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Time Required: Approximately 20 minutes for each of the four activity reproducibles. Additional time for class discussion may be required. Materials: Before displaying the poster, copy the activities on the back for use in the classroom. Depending on how the Activities Answer Key / Evaluations ACTIVITY 1: “The Brain–Body...
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7th Grade
Substance Abuse Prevention
LESSON PLAN Level: Grades 7 to 9 About the Author: This lesson is based on Dr. Jean Kilbourne's article "Deadly Persuasion: 7 Myths Alcohol Advertisers Want You to Believe." Alcohol Myths Overview In this unit, students explore positive messages about drinking that are promoted and reinforced in ads for alcohol. A key component of this...
7th Grade
Substance Abuse Prevention
HEALTH SAFETY CHOOSE LEARN ALCOHOL BASICS Information for MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control Education and Prevention Publication Series CONTENTS Introduction.............................................................................................................................................2...
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Substance Abuse Prevention
Sponsored by: Name/Title: The pressure is on! Purpose of Event: The purpose of the activity is to show students how peers pressure each other into drinking and doing drugs. It is also meant to teach students how to say 'no' to peer pressure in various ways. Suggested Grade Level: 6-8 Materials Needed: Ingredients to mix up a...
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Substance Abuse Prevention
Brain drugs can get you hooked. addiction is a devastating brain disease. drugs + Your BodY it isn’t Pretty Lungs tobacco products can cause cancer. smoking cigarettes or marijuana can cause bronchitis and lung infections. SCHOLASTIC and associated logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Scholastic Inc. All rights...
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R x for Understanding: Preventing Prescription Drug Abuse Educator’s Resource Guide Prescription Drugs: Proper Use Misuse Abuse Easy to use, standards-based, cross-curricular lesson plans for grades 9-12 © NEA Health Information Network This program may be reproduced for education use only. Table of Contents...
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Substance Abuse Prevention
ABOUT DRUGS AND YOUR BODY ABOUT DRUGS AND YOUR BODY HEADS UP REAL NEWS Your Drugs+ Brain M eet your brain. It’s who you are. It’s what allows you to think, breathe, move, speak, and feel. It’s just three pounds of gray-andwhite matter that rests in your skull, and it is your own personal “mission control.” Your brain sends and...
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Substance Abuse Prevention
Teacher’s Edition scholastic.com/headsup/teachers Supplement to Scholastic magazines. SCHOLASTIC and associated logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Scholastic Inc. All rights reserved. NIDA 12–13: Insert 1—Upf, Sco, Cho, JS, SW. Folded page image: © iStockphoto. Dear Teacher: Providing teens with scientific...
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ABOUT DRUGS AND YOUR BODY ABOUT DRUGS AND YOUR BODY HEADS UP REAL NEWS Your Drugs + Body Drugs can attack your body inside and out— from your teeth and bones to your organs. T he human body is an amazing organism from the brain, where trillions of connections per millisecond keep you functioning, to the heart, which pumps 2,000...
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Teacher’s Edition scholastic.com/headsup/teachers Supplement to Scholastic magazines. SCHOLASTIC and associated logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Scholastic Inc. All rights reserved. NIDA 12–13: Insert 2—Upf, Sco, Cho, JS, SW. Dear Teacher: “Drugs + Your Body”—the latest installment in our series on the...
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Substance Abuse Prevention
TEACHER’S GUIDE HEADS UP REAL NEWS ABOUT DRUGS AND YOUR BODY The Science of Decision Making and Peer Pressure One of the biggest challenges teens face is standing up to peer pressure. This article helps explain why by describing the science of how the developing teen brain reacts to both rewards and peers. We build on this...
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HEADS UP REAL NEWS ABOUT DRUGS AND YOUR BODY THE SCIENCE OF DECISION MAKING AND PEER PRESSURE I magine you’re with classmates when a friend from another school approaches. Your classmates start making fun of her. You know it’s hurtful, but you want to fit in. You laugh along . . . regretting it later. Or suppose a friend wants you...
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Substance Abuse Prevention
Heads Up Real News about DRugs aND YouR boDY E-Cigarettes: What You Need to Know As lawmakers and scientists respond to a growing industry, there are many good reasons for teens to take a pass on this latest trend. Y ou may have seen electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) in stores, in advertisements, or being used. But e-cigarettes,...
