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Stage 1 Identify Desired Results Establish Goals: (G) Health and Physical Education (Maine Learning Results) grades 9-12
 * C. HEALTH PROMOTION AND RISK REDUCTION**: Students demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.

Health and Physical Education (Maine Learning Results) grades 9-12
 * D. INFLUENCES ON HEALTH**: Students analyze the ability of family, peers, culture, media, technology, and other factors to enhance health..

What understandings are desired? Students will understand that: (U) • (Performance Indicator C1) MLR: Students demonstrate healthy practices and/or behaviors to maintain or improve the health of self and others in the following areas: Tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs (ATOD).

• (Performance Indicator D2) MLR: Students analyze how some health risk behaviors can influence the likelihood of engaging in unhealthy behaviors
 * (a) Analyze the influence of ATOD use on individual and group behavior
 * (b) Students will understand the impact ATOD may have on different societies around the world and how to prevent individual drug use.

What essential questions will be considered? Essential Questions: (Q) 1. (with D2) What affect does ATOD have on the human body and what areas of total health may they also affect? 2. (with C1) How does health education prepare individuals for decision-making skills in order to prevent ATOD use and abuse?

3. (with D2-a) Does your actions have an affect on your social environment? 4. (with C1) What is an appropriate avenue of approach for our society to use in order to educate individuals on ATOD use and abuse?

What key knowledge and skills will students acquire as a result of this unit?

Students will know: (K) 1. Specific drug classifications and their chemical properties. 2. Effect ATOD has on the human body. 3. Societal consequences ATOD may have. 4. Appropriate decision making strategies to prevent ATOD use and abuse.

Students will be able to: (S) 1. Apply and role-play a scenario for appropriate decision-making. 2. Analyze the drug effects on the body 3. Create a Public Service Announcement that discourages ATOD use and abuse. 4. Evaluate the specific drugs and compare the effects. 5. Appraise individual decision-making plan for prevention of ATOD use and abuse. 6. Write a research paper on the mental, emotional, social, and physical effect that ATOD has on total health and wellness.

2004 ASCD and Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe