Physical Fitness and Smoking When you research, FLIP - IT! F: FOCUS on the topic and what you need to know. "Fitness & Smoking" will be a Cause/Effect essay. You must be able to explain what it means to be "physically fit". You must also be able to explain what happens to a human body when that person "smokes". You will then need to explain the effects of smoking on fitness. L: LOCATE the information you need. I: INFORMATION - be sure to write down the information you need - take good notes! Remember to record where you found your information on your Bibliography template. Step 1: A good place to begin your research is an encyclopedia. To begin your research you must first define the terms "Physical Fitness" and "Smoking". Look up each term - "Physical Fitness" and "Smoking" in a print encyclopedia, or click on the links below. PHYSICAL FITNESS. SMOKING. Step 2: Visit a web site provided by an agency concerned with physical fitness and smoking. Once you have some basic information about your topic from an encyclopedia, you can visit the web site for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion - or - The American Lung Association for more information about the causes (contributing factors) of smoking and its effect on physical fitness (health consequences). These web sites are provided by government or non-profit agencies. Click here to connect to the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Click here to connect with The American Lung Association for information about how your lungs work. Step 3: Your next research step is to read some articles in current periodicals (magazines) about your topic, physical fitness and smoking. Click on any of the articles listed below to read current periodical literature about physical fitness and smoking. SMOKING Among Friends. By: Costello, Emily. Scholastic Action, 2/23/2004, Vol. 27 Issue 9, p14, 3p, 1 chart, 4c; Reading Level (Lexile): 630; (AN 12228984) Some Benefits of Quitting Smoking. World Almanac & Book of Facts, 2004, p92, 1/4p; Reading Level (Lexile): 1050; (AN 12117347) up in $moke. By: McCollum, Sean. Scholastic Choices, Feb/Mar2004, Vol. 19 Issue 5, p16, 5p, 3 charts, 6c, 1bw; Reading Level (Lexile): 840; (AN 12125239) BUTT OUT! By: Chiang, Mona. Science World, 3/22/2004, Vol. 60 Issue 11, p5, 3/8p, 1 graph; Reading Level (Lexile): 890; (AN 12681063) Step 4: If you need even more information about physical fitness and smoking, check the general collection of the Library for any of the following titles: Keyishian, Elizabeth. Everything You Need to Know About Smoking. Rosen, 2000. Moe, Barbara. Teen Smoking and Tobacco Use: a hot issue. Enslow, 2000. Morgan, Sally. Smoking. Raintree Steck-Vaughn, 2002. Perry, Robert. Focus on Nicotine and Caffine. Twenty-first Century Books, 1990. Teen Smoking. Greenhaven Press, 2004. P: PRODUCE your final product. You have all of the information you need to write your essay. Be sure to cover everything you needed to FOCUS on when you began your research. I: Intelligent T: Thinking ! Reread what you wrote. Do you clearly define what it means to be physically fit? Did you clearly state what happens to the human body when you smoke? Did you clearly state the effects of smoking on physical fitness? Did you check your spelling and grammar? Did you recopy your Bibliography and include it with your essay? Name: Candace Shugar School: Jones Jr. High, Toledo Public Schools Workshop Location: Sylvania Timberstone Title of companion action Plan: Fitness Action Plan Grade Levels: 7-8 Curriculum Area: Physical Education/Health Specific Topic: Effect of health issues on physical fitness