WJHS  Pathfinder for Health

Task Definition Information Seeking Strategies Location and Access Use of Information Synthesis Evaluation Task Definition Step #1: Choose a psychoactive drug to research Step#2: Choose a method to deliver the information about the psychoactive drug you research A) Tri-fold pamphlet B) Essay or Paper C) Power Point presentation Back to Top Topics Possible Topics (include, but are not limited to) Heroin Cocaine Ecstasy Crack PCP LSD Opium Ketamine Anabolic Steroids Inhalants Rohypnol Mescaline Crystal Methamphetamine     Back to Top Information Seeking Strategies - ONLINE SOURCES - You will need a minimum of 2 sources. Back to Top Location and Access   Use of Information Choose a method to deliver the information about the psychoactive drug you research: A) Tri-fold pamphlet B) Essay or Paper C) Power Point presentation   Back to Top Synthesis Choose a method to deliver the information about the psychoactive drug you research: A) Tri-fold pamphlet B) Essay or Paper C) Power Point presentation Back to Top Evaluation • Information found matches information needed? • Work is handed in on time. Rubric: 75 total points Provide the following information about your topic: Grading Rubric Possible Points • Name of the drug • Category of psychoactive drugs • Brief history of the drug 10 • Trade or street names 5 • Medical uses (if any) 5 • Physical or psychological dependency 5 • Tolerance develops? 5 • Duration (how long it lasts) 5 • How it is taken(how it enters the body) 5 • Desired user effects 5 • Side effects 5 • Effects of overdose 5 • Withdrawal symptoms 5 • Two references w/in 2 years 10 Total 75 Back to Top Return to Media Center Home Page