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NIH Curriculum Supplement for Middle School

Understanding Alcohol: Investigations into Biology and Behavior

Grades 7- 8

Learn about the science underlying the effects of alcohol on human biology and behavior.

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Activities
Learning Focus
1. Alcohol—Separating Fact from FictionEngage in the study of alcohol, its use and abuse, and alcoholism.
2. A Drink Is a Drink, but People Are DifferentExplore alcohol content of various beverages and how alcohol distributes in the body in order to build conceptual understanding.
3. Responding to Alcohol: What’s ImportantAnalyze simulations of the effects of alcohol on mouse activity levels.
4. Alcohol Use, Abuse, and AlcoholismInvestigate human alcohol use in order to apply concepts in a new context.
5. Alcohol and Driving: When to Say NoUnderstand how alcohol affects human behavior and consider how it could affect each student personally.
6. Using Alcohol: Setting Limits?Demonstrate understanding that the effects of alcohol are dose dependent, and public policies targeted at alcohol must balance many factors.

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