There is no good evidence supporting the effectiveness of cough medicine. Although marketing and consumerism leads to a billion dollar industry, research does not show consistent results. An episode of the ACS Reaction series explores the science behind cough medicine and the claims companies make about its use.

Concepts

medicine, the history of medicine

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Consider research from different types of over-the-counter drugs and compare their effectiveness
• Create a graphic organizer with the ingredients of cough medicine and their functions

Classroom Considerations

• Uses new vocabulary that you may need to define before viewing the resource

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Includes links to further information
• Provides an option for subtitles to assist ELLs

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.9-10.7 RST.11-12.7