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Teen Health: Talking with Your Doctor
Students discuss common health care issues they're facing today. For this health science lesson, students explain the benefit of seeking professional help. They write a journal to keep track of their own health issues.
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Avoid Destructive Behaviors
Students describe strategies to avoid destructive behaviors. They discuss drug tests at work, the costs of drug use to employers and the types of behaviors that put individuals at risk.
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Cities Crack Down on Raves
Students explore personal health issues. In this health journalism lesson, students read the USA Today article titled "Cities Crack Down on Raves", respond to discussion questions regarding the article, and complete an activity based on...
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Class A Creates Trouble
Young scholars explore the history of drugs and drug use. In this anti-drug lesson, students research information about drugs, then enhance their knowledge by digging into the subject even farther by researching the health implications,...
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Facts into Action
Learners role play chosen scenario about smart decision making. In this drug awareness activity, students discuss the danger associated with drug abuse. They practice how to make careful choices when faced with a difficult situation.
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TSI: Teen Science Investigations
Students read an article about a research conducted on teen brain decision making. In this health science instructional activity, students identify the steps in the scientific method. They discuss how this research can benefit them when...
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Drugs: Prevention Tips
Students use the Internet to examine ways they can prevent using drugs. They discover the dangers of these substances and complete online quizzes.
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One Sniff Can Kill!
Students investigate the question: In what ways can a common household products hurt you? This lesson integrates with drug and alcohol units in science classes as well as language arts in the form of the Public Service Announcement...
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Steroids and the Body
Students explore how steroids can harm the body physically and mentally.
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Acting Out
Sixth graders investigate peer pressure, gangs, drinking, and using drugs. In small groups, they conduct research, develop, edit, and write a three-minute script, and perform the script for the class.
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Red Ribbon Week
Young scholars identify the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse. In this drug and alcohol abuse lesson, students research the dangers of drugs and alcohol and prepare a presentation for the information. Young scholars write a paper on...
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Babies Deserve A Good Start! Alcoholism: A Three Fold Disease
Students study the basic disease concept of alcoholism. The determine that alcoholism is progressive and explore the levels of progression. They name the three factors contributing to the cause of alcoholism and explain each one with...
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Identifying an Author's Purpose
Students read, "Research Shows TV PSAs Effective In Reducing Teen Marijuana Use", discuss the article with questions imbedded in the lesson and write their own PSA.
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Family Sculpture Demonstration
Young scholars simulate the personal interactions in a family with an alcoholic parent. In this alcoholism lesson, students read a family situation. They simulate the interactions in the family and create a living sculpture of the...
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Targets
Students evaluate advertisements for alcohol products. They watch a video, answer discussion questions, and create a collage using magazine alcohol ads with rewritten captions.
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The Cycle of Addiction
Learners examine how families and peers influence their decision making. For this addiction lesson middle schoolers study the cycle of addiction to drugs and what can be done to prevent it.
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Three Factors Threaten Teens
Learners explore alcohol, cigarette, and marijuana use. In this health journalism lesson, students read the USA Today article titled "Three Factors Threaten Teens", respond to discussion questions regarding the article, and complete an...
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Girls are Drinking Like Boys
Learners explore alcohol use. In this health journalism instructional activity, students read the USA Today article titled "Girls are Drinking Like Boys", respond to discussion questions regarding the article, and complete an activity...
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Raising DrugFree Kids:: A Values Approach
Pupils describe the components of a drug-prevention program, explain the place of drug-prevention in raising students and in the school curriculum, and design, plan and implement the Drug Free Kids program.
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The Dangers of Smoking
In this dangers of smoking word search, young scholars search for words which explain the dangers of smoking. They may discuss the negative aspects of nicotine and how it adversely affects your health. This is a one page worksheet...
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Steroids: The Hard Truth
Students view a PBS "In the Mix" video about the use of steroids. They identify health risks, consider the emotional consequences of drug abuse and discuss the legal ramifications. They also research a variety of nutritional supplements.
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You Can Stop!!
Students analyze smoking behavior based on peer pressure. In this health lesson, students read and complete worksheets on the internet concerning the behaviors associated with smoking. They summarize what they have learned by typing a...
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Survey Reveals Teen Use of Ecstasy, Other Illegal Drugs Declined in '02
Students explore illegal use. In this health journalism lesson, students read the USA Today article titled "Survey Reveals Teen Use of Ecstasy, Other Illegal Drugs Declined in '02", respond to discussion questions regarding the article,...
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The Dangers of Marijuana
In this marijuana word search, students find words warning of the dangers of smoking marijuana. They explore terms such as hallucinations, inhibitions, paranoia and other negative aspects of the drug. There are approximately 33 words...