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Brain Power: Grades 2-3
- Ooey Gooey! Making Sense of Scientific Inquiry (Module 1)
- Brains in a Box: What Your Brain Can Do (Module 2)
- Sending and Receiving Messages (Module 3)
- Medicines and Drugs: What's Helpful, What's Harmful (Module 4)
- The Science Behind Smoking (Module 5)
- How Drugs Affect the Brain (Module 6)
- Materials/Contact
Resources
The lists below include resources for teachers and students.
Resources for Teachers
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National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
www.drugabuse.gov, 301-443-1124
This Web site contains information about drug abuse and a section designed specifically for parents, teachers, and students. -
Sara’s Quest
www.teens.drugabuse.gov/sarasquest/index.php
This site from NIDA contains materials about the brain and how drugs change the brain. -
NIDA DrugPubs Research Dissemination Center
drugpubs.drugabuse.gov , 877-NIDA-NIH (877-643-2644; TTY/TDD: 240-645-0228)
Order our materials free of charge in English or Spanish. -
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI)
store.samhsa.gov/home, 1-800-729-6686
NCADI is operated by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Many free publications are available here. -
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse (ENC)
www.enc.org
This Web site provides useful information and products to improve mathematics and science teaching and learning. - Lynch, B. S. Growing Up Tobacco Free: Preventing Nicotine Addiction in Children and Youth. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1994. Addresses tobacco prevention programs for youth, the effect of tobacco advertising, controls and bans on tobacco sales, and taxation as a prevention strategy; also explains nicotine’s effects on the brain and body and the process of addiction.
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Scientists Find How Nicotine Affects Brain
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/record/archives/vol21/vol21_iss4/record2104.14.html
A brief discussion of scientists’ discovery of how nicotine affects the brain. -
Neuroscience for Kids - Nicotine
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/nic.html
A discussion of the history of tobacco and effects of nicotine on the body. -
Smoke-Free Kids and Soccer
www.cdc.gov/tobacco/youth/sports/index.htm
An innovative collaboration between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team; includes information on smoking, links to free stuff, and ideas on how to get children involved in activities other than smoking.
Resources for Students
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National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
www.drugabuse.gov, 301-443-1124
This Web site contains information about drug abuse, with sections designed specifically for students. - National Institute on Drug Abuse. Mind Over Matter: The Brain’s Response to Nicotine, 1998. Part of the NIDA’s “Mind Over Matter” series on drugs for middle school students; focuses on nicotine and nicotine addiction. Available at teens.drugabuse.gov/mom/)
- Friedman, David. Focus on Drugs and the Brain. Frederick, MD: Twenty-First Century Books, 1990. Part of the "Drug-Alert Book" series; includes a section on nicotine and addiction.
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Neuroscience for Kids
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/nic.html
Presents the history of tobacco and cigarette smoking, nicotine addiction, and the effect of nicotine on the brain.
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