Environmental consequences:

4. Give ONE example of positive peer pressure related to health:

Sentence starter: "An example of positive peer pressure is when friends encourage you to..."

🎭 Part 2: Scenario Analysis

5. Read this scenario and answer the questions below:

Scenario: Jake is at a party when his older friends offer him a vape. They say "Come on, everyone's doing it" and "Don't be such a baby." Jake doesn't want to vape but feels pressured to fit in.

a) What are Jake's main concerns in this situation?

b) List THREE assertive refusal strategies Jake could use:

1. ________________________________

2. ________________________________

3. ________________________________

6. Why do some people continue to smoke even when they know the health risks? List TWO reasons:

🏛️ Part 3: Australian Vaping Laws Research

7. Based on your research about Australian vaping laws, answer these questions:

a) What major changes were made to e-cigarette laws from 1 October 2021?

b) Why doesn't the TGA (Therapeutic Goods Administration) approve e-cigarettes for general use?

c) Suggest TWO methods the Australian government could use to reduce vaping amongst teenagers:

Method 1: ________________________________

Method 2: ________________________________

8. Write a short message (2-3 sentences) you would give to a Year 7 student about the risks of vaping:

Sentence starter: "I would tell a younger student that vaping is risky because..."

✅ Success Criteria Self-Assessment

Tick the box when you can confidently do each of these:

I can explain what happens to the body when someone quits smoking

I can identify social, economic, and environmental impacts of smoking

I can recognise the role of peer pressure in smoking decisions

I can provide examples of positive peer pressure

I can apply assertive refusal strategies in peer pressure scenarios

I can explain recent changes to Australian vaping laws

Reflection: How might peer pressure influence other health-related decisions in your life?

Smoking and Vaping Awareness

Smoking and Vaping Awareness

📚 Part 1: Understanding the Effects

🎭 Part 2: Scenario Analysis

🏛️ Part 3: Australian Vaping Laws Research

✅ Success Criteria Self-Assessment

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