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      Goal-Setting and Decision-Making Skills
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Grade 12  
Health, Approved 2006  
1    Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
1    The student will analyze how behavior can impact health maintenance and disease prevention.   
1    Advanced Indicator: The student will demonstrate an in-depth, extensive knowledge of the consequences of the risk behaviors of adolescents.
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Alcohol and Drug Injuries This 80-minute lesson from the Be Your Own HERO curriculum was developed in support of the Alberta Learning Program of Studies in 2002. It includes five handouts and instructions for utilizing scenarios, group work, discussion, and letter and journal writing to help students in grades 11-12 contemplate the potential physical consequences of alcohol or other drug use, ways to prevent and respond to these injuries, and avenues and resources through which they may seek assistance. (SDFSCA Approved Activity A.i - Activities that address the consequences of violence and the illegal use of drugs.)

Submitted by: Batch 1
From: Designed Instruction
Binge Drinking This 80-minute lesson from the Be Your Own HERO curriculum was developed in support of the Alberta Learning Program of Studies in 2002. It provides two handouts, a transparency master, and instructions for utilizing a myth vs. fact quiz, group work, role-play, discussion, and journal writing to help students in grades 11-12 explore the consequences of drinking and encourage students to evaluate potential risks well ahead of time and reflect on personal values about drinking. (SDFSCA Approved Activity A.i - Activities that address the consequences of violence and the illegal use of drugs.)

Submitted by: Batch 1
From: Designed Instruction
Constant Craving This one- to two-day lesson from The New York Times helps high school students investigate ways that various addictive drugs interact with the human nervous system. (SDFSCA Approved Activity A.i - Activities that address the consequences of violence and the illegal use of drugs.)

Submitted by: Batch 2
From: Designed Instruction
Drug Abuse Brochure This two-day lesson from PBS requires students in grades 7-12 to research the Internet to find answers to a drug abuse crossword puzzle. Information researched is then used to plan an informational brochure to be distributed to peers. (SDFSCA Approved Activity A.i - Activities that address the consequences of violence and the illegal use of drugs.)

Submitted by: Batch 2
From: Designed Instruction
Process of Addictions This 80-minute lesson from the Be Your Own HERO curriculum was developed in support of the Alberta Learning Program of Studies in 2002. It provides four handouts and instructions for utilizing group work, role-play, discussion, and journal writing to help students in grades 11-12 investigate risk-taking and the progressive impact of risk-taking behaviors associated with alcohol, tobacco, other drugs, and gambling. (SDFSCA Approved Activity A.i - Activities that address the consequences of violence and the illegal use of drugs.)

Submitted by: Batch 1
From: Designed Instruction
The Drug Dope Show In this five-day lesson, students work in teams using a talk show format to research drug types, the addiction/recovery processes, and effects of drug abuse on society, family, friends, work, and school. They also explore techniques for resisting peer pressure. (SDFSCA Approved Activity A.i - Activities that address the consequences of violence and the illegal use of drugs.)

Submitted by: Batch 1
From: Designed Instruction
Tobacco: Dependency and Cessation This 80-minute lesson from the Be Your Own HERO curriculum was developed in support of the Alberta Learning Program of Studies in 2002. It includes instructions and handouts for using role-play/hands-on activities to help students in grades 11-12 understand the physical effects of nicotine and its impact on the nervous system, scenarios in which students decide on reasons and plans for quitting smoking, and a journal writing exercise in which they evaluate positive effects of the media on curbing tobacco use. (SDFSCA Approved Activity A.i - Activities that address the consequences of violence and the illegal use of drugs.)

Submitted by: Batch 1
From: Designed Instruction
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