ALCOHOL

FACTS

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By

Ken Brodzinski

What Is Alcohol?

Alcohol is a term used for the chemical substance ethanol, grain alcohol or ethyl alcohol.

ALCOHOL-MATH

OPEN YOUR MIND

AND

YOUR JOURNAL!

I. GIVE ONE EXAMPLE FOR EACH TYPE OF ALCOHOL.

A. ETHANOL ________________________

B. GRAIN _______________________

C. ISOPROPYL _____________________

GASOLINE

BEER / WHISKEY

RUBBING ALCOHOL

II.Which of the following would intoxicate you the quickest?

TYPE OUNCE % ALCOHOL

THEY ALL CONTAIN THE SAME AMOUNT OF ALCOHOL.

WINE------- 5 oz.--------------12%WHISKEY-1.5 oz.-------------40%

BEER------12 oz.-------------- 5%

III. List some ways alcohol can affect your driving.

A.___________________________________

B.___________________________________

C.___________________________________

D.___________________________________

You may not be as careful.

You may get distracted easily.

You may not react as quickly.

You may use poor judgment.

IV. If 17,000 people are killed each year in alcohol-related car accidents,

A. How many are killed each month?

____________________________

B. How many are killed each week?

____________________________

C. How many are killed each day?

_____________________________

8,500

326

46

V. ALCOHOL - GRAPH

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Germany Italy Ireland U.S.A.

BeerWineWhiskey

Which beverage is the most popular ?

BEER

VI. ALCOHOL GRAPH

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Germany Italy Ireland U.S.A.

BeerWineWhiskey

Which beverage is the least popular?

WHISKEY

VII. ALCOHOL GRAPH

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Germany Italy Ireland U.S.A.

BeerWineWhiskey

Wine is the beverage of choice in______.Italy

VIII. ALCOHOL GRAPH

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Germany Italy Ireland U.S.A.

BeerWineWhiskey

Wine is least popular in _________.Ireland

IX. Over 297,000 people are injured or disfigured by drunk

drivers each year.A. If 1/3 of these were children, how

many would that be?__________

B. How many of the injured were not children?_______________

99,000

198,000

X. How might we reduce the number of people killed in alcohol-related accidents?

A.___________________________________

B.___________________________________

C.___________________________________

D. __________________________________

Raise the age for licensing new drivers.

Revoke the license of a repeat offender.

Lower the blood alcohol levels for D.W.I

Abolish plea bargaining.

NOW YOU ARE IN THE KNOW ON

ALCOHOL!

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OBJECTIVES:

1.To familiarize the students with the types of alcohol and their effects on the body.

2.To present the student with statistics concerning alcohol.

ACTIVITY:

1. The students will be required to use their journals. (See the next page for details.)

2. Students will be asked to apply basic math and problem solving skills to ten problems.

PROCESS:.

1. Each slide is self explanatory and answers are provided.

2. The teacher should preview the lesson prior to presentation.

Journal Outline

I. - A. B. C.

II.

III. - A. B .C. D.

IV. - A. B. C.

V.

VI.

VII.

VIII.

IX. - A. B.

X. - A. B. C. D.

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