Standard of Learning

5.3   The student will analyze the risks of dependence and addiction associated with the use of alcohol, tobacco, inhalants, and other drugs on the systems of the body. Key concepts/skills include:

1. the effects on the integrated functioning of the body systems;
2. the effects on academic performance;
3. the effects on relationships with family, peers, and other individuals.

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Understanding the Standard

The student will explain the effects of tobacco, alcohol, inhalants, and other drugs on the integrated functioning of the body systems.

Essential Knowledge and Skills

The student will:

• define body systems. (a group of organs that work together to perform a function)
• explain how tobacco, marijuana, and inhalants affect the integrated functioning of body systems. (affects all systems - has a primary effect on the respiratory, circulatory, nervous, and muscular systems - polluted air enters your respiratory system, travels to your blood, and then the nicotine, THC, or another toxic chemical is taken to the brain)
• explain how alcohol and other depressant drugs affect the integrated functioning of body systems. (enters the digestive system - moves into the circulatory system, is taken to the brain where it depresses brain function, which affects the nervous and muscular systems)
• describe how stimulants affect the integrated functioning of body systems. (speeds up all body functions - major effect on the digestive, respiratory, circulatory, and nervous systems - faster heart rate, get jittery, cannot sleep, eat, etc.)

Sample Lessons

The Bone Connection
Grade(s): K-5
The goal of this lesson is for the students to be able to name some bones in the human skeletal system and at least one function of each.
http://www.iit.edu/~smile/bi8702.html
Free

Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE)
Grades: K-5
Police officer led program of classroom lessons that teaches youth how to resist peer pressure and live drug and violence-free lives. Includes active learning strategies. Focuses on decision-making skills. Includes 9 lessons.
Contact: http://www.dare.com

Graphing a Healthy Lifestyle
Grade(s): 5
Students will, over a week, record the amount of time they spend sleeping, attending school, watching T.V., exercising and doing homework. At the end of the week the students will graph all of their information and discuss how sleep impacts their learning. The graphs will be used to discuss daily habits and ways to improve overall health.
http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview.cgi?LPid=66
Free

HeartPower!
Grades: 3-5
Teaches student about the heart and how to keep it healthy. Science-based. Lessons, handouts.
--Target: No Smoking Game
--A Bunch of Reasons Not to Smoke Quick Activity
--Smoking in the Cellar Lesson Idea
Sponsor: American Heart Association
Contact: http://www.americanheart.org (select HeartPower!)
Free

Human Body Simon Says Game
Grade(s): K-12
In this lesson adapt the game of Simon Says for use as part of a unit on the human body. Include the names and locations of body parts and their locations as students learn them.
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/00-2/lp2193.shtml
Free

Lessons for human body materials
Grade(s): 1-5
This unit investigates some of the systems of the human body.  The lessons are designed to use the various human body models from ARC.  These lessons focus on four systems: skeletal, circulatory, respiratory and digestive.
http://www.colby.edu/cpse/equipment2/human/human.html#Circulatory%20System
Free

LifeSkills Training
Grades: K-5
Model substance abuse prevention and competency enhancement program focusing on the major social and psychological factors causing substance use and abuse. Teaches drug resistance skills, personal management skills, and general social skills. Focuses on self-esteem, decision-making, influence of media, stress, communication, and assertiveness issues.
Contact: http://www.lifeskillstraining.com
Cost

Mind over Matter
Grades: 5-9
Students learn about the effects of drug abuse on the body and brain. Includes marijuana, opiates, inhalants, hallucinogens, methamphetamine, nicotine, stimulants, and steroids.
Sponsor: National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health
Contact: http://www.nida.nih.gov
Cost: Free

Nutrition Education - Balance Benefits
Grade(s): 5
Students will understand how a healthy diet and exercise can increase the likelihood of physical and mental wellness.
http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview.cgi?LPid=956
Free

Nutrition Education - Dietary Guidelines
Grade(s): 5
Students will learn about  suggested dietery guidelines and from that will understand how a healthy diet and exercise can increase the likelihood of physical and mental wellness.
http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview.cgi?LPid=955
Free

Nutrition Education - Health Definition
Grade(s): 5
Students will understand from this lesson that being healthy is more than just not being sick.
http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview.cgi?LPid=958
Free

