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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Brain Power! The NIDA Junior Scientist Program

http://www.drugabuse.gov/JSP/JSP.html

Provider: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)


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Brain Power was developed to teach elementary level students about the brain and the effects of drugs on the brain. The site is divided into six modules: scientific inquiry, the functions of the four main parts of the brain, neurotransmission, the difference between medicine and drugs, nicotine and addiction to tobacco, and a wrap-up of all the modules with an assessment of what the students have learned. Modules can be downloaded in PDF format or ordered through the NCADI clearinghouse. Included in the project are a video, written materials, a teacher’s guide for each module, and a parent’s newsletter.