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The Human Mind, Alcohol and the Brain Lesson Plan

The Human Mind, Alcohol and the Brain Lesson Plan

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The Human Mind, Alcohol and the Brain

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Students create a diagram showing the effects of alcohol on the brain and then create a lesson plan to teach this information to middle school students. They contact middle school teachers and make arrangements for students to actually enact their lesson plans.

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10th - 12th

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Social Studies & History

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