Health Grade 7 -- Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs
Mastery Objective: Students Will Be Able To apply new knowledge on eight types of drugs, examples in each drug category, their abuse, effects and dangers by creating a persuasive safety brochure.
Dr. Franklin - Advisor
Guidelines:
- You are to make an attractive and persuasive informational brochure
- This brochure will share introductory information on one of the following drug categories:
- amphetamines
- club drugs
- depressants
- hallucinogens
- inhalants
- marijuana
- narcotics
- stimulants
- Identify who abuses these drugs
- Include which drugs fall into your chosen category
- Answer where these drugs are found
- Record when this drug is aboused
- Describe why the drugs are abused
- State how the drug affects the physical, mental and social health of the individual
- Encourage others not to use/abuse this drug because of its dangers
Directions:
- Students work in a group of 4 or less
- Make effective use of classtime to start this project
- Divide the work evenly among the group members
- Highlight key facts
- Work not completed will be homework
- Gather materials from the classroom and students packet
- Use Image Quest for images
- Design a rough draft
Resources:
Note: See your teacher or the Media Specialist for log-ins and passwords for home use of Online Resources
Image Quest (available to middle school students only)
Science Reference Center
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online School Edition
eBook - UXL Encyclopedia of Drugs and Addictive Substances
Bibliography- Print materials in the MLK MS Library
Note Taking Template
Grading Rubric:
- Information in the brochure is accurate ---5 points
- 3 or more images/drawings/etc --- 3 points
- Visually appealing -- neat/colorful --- 2 points
- 3 or more facts about the drug category --- 3 points
- 2 reasons not to abuse this drug -- 2 points
Total -- 15 points