Activity Overview
Most drugs fall into one or more of these main drug categories: stimulants, depressants, and hallucinogens. Marijuana is a drug that may be classified as both a depressant and a hallucinogenic.
Ask your students to create a visual of a stimulant, depressant, and hallucinogenic effect and describe what the drug does to the body. By asking the students to create specific drug examples and requiring them to list the long term effects of continued use may be a good way to reinforce negative consequences of drug use. Monitoring what students produce while they work is key to keeping the content school appropriate.
Drugs that fall under the stimulant drug category will speed up the central nervous system when introduced to the body. Effects include elevated heart rate, increased alertness or energy, lowered appetite, and possible insomnia.
Examples of stimulants are:
- Tobacco (nicotine)
- Caffeine
- Cocaine
- Amphetamines
- Methamphetamine
- Adderall/Ritalin
Depressants are known to slow down the central nervous system. Some effects on the body include lowered heart rate, numbness, lowered reaction time, and impaired coordination.
Examples of depressants are:
- Alcohol
- Marijuana
- Heroin
- Sleeping Medication
- Prescription Opioids/Narcotic
- Codeine
- Xanax
- Fentanyl
- Methadone
Hallucinogenic substances alter someone’s perspective of light, taste, hearing, and sight, while possibly causing hallucinations. These effects on the body make hallucinogens popular at music events.
Examples of hallucinogens include:
- LSD
- PCP
- Ecstasy/Molly
- Psilocybin (mushrooms)
- Marijuana
Template and Class Instructions
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Student Instructions
Create a storyboard showing the different effects of drugs on the body.
- Click "Start Assignment".
- List the three main drug categories in the title boxes.
- List three short term effects and one long term effect each drug has on the body in the description box below the cell.
- Illustrate the effect of the drug on the body in the cell using a combination of appropriate scenes, characters, and items. Do not depict the actual use of the drug.
Lesson Plan Reference
Rubric
(You can also create your own on Quick Rubric.)
| Proficient | Emerging | Beginning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structure | A three cell storyboard was created with titles and descriptions. There are few to no grammar or spelling mistakes. The text clearly indicates understanding different drug categories and the effects on the body. | A three cell storyboard was created with titles and descriptions. There are some grammar or spelling mistakes, but understanding of content is clear. | There are too many grammar or spelling mistakes creating an unclear understanding of content. |
| Stimulants | The cell used exemplary school appropriate scenes, characters, and text to depicted a drug classified as a stimulant. The description includes three correct examples of short term effects and one example of a long term effect on the body. | The cell used adequate school appropriate scenes, characters, and text to depicted a drug classified as a stimulant. The description includes two correct examples of short term effects and one example of a long term effect on the body. | The cell used inappropriate scenes, characters, and text to depicted a stimulant drug. The description includes two or more incorrect examples of the drugs effect on the body. |
| Depressants | The cell used exemplary school appropriate scenes, characters, and text to depicted a drug classified as a depressant. The description includes three correct examples of short term effects and one example of a long term effect on the body. | The cell used adequate school appropriate scenes, characters, and text to depicted a drug classified as a depressant.The description includes two correct examples of short term effects and one example of a long term effect on the body. | The cell used inappropriate scenes, characters, and text to depicted a depressant drug. The description includes two or more incorrect examples of the drugs effect on the body. |
| Hallucinogens | The cell used exemplary school appropriate scenes, characters, and text to depicted a drug classified as a hallucinogenic. The description includes three correct examples of short term effects and one example of a long term effect on the body. | The cell used adequate school appropriate scenes, characters, and text to depicted a drug classified as a hallucinogenic.The description includes two correct examples of short term effects and one example of a long term effect on the body. | The cell used inappropriate scenes, characters, and text to depicted a hallucinogenic drug. The description includes two or more incorrect examples of the drugs effect on the body. |
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