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The Brain's Response to Drugs

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This The Brain's Response to Drugs lesson plan also includes:

Marijuana affects the brain differently than inhalants, which have a different effect than opioids. Elementary and middle school classes read about these drugs as well as nicotine, methamphetamine, hallucinogens, and steroids before completing word puzzles for each category of drugs.

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Concepts

drugs, prescription drugs, drug abuse, drug addiction, addiction, opioids, the brain, marijuana, inhalants, steroids, the central nervous system, nerve cells, nerves, nicotine

Additional Tags

health

Instructional Ideas

Feature the informational reading in a language arts class before exploring the details of each drug in science or health
Have class members split into small groups, each focusing on research for the different drugs featured in the packet

Classroom Considerations

Does not indicate which pages are for student use

Pros

Includes an answer key for each word puzzle
Covers an array of drugs, making the packet ideal for a general health lesson on drug abuse
Pamphlets with informational text for students are attached

Cons

None

Common Core

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