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Search for a Safe Cigarette
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Related NOVA Resources
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The following resources from the companion Web site accompany this program:
Anatomy of a Cigarette
Take a close look at a typical cigarette and
compare its conventional form with two recent
attempts to create a "safer" cigarette. (Flash
plug-in required; non-Flash version available.)
(Grades 6-8, 9-12)
"Safer" Cigarettes: A History
Read about what makes cigarettes toxic and what
the industry has done to try to make a "safer"
cigarette. (Grades 9-12)
The Dope on Nicotine
Of the more than 4,000 chemicals in tobacco
smoke, nicotine is the primary one that acts
on the brain, altering people's moods, appetites,
and alertness in ways they find pleasant and
beneficial. Find out where nicotine comes from
and how it acts in the body in this feature.
(Uses frames) (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
On Fire (Hot Science)
Explore the basics of combustion, including
how a fire ignites, how a molecule's atoms
rearrange themselves during combustion, and
what a flame is made of in this online activity.
(Flash plug-in required; non-Flash version
available.) (Grades 9-12)
Plus:
Resources
Program transcript
Complete narration for the TV program.
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