DRUG CATEGORIES
 
 


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OBJECTIVES OF LESSON:
        Students will identify the seven (7) categories of drugs.
        Students will define the effects of each drug.
        Students will group drugs into their appropriate categories.

ACTIVITY:
        Power Point Presentation on Drug Categories
        Written report and Poster/Pamphlet to be created by student using the information attached to this website.
 

REPORT INSTRUCTIONS:
    When researching the drug category that you have selected, linked to this website, these are the following questions that must be answered:

        1.  What does this drug look like?

        2.  How is the drug taken? (injected, smoked, etc.)

        3.  What are the short term effects?

        4.  Whate are the long term effects?

        5.  Are there any medical uses for this drug?

        6.  What are the street names or slang names for this drug?

        7.  Name the various drugs that fit into the category assigned.

        8.  What are the symptoms of withdrawal?

EACH CORRECTLY ANSWERED QUESTION IS WORTH 5 POINTS FOR A TOTAL OF 40 POINTS ON THE ATTACHED RUBRIC.

RUBRIC

Written Report:
    Correctly answering the above questions                                                        40 points

    Spelling/Grammar                                                                                        20 points

    Bibliography:  2 internet references
                          2 print (book) references                                                        20 points

Illustration:  (may be done in the form of a poster or a pamphlet)                      20 points
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TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE: 
                                        100 POINTS

EXAMPLES OF A BIBLIOGRAPHY:
        Internet Reference:
                http://www.health.org
                http:/www.neoa.org/drugs

        Print (book, encyclopedia) Reference:
                Abel, Ernest L..  "Marijuana."  Collier's Encyclopedia 1995 ed.
 

                Avi. What Do Fish Have To Do With Anything? And Other Stories.
                      Cambridge:  Candlewick Press, 1997

                Johnson, Earvin "Magic" and William Novak.  My Life.
                      New York:  Random House, 1992

 
 

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