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Under the Influence
Students examine the effects of teen drinking. In this personal health lesson plan, students research alcohol's effect on the teen brain. Students discuss their findings about the alcohol-brain connection and create brain maps.
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Effects of Alcohol Use
Fifth graders identify short and long term effects of alcohol use. In this effects of alcohol lesson plan, 5th graders participate in activities to understand what it feels like to have alcohol in their system. With the teacher they make...
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The House That Drugs Built
Students evaluate the long and short term effects of substance abuse on the individual, family, and society. The lesson includes numerous instructional and learning strategies such as role-playing, discussion, research, demonstrations,...
Healthy Native Youth
Chapter 3: Decision Making
By way of group discussion, reading, and role-play a series of six activities encourage scholars to make responsible decisions. Following an online introduction, pupils review the concept of volition and answer questions. Middle...
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Ethyl Alcohol
In this ethyl alcohol learning exercise, high schoolers read about the characteristics of ethanol including the effects it has on the body when ingested and digested. This learning exercise has 2 short answer questions.
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Lesson 3 - Marijuana
It's never too early to talk to your young grade schoolers about the dangers of marijuana. Here's a short lesson to discuss some basic information about what happens to the body and the brain when someone smokes marijuana. After the...
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Message in a Bottle
Students consider the implications of the misuse of alcohol. In this personal health activity, students visit selected websites to discover information about the misuse of alcohol and examine advertisements for alcohol.
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Alcohol and Its Impact on the Brain
Learners examine water as it changes states. In water and ice lesson students study the water cycle and what happens to it as it changes state.
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Understanding the Risk of Substance Abuse Unit
Teenage brains are different! Understanding that the teenage brain is still developing and thus more impacted by substance abuse is the key concept in a three-lesson high school health unit. Participants learn about how the brain and...
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What Can I Do?
Students identify their feelings and examine constructive ways of handling conflict. In this conflict lesson students discuss how to communicate their feelings and resolve conflicts.
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Science: Comparing Beer and Bread
Students compare and contrast cellular respiration in yeast and plant and animal cells. After discovering the role of yeast in making beer and bread, they describe the short and long term effects of alcohol on the nervous and digestive...
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The House That Drugs Built
Students evaluate the effects of drug use on behavior, appearance and the ability to contribute to society. In this drug education lesson plan students analyze the relationship between drug use and injury, violence and criminal activity.
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Lewis and Clark Expedition
Young scholars examine the effect of the Lewis and Clark Expedition on Native American nations. In this Native American history lesson, students research Internet sources to find out how the expedition impacted Native Americans of the West.