Unit 3: States of Consciousness

EQ 1:How do drugs affect the brain? 1/5

Bell Ringer

Give an example of a time a person is conscious and unconscious.

What is consciousness? Write a definition in your own words.

Can there be different levels of consciousness? Why or why not?

Consciousness Awareness of yourself and your

surroundings Consciousness is………. Subjective: Cannot share it with another person Selective: aware of some things but ignore others Divided: pay attention to two different things at once Continuous: each moment blends into the next Changing: Awareness shifts to other things within

seconds Multi-leveled: Ranges from an alert awareness to

stupor of deep sleep

Chalk Talk….Ssshhh-No TalkingQuestion: 1. What facts, stereotypes, etc. do you know about drugs?2. What questions do you have about drugs?

Group 1: Answer question #1 or 2 on boardGroup 2: Create your own questions, or thoughts or add answers

written by group #1Group 3:Whole class responds

Discussion of Chalk Talk

How do Drugs affect the Brain reading? (Finish for HW if not done)

EQ 2: What are the causes and effects of teenage drug use?

Without telling personal stories… Do you think teenage drug use has

increased? Is it easy for teenagers to buy drugs? Do you think teenage drug use is a problem at Kenwood, in Chicago, IL, the United States?

Write 2 observations and 1 inference about the graphs. Are you surprised by the information? Why/why not?

Why are so many young people drinking and doing drugs?

Why are so many young people using drugs and alcohol?

In your groups. Write down all of the songs you can think of that speak about drug use.

Identify which drug/s the song is referring to

Write if the song is sending a positive or negative message about the drug

High School Drug Use article

Individually: Read and annotate article (practice talking to the text)

In groups: Discuss and write out your answers for part 1 and 2

HW

Finish part 3 of activity