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Teacher’s GUIDe Heads Up Real News about DRugs aND YouR boDY E-Cigarettes: What You Need to Know Electronic cigarettes—which deliver nicotine (a highly addictive drug) without smoking—have emerged in the past decade as a popular alternative to tobacco cigarettes. They may offer ...
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Substance Abuse Prevention
ABOUT DRUGS AND YOUR BODY ABOUT DRUGS AND YOUR BODY MYT TS HEADS UP REAL NEWS HS vs. FAC MARIJUANA MARIJUANA FACTS: BREAKING DOWN THE MYTHS M arijuana use among teens had been on the decline since the mid-1990s—until now. According to the 2010 Monitoring the Future survey, teen marijuana use is no longer declining; in some cases, it...
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Substance Abuse Prevention
TEACHER’S EDITION www.scholastic.com/headsup/teachers Supplement to Scholastic magazines. SCHOLASTIC and associated logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Scholastic Inc. All rights reserved. NIDA 11–12 Insert 1—Upf, Sco, Cho, JS, SW. Folded page image: © iStockphoto. 12 1 Dear Teacher: The most recent Monitoring...
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Teacher Instructions Lesson 1 Reaching Your Goals: Choices and Benefits Goal: Explore the choices involved in saying “YES” to a healthy lifestyle and “NO” to underage drinking Time required: 40 minutes, plus homework Materials required: Student Magazine, Worksheet A, Internet access or printouts of the Student Assessment, pen or...
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8th Grade
Substance Abuse Prevention
Ask, Listen, Learn (http://asklistenlearn.org/) r k m PARENTS u a TEACHERS KIDS MORE BACK TO MATERIALS (HTTP://ASKLISTENLEARN.ORG/MATERIALS/) DOWNLOAD (http://asklistenlearn.org/wp-content/uploads/the-impact-of-peer-pressurelesson-plan.pdf) Lesson Plan: The Impact of Peer Pressure (http://asklistenlearn.org/wp-content/uploads/all3.png)...
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Substance Abuse Prevention
Ask, Listen, Learn (http://asklistenlearn.org/) r k m PARENTS u a TEACHERS KIDS MORE BACK TO MATERIALS (HTTP://ASKLISTENLEARN.ORG/MATERIALS/) DOWNLOAD (http://asklistenlearn.org/wp-content/uploads/conversations-about-alcohol-atdifferent-ages.pdf) Conversations About Alcohol at Different Ages How To Order For more information about...
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8th Grade
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The Importance of a Healthy Body Goals: • Understand the ways that alcohol affects a growing body • Understand the keys to a healthy body through a study of organ systems OBJECTIVES: • Students will research organs and systems to understand their importance and ways to stay healthy • Students will apply their knowledge of organ...
7th Grade
8th Grade
Substance Abuse Prevention
Source: http://sciencenetlinks.com/lessons/alcohols-effects-on-organs/ Alcohol’s Effects on Organs WHAT YOU NEED PURPOSE Alcohol and Its Effects on Organs To help students explore the chemical and ESHEET physical effects of alcohol on these human Questions to Think About Student Sheet body organ systems:...
7th Grade
Substance Abuse Prevention
SOURCE: http://sciencenetlinks.com/lessons/alcohols-effect-on-the-mind-and-body-502 Science Inside Alcohol E-Book link: http://sciencenetlinks.com/tools/science-inside-alcohol-e-book Alcohol’s Effect on the Mind and Body WHAT YOU NEED PURPOSE Alcohol’s Effect on the Mind and Body To understand the short- and...
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Substance Abuse Prevention
Sponsored by: Name/Title: Alcohol, Tobacco, & Other Drugs (ATOD) Purpose of Event: Essential Standard: 6.ATOD.3 ? Apply risk reduction behaviors to protect self and others from alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use. Course Objectives: 6.ATOD 3.1 ? Use effective assertive refusal skills to avoid pressure to use alcohol and other...
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Substance Abuse Prevention
Lesson 2: Alcohol and Your Body | Scholastic.com 5/24/18, 5)51 PM Source: http://www.scholastic.com/browse/lessonplan.jsp?id=1274 ALL What are you looking for? Lesson 2: Alcohol and Your Body This lesson can be used individually or in sequence with Lessons 1 and 3. Teachers Home Lessons and Ideas Books and Authors Top...
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