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National Institutes of Health
Alcohol: Separating Fact From Fiction
Students can use this site to observe the effects of alcohol on mice and discuss the ways in which alcohol harms and impairs the body. An online lesson, "Alcohol; Separating Fact From Fiction," has students watch video clips, engage in...
PBS
Pbs: Alcohol Fact Sheet
Here are over twenty facts about alcohol! Topics include alcohol's effect on your body, your brain, and your behavior, and facts about alcohol-related accidents and blood alcohol level (BAL).
Other
Yahoo! Health: Alcohol Abuse
This article from Yahoo! Health briefly defines "alcohol use" and describes the physical and mental effects alcohol has on the body. Read brief write-ups on the history of alcohol use and on underage drinking. Click on hyperlinked...
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic: Alcoholism
This Mayo Clinic site explores what alcoholism is, what it does to the body, and how it can be treated. Content includes information on seeking medical advice, coping skills, and more.
PBS
Pbs: In the Mix Educators: Alcohol "Targets" Lesson Plan
Here is a simple guideline for a two-period lesson through which students "Compose a collage of alcohol ads," and participate in activities that will help hone their critical thinking skills and their views about alcohol and alcohol...
Rice University
Rice University: N Squad: Alcohol and Body Systems
Three problem-solving detective games involve players in investigations of the effect of alcohol on the body's digestive, circulatory, and nervous systems.
Other
Partnership for a Drug Free America: Drug Guide
A comprehensive, current source of drug information, including drug descriptions, slang terms, effects on the body, pictures, and federal classifications for over 40 commonly abused drugs.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: What Do Bread and Beer Have in Common?
Students are presented with information that will allow them to recognize that yeasts are unicellular organisms that are useful to humans. In fact, their usefulness is derived from the contrast between the way yeast cells and human cells...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Cellular Respiration and Population Growth
Two lessons and their associated activities explore cellular respiration and population growth in yeasts. Yeast cells are readily obtained and behave predictably, so they are very appropriate to use in middle school classrooms. In the...