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Brain Power: Grades 2-3

Relationship to the National Science Education Standards

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

Science as Inquiry
Levels K–4 How Mission Is Aligned
Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry Students learn about different drugs and how they are used. Then they are invited to question whether they think these substances are helpful or harmful.
Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
Levels K–4 How Mission Is Aligned
Personal health Students begin to develop an understanding of what drugs are and how they are used so that they can learn how to make decisions that affect their own health.

This page was last updated August 2008.

Brain Power Video Modules: Grades 2-3

Featured Publication

Featured Publication

Drugs, Brains, and Behavior - The Science of Addiction

As a result of scientific research, we know that addiction is a disease that affects both brain and behavior.

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