Educators
Curricula and Lesson Plans
These curricula and lesson plans as designed to assist you in educating your students about the science behind drug abuse. Many of the tools are geared to specific grade levels, having been developed by educators who understand the development milestones of our youth. The tools provide you with very clear information about what specific learning can occur, making it easy to integrate the modules and lesson plans into your science and health curriculum.
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Brain Power! The NIDA Junior Scientist Program (Grades 6-9)
Interactive science education modules about the brain and the effects of drugs on the body -
HEADS UP: Real News About Drugs and Your Body (Grades 6-10), also Compilations and Posters
Articles and activities from NIDA and Scholastic to educate students on the repercussions of drug use -
Mind Over Matter (Grades 5-9)
The effects of drug abuse on the body and brain -
PEERx
Information to provide educators, mentors, student leaders, and teens with science-based information about the harmful effects that prescription drug abuse has on the brain and body. -
Teaching Packets
The consequences of drug abuse on the brain and body -
The Brain: Understanding Neurobiology Through the Study of Addiction (Grades 9-12)
NIH curriculum supplement series -
What Do We Know About Addiction (Grades 9-12)
Videos and presentation materials for a lesson on drug abuse