Alcohol Health Lesson: How Alcohol Affects the Body + Interactive Wheel Project
Interactive Art Project: Exploring the Impact of Alcohol on the Growing Body
Integrated Skills-Based and Knowledge-Based Education
This resource provides the best of both worlds by combining critical health knowledge with interactive, skills-based activities. Students learn the science behind alcohol's effects on the body while building decision-making, critical thinking, and advocacy skills.
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>> Integrated Skills Based, Content Based / Knowledge Based. The best of both worlds.
>> Meets HS/MS National Health Education Standards.
>> Meets HS/MS Technical Subjects Health Common Core Standards.
>> Meets Washington State’s rigorous Health Education Standards.
About This Resource:
This 1-3 day lesson plan engages students through:
- Knowledge Acquisition: Students explore alcohol’s harmful effects on 15 different body organs using research-backed fact sheets.
- Creative Expression: A dynamic art project, the “Alcohol Wheel,” visually represents the impact of alcohol on the body.
- Critical Thinking: Students reflect on alcohol’s short- and long-term dangers, including addiction, alcohol poisoning, and societal pressures.
- Advocacy Development: Optional videos and discussions help students build arguments for healthier behaviors.
What’s Included?:
Teacher Guidance:
- 25 Pages of detailed, step-by-step instructions. Know exactly what to say and how to guide students through the lessons.
- 30 PowerPoint Slides featuring visuals and talking points for a seamless learning experience.
Student Learning Materials:
- Fact Sheets: Alcohol’s damage to 15 organs, including the brain, liver, stomach, heart, lungs, and more.
- Alcohol Wheel Template: A creative, hands-on art activity to synthesize learning and visualize alcohol’s effects. Includes examples of real student work.
Video and Article Resources:
- 8 Optional Videos: Accompanying teacher notes to guide meaningful discussions about teen alcohol use, its risks, and tragic real-life stories.
- 5 Background Articles: Comprehensive resources for teachers to deepen their understanding of alcohol’s impact.
Interactive Activities:
- Anonymous Teen Survey: Engage students in analyzing data about peer behaviors, reducing perceived social pressure to use alcohol.
- Discussion Prompts: Topics include alcohol poisoning, teen addiction, the drinking age, and societal attitudes about alcohol.
Key Learning Goals:
Students will:
- Analyze Influences: Understand how alcohol impacts the body and society.
- Access Valid Information: Use evidence-based fact sheets to learn about alcohol’s effects on specific body systems.
- Develop Advocacy Skills: Create art and discussion points to promote alcohol-free living among peers.
- Reflect and Decide: Explore real-life consequences of alcohol use, empowering them to make informed choices.
Skills-Based Health Integration:
This lesson supports students in developing:
- Critical Thinking: By exploring alcohol’s multifaceted impacts.
- Decision-Making: Through analyzing statistics, peer behaviors, and personal health goals.
- Advocacy: By creating an impactful art piece and participating in discussions that promote healthful behaviors.
- Media Literacy: Through analysis of videos and background articles.
Why Use This Resource?:
- Combines facts with creativity for a memorable learning experience.
- Addresses the pressures teens face and gives tools to resist unhealthy behaviors.
- Flexible delivery: Use as a 1-day overview or a multi-day project with deeper exploration.
- Includes lifetime updates with additional content, lessons, and activities.
This resource is taken directly from my Full Semester/Year High School Health Curriculum, and our Middle/Junior High School Health Curriculum, which are both #1 Best-Selling Health Curriculums on TeacherPayTeacher, where it is also included in our Alcohol Units.
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