Dangers of Underage Drinking
Introduction
Alcohol is the drug of choice among teenagers and adolescents as it is the most widely misused substance by youth. However, underage drinking has huge health and public safety risks. Work through the following Webquest to become more aware about the dangers of underage drinking, reasons why youth turn to alcohol, and the consequences of underage drinking.
Students will work independently to discover information related to underage drinking for later use in a research paragraph.
Task
TASK – Essential Question: How are youth affected by alcohol?
You will visit 3 different resources to become more aware of various aspects of underage drinking.
Each resource covers a different aspect of alcohol: alcohol and the teenage brain, reason why youth experiment, and the consequences of underage drinking.
At each resource you will have questions to answer. Each question is worth 1 point.
Process
PROCESS
All information is to be recorded on the Schoology assignment - Webquest Questions
Step 1 – Watch the video and answer questions 1 – 7.
Step 2 – Read through the article and answer questions 8 - 12
Step 3 – Read through the document and answer questions 13 - 15
Evaluation
PRACTICE Assignment - 15 points:
1 point for each completed question = 15
Conclusion
After watching the videos and answering the questions, upload your Saved, completed worksheet to the Schoology assignment.
Credits
List of sources for researching the dangers of underage drinking:
Teacher Page
This lesson was created for Communications 8 class. Students are to gain a better understanding of the dangers of Underage Drinking taken from the PowerLines curriculum.