What is the purpose of the Be Vape Free Virtual Field Trip?

What are 3 things you learned?

How do you think the information you learned during the virtual Field Trip relates with the Unit: Respiratory System?

One question you still have

Did you like the virtual field trip? Why?

The purpose is to educate teenagers on the risks that are associated with use. Fellow teens will share their stories of how their choices effected their own lives. It is important that they still can share information over a virtual experience because of Coronavirus.

Explanation:

1. The products are not just water vapor. In fact most contain dangerous chemicals.

2. You can still get addicted to them. They may contian lower levels of the addictive part but it is still powerful and has the same effects.

3. Using the devices can be linked to cancer.

When using those products, it goes directly into the lungs. The respiratory is composed of the lungs and many other structures. Especially during this time, where there is a pandemic that affects the lungs, it is important to keep them as healthy as possible. Using them puts you at risk for complications of viruses and infections that some others would heal just fine.

1. Is it still a safer alternative for the adults that want to quit?

The virtual feild trip allowed me to learn information in an easy way. I learned new things and it gave me the opportunity to learn remotely during this time.

a. steroid--> influences moods in the limbic system

b. inhalant--> dissolves fatty tissue in the brain

c. marijuana--> changes how the hippocampus processes sensations