Introduction

One of your closest friends Adam is in the hospital. He was rushed to the emergency room by ambulance last night and is in critical condition. His doctors say that he has suffered a drug overdose. You knew that Adam experimented with drugs, but you didn’t know he was in that deep. Although Adam is expected to make a full recovery, he will have a long road to getting off the drug. Being such a close friend, you vow to do anything to help him and to prevent other teens from falling into the same situation. In order to understand all about Adam’s drug of choice, you and your classmates decide to educate yourselves about this drug. As a result, you also decide to start a drug awareness campaign at your school to prevent others from falling into the same situation as Adam. You will launch your campaign by presenting your project on January 12, 2010.

Your presentation must also be emailed by the due date to Mrs. Spencer for evaluation.

The Task

In groups of 3 your job is to become experts on one of the drugs from the list below. With the information you find, you will create a PowerPoint presentation to educate your class about this drug.

List of Drugs:

Cannabis/Marijuana
Alcohol
Inhalants (sniff, glue, gas)
Methamphetamine
Cocaine
Rohypnol
GHB
Ketamine
Ecstasy
Ritalin
OxyContin


Your tasks will include:

• Researching information from a variety of resources
• Taking notes and summarizing the information in your own words
• Recording all sources used in a proper bibliography
• Working with your group to create an effective Drug Awareness Presentation

Process

Your drug awareness presentation should encourage teens to make intelligent decisions regarding drug use. Therefore, you will have to research a variety of different aspects regarding the drug so that you can present as much information as possible. In order to complete this research, you will select a role from the following:

Historian – It is your job to research general information about the drug and to make sure your research notes answer the following inquiry questions.

Inquiry Questions:

What are the different names or nicknames for this drug?
Where did the drug come from?
How long has it been in use?
How is the drug made?
What are the dangers in the process?
What are some interesting statistics about this drug? (teen use, deaths, reported emergency room visits, etc.)

Medical Doctor - It is your job to research the physical aspects of the drug and to make sure your research notes answer the following inquiry questions.

Inquiry Questions:

What type of drug is it? (inhalant, pill, etc.)
How is the drug ingested?
What are the short-term physical effects on the body?
What the long-term physical effects on the body?
What organs are affected by short and long-term use?
What are the physical signs of addiction?

Counselor - It is your job to research the psychological aspects of the drug and to make sure your research notes answer the following inquiry questions.

Inquiry Questions:

What are the reasons teens start using this drug?
What are the short-term psychological effects of using this drug?
What are the long-term psychological effects of using this drug?
What steps can a person take to break the addiction to this drug?
What does the rehabilitation process involve?
What are the legal consequences of using this drug?
What can a person do to get help if addicted to this drug? (give a few suggestions)

Resources

You must use at least 3 different resources for your research. You may NOT use Wikipedia. You also must show your work by using the note-taking pages provided. Your project will not be evaluated unless these note sheets are submitted with your presentation.

Use the following resources to find your information.

Street Drugs
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Drug Rehab
Sunshine Coast Health Center
Kid's Health Org (scroll to bottom of page)
Regina Healthy Living (Meth Information)
Narconon
Health Link B.C.
Here to Help Fact Sheets (scroll down to search for a specific drug)

Presentation Requirements:

• Information is accurate and relevant to your role

• Information is complete and answers the inquiry questions

• Includes a title slide with group’s names and roles

• Includes 15-20 information slides maximum organized by role (each person does at least 5 slides)

• Each slide information slide includes at least one image

• Includes a concluding slide

• Includes a slide with a complete and proper bibliography

• Information on each slide is organized and clearly presented (font size, headings, color, etc)

• Choice of background color and fonts make slides easy to read

• Information flows well from one slide to the next

• The presentation is easy to understand (clear voices, students understand the material)

• Optional: Presentation includes added details such as sound, video, transitions, etc.

Evaluation

The project is worth 70 marks. 30 marks are for individual work. 40 marks are for the group presentation. Evaluation of the project will be based on the criteria for your individual role and for your group presentation.

Each criteria is worth 5 marks and is based on the following 5 point scale:

5 – Excellent (completed with excellent attention to detail)
4 – Well done (completed with appropriate detail)
3 – Satisfactory (completed with the basic necessary information)
2 – Developing (some information may be missing or incomplete)
1 – Insufficient (attempt was made, but information is insufficient)
0 – Not evident (did not attempt)

Individual Mark: Out of 30

Medical Doctor

What type of drug is it? (inhalant, pill, etc.) /5
How is the drug ingested? /5
What are the short-term physical effects on the body? /5
What the long-term physical effects on the body? /5
What organs are affected by short and long-term use? /5
What are the physical signs of addiction? /5

Counselor


What are the reasons teens start using this drug? /5
What are the short-term psychological effects of using this drug? /5
What are the long-term psychological effects of using this drug? /5
What are the legal consequences of using this drug? /5
What can a person do to get help if addicted to this drug? /5
What does the rehabilitation process involve? /5


Historian

What are the different names or nicknames for this drug? /5
Where did the drug come from? /5
Who tends to use this drug the most? /5
How long has it been in use? /5
How is the drug made? What are the dangers in the process? /5
What are some interesting statistics about this drug? /5

Group Mark: out of 40

• Includes a title slide with the group’s names and roles /5
• Includes 15-20 information slides maximum organized by role
• Each slide information slide includes at least one image /5
• Includes a concluding slide that summarizes key points of the presentation /5
• Includes a final slide with a complete and proper bibliography /5
• Information on each slide is organized and clearly presented (font size, headings, color, etc) /5
• Choice of background color and fonts make slides easy to read /5
• Presentation includes added details such as sound, video, transitions, etc. /5
• Information flows well from one slide to the next /5
• The presentation is easy to understand (clear voices, students understand the material) /5


Total /70

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have become aware of drug addiction and its harmful affects on teens. With your knowledge you will be able to make good choices for yourself and also help others to make wise choices as well. Hopefully, you will make the choice to avoid using drugs and to instead, live the best life you can live!

Credits

This webquest was adapted by Ms. Cauduro and Ms. Spencer from the original work of Ms. A. Schmitz at Pekin High School.
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