Instructional Video

Performance Enhancing Drugs

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There is science behind the adage, "Cheaters never prosper!" Biochemistry or physical education classes find out how steroids, blood doping, and other performance-enhancing methods claim to work, and how unreliable and even dangerous they are. Best used in a flipped classroom, learners can watch this as an introduction or enrichment assignment. Links to reference websites provided should you want to assign additional research.

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Classroom Considerations
  • This video is hosted on YouTube
Pros
  • Hopefully influences young athletes to avoid performance-enhancing substances
  • A fascinating topic, thoroughly explained
  • Fast-moving, and filled with flashes of photographs, diagrams, and text
Cons
  • None