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Alcohol, Nicotine or Caffeine Rap
Students create a rap/skit showing the effect of alcohol, nicotine or caffeine. In this biology lesson, students identify the important points of their chosen drug. They present their rap/skit in class.
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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...
Smarter Than Smoking
Secrets They Keep Poster
A colorful, thought-provoking infographic identifies 12 harmful chemicals found in cigarette smoke. It provides a sober warning for smokers and those exposed to secondhand smoke.
Scholastic
Marijuana: Perception of Harm vs. Use
Many teenagers don't believe that marijuana is harmful, but if they do, it affects whether they use it or not. Analyze the relationship between what high school seniors believe about marijuana and their tendency to use it with a reading...
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Taking a Closer Look (Critical Viewing)
Students explore persuasive writing in advertisements. In this advertisements lesson, students evaluate tobacco advertisements for persuasion techniques. Students then create a counter advertisement against smoking.
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Biology: Humans as Organisms
Students examine body systems. In this biology lesson, students explore the roles of different body systems and discover the effects of smoking, drugs, alcohol, exercise, and good nutrition on human body systems.
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TSI: Teen Science Investigations
Learners read an article about a research conducted on teen brain decision making. In this health science activity, students identify the steps in the scientific method. They discuss how this research can benefit them when faced with...
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Nicotine Why is it so hard to quit smoking?
Students interview both smokers and nonsmokers to get their point of view on the topic. They prepare bar graphs based on the data accumulated by the class during the interviews.
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Cannabis and Young People
Students identify, analyze and characterize smoking and young people.
They try to consider why young people take drugs to begin with. In addition, they point out the effects and risks of cannabis smoking with young people. They also...
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Making Choices about Tobacco Use
Young scholars examine the dangers associated with smoking. In groups, they discuss what it means to be addicted to a drug and how the media influences our decisions. After watching excerpts of films, they identify the use of smoking...
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Peer pressure
Students identify ways to cope with peer pressure to use tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs. They use selection from Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain.
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Prescription Stimulants
Students study ADHD and how prescription drugs can help. In this behavior therapy and drug abuse lesson students read articles and complete a worksheet.
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Marijuana
Learners identify the main parts of the body that are affected by using marijuana.
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Caffeine and Nicotine
Young scholars research the effects of caffeine and nicotine online.
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The human barometer
Middle schoolers read the story: 9-year-old girl dies on railway line. They engage in the 'Human Barometer': Collect a range of names of dangerous activities from the class. For example: skateboarding, waterskiing, bungee jumping,...
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Tobacco Addiction and Secondhand Smoke
Students brainstorm why tobacco is addicting. In this health science lesson, students discuss the harmful effects of smoking. They read an article and complete a worksheet at the end of the lesson.
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Helping Adolescents Deal with Peer Pressure
Designed by a mental health center, this presentation is meant to educate educators how to help teens face peer pressure. Tips are provided for identifying at-risk youth and bullying situations. This would be a poignant topic to include...
Department of Education (Ireland)
Understanding Influences
"Understanding Influences," a richly detailed, carefully scaffolded unit, asks middle and high school scholars to examine how internal and external factors like friends, media, and society influence their attitudes and...
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...
American Psychological Association
Teaching Is Fundamental
It's important for teachers to have a strong support system—especially in the first few years of their career. Help teachers' partners, spouses, and friends understand the most compassionate ways to provide emotional support with a...
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Your Genes: Your Future
Students examine different healthy behaviors and choose one of their own that they would like to change or improve. In this healthy lesson students write a letter to themselves that they are going to make a change and why it is...
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Risk Taking Behaviors
Tenth graders listen to a presenters introduction and write questions they hope to have answered during the presentation. They listen to a presentation and record notes. They participate in small group discussion and complete...
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Life Science: Human Body Skit
Students create skits based on the human body systems. Working in groups, they role-play as organs in the various systems. They make costumes or wear signs identifying themselves as the organs in their skits.
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Human Embryology
Ninth graders are introduced to the concept of human embryology. Individually, they complete an exercise in which they determine which trait they got from which family member. In groups, they identify and label the reproductive organs...