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Brain Power! The NIDA Junior Scientist Program: Grades 4-5



What is Addiction? (Module 6)

Relationship to the National Science Education Standards

This mission aligns with the following two standards identified in the NSES: science as inquiry and science in personal and social perspectives. The charts that follow identify how the mission aligns with each of these standards.

Science as Inquiry
Levels K–5 How Mission Is Aligned
Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry Students experience some of the steps in the process of scientific inquiry: making observations, developing a hypothesis, completing an investigation to test the hypothesis, and drawing conclusions.
Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
Levels K–5 How Mission Is Aligned
Personal health Students learn about the effects of several different drugs on the body, the brain, and the nervous system. They discuss the impact this information has on their lives and how they can use it to make wise decisions about their own health.


Module 6 Contents

Module 6 Documents

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Brain Power!

Module 1 Module 2
Module 3 Module 4
Module 5 Module 6

Ordering Information

This package can be ordered by calling 1-877-NIDA-NIH and request "BPPACK2"

Or it can be ordered online at backtoschool.drugabuse.gov.


Contact Information

For questions regarding NIDA's Science Education Program and Materials, contact Cathrine Sasek, Ph.D., e-mail: csasek@nih.gov.



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