Year 7 · RSHE and PSHE · Drugs, alcohol, smoking and vaping · Lesson 1

Smoking and vaping

Smoking and vaping: what's in cigarette smoke, short- and long-term health effects, vaping and nicotine addiction in young people, and UK law including the disposable vape ban and the Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026.

17-minute video lesson

Teaching, worked examples and 20 practice questions solved step by step.

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What your child will learn

Describe harmful substances in smoke
Explain the health effects of smoking
Explain the risks of vaping for young people
Know the law and how to say no

The method

Know the facts.
No thanks.
Reason.
Walk away.

Key words: smoking, vaping, nicotine, tar, addiction, Tobacco and Vapes Act, smokefree generation.

Worked examples

The first three practice questions from the lesson, with every step.

Question 1

What is the addictive drug in tobacco?

Step 1: N...

Answer: nicotine

Question 2

What does tar do?

Step 1: Lungs

Answer: coats the lungs and can cause cancer

Question 3

What does carbon monoxide do?

Step 1: Oxygen

Answer: reduces the oxygen carried in the blood