Project Towards No Tobacco Use (TNT)
Grades 5-10
Model program to prevent or reduce tobacco use in youth. Ten core and 2 booster lessons. Includes effective refusal and coping skills; effects of media and advertisers; methods to build self-esteem; and strategies for advocating no tobacco use.
Sponsor: Department of Preventive Medicine, USC
Contact: http://www.etr.org
Cost

Protecting You/Protecting Me
Grades 1-5
Model 5-year alcohol use prevention curriculum designed to reduce alcohol-related injury and death. Includes student’s intentions not to drive with an impaired driver; focuses on risks of using alcohol; and includes parental involvement.
Sponsor: Mothers Against Drunk Driving
Contact: http://www.pypm.org
Cost

Straight from the Heart
Grade(s): K-12
The main objectives of this mini-teach are to define and demonstrate the functions of the heart; observe the vibration of a match due to the pulsation of blood in the wrist; to construct a simple stethoscope and use it to listen to your heartbeat; to measure your heart rate (pulse); to compare your heart rate with your partner's heart rate; and to calculate the number of times your heart beats in one hour.
http://www.iit.edu/~smile/bi9514.html
Free

Texas Department of State Health Services: "Anatomy" (Fifth Grade)
Grade(s): 5
The purpose of this lesson is to teach students about the basic structures and functions of the human body and how they relate to personal health.
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/kids/lessonplans/5thgrade.htm
Free

Additional Instructional Resources

• Al-Anon/Alateen – http://www.al-anon.org
• Alcohol Cost Calculator for Kids – http://www.alcoholcostcalculator.org/kids
• American Council for Drug Education – http://www.acde.org
• TheAnti-Drug.Com – http://www.theantidrug.com
• Center for Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws – http://www.udetc.org
• The Cool Spot – http://www.thecoolspot.gov
• DEA State Fact Sheets – http://www.dea.gov/pubs/state_factsheets.html
• Drugs and the Body - http://www.learn.co.uk/default.asp?WCI=Unit&WCU=1580
• Effects of Inhalants on Body Systems - http://www.edhelper.com/cat58.htm
• ERIC Health - http://www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/edpe.htm
• A Family Guide to Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy and Drug Free, SAMSA – http://family.samhsa.gov
• Federal Drug Data Sources – http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/drugfact/sources.html
• Global Youth Network - http://www.unodc.org/youthnet
• http://www.healthteacher.com – “Alcohol and Other Drugs" and “Tobacco"
• Inhalant Abuse – http://www.inhalant.org
• Monitoring the Future – http://www.monitoringthefuture.org
• Mothers Against Drunk Driving – http://www.maddva.org or http://www.madd.org
• National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information – http://www.health.org
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration – http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov
• National Inhalant Prevention Coalition – http://www.inhalants.org
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism – http://www.niaaa.nih.gov
• National Institute on Drug Abuse – http://www.nida.nih.gov or http://www.drugabuse.gov
• National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign – http://www.mediacampaign.org
• New York Online Access to Health: NOAH - http://www.noah-health.org
• Parenting Is Prevention – http://www.parentingisprevention.org
• Partners for Substance Abuse Prevention – http://www.samhsa.gov/preventionpartners
• Partnership for a Drug-Free America – http://www.drugfreeamerica.org
• Reality Check – http://www.health.org/reality
• Safety – http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/- (health & fitness 3-5)
• SAMSA Model [Drug Prevention] Programs – http://modelprograms.samhsa.gov
• Straight Scoop News Bureau – http://www.straightscoop.org
• Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) – http://www.saddonline.com
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) – http://www.samhsa.gov
• Teaching Children About Health, A Multidisciplinary Approach - http://www.morton-pub.com - "Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Substances"
• Tips 4 Youth - http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/tips4youth.htm
• U.S. Department of Education, Safe & Drug-Free Schools Program – http://www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/SDFS/
• U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Criminal Justice Reference Service – http://www.ncjrs.org
• U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention – http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org
• Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, Education Section – http://www.abc.state.va.us
• Virginia Department of Education, Safe & Drug-Free Schools Program – http://www.safeanddrugfreeva.org
• Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services (Office of Substance Abuse) – http://www.dmhmrsas.virginia.gov
• Virginia Department of State Police – http://www.vsp.state.va.us
• Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation – http://www.vtsf.org

Assessment Ideas

The student will:

• map out the body systems and trace the route that alcohol, tobacco, inhalants, and other drugs take through the body systems.
• explain the effect that alcohol, tobacco, inhalants, and other drugs have on the integrated functioning of the body systems.

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