Class/Grade/Period:
9th / Lesson Focus:Binge Drinking / Lesson Number: 1 / Total time
90 minutes
# of students: / Websites:

Equipment/Materials:Twenty slide Power point entitled BINGE DRINKINGProjector
Paper and markers for posters
Objectives:
The student will identify three short term consequences of binge drinking.
The student will list three possible reasons why someone engages in binge drinking.
The student will develop a “top ten” reasons not to binge drink poster with a group of no more than 4 students to be displayed around the school.
Reflections:

Circle or highlight the numbers from each set of standards below that this lesson addresses:

National Health Education Standards (2007)
  1. Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.
  2. Students will analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology, and other factors on health behaviors. 2.12.3
  3. Students will demonstrate the ability to access valid information and products and services to enhance health.
  4. Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks.
  5. Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health. 5.12.1
  6. Students will demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting skills to enhance health.
  7. Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.
  8. Students will demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family, and community health
/ Virginia Standards of Learning (2015)
  1. Demonstrate the knowledge and skills to make healthy decisions that reduce health risks and enhance the health of self and others. (Essential Health Concepts)9.1i
  2. Demonstrate the ability to access, evaluate, and use health information, products, and services that influence health and wellness in a positive manner. (Healthy Decisions)
  3. Demonstrate the use of appropriate health practices and behaviors to promote a safe and healthy community when alone, with family, at school, and in other group settings. (Advocacy and Health Promotion) 10.3d

Time / Learning Activities/Tasks/Transition / Organization / Skill & Behavior Cues (extensions, refinements, applications) / Assessment
5 minutes / Roll call and organization
5 minutes / Anticipatory set: Have you ever heard of the term binge drinking? What does that mean? / Students at desks / Students verbally respond
10 minutes / With a partner, list reasons why a teen (or anyone) would drink a large amount of alcohol in a short period of time? / Pairs / Students generate a list
20 minutes / Go through the 8 reasons on slides 4-11. Include student discussion. / Remain with partner / Partners list five OTHER things a student could do rather than drink.
5 minutes / Show video on binge drinking / Remain in pairs / Students write down short term consequences of binge drinking as they are watching the video
10 minutes / Combine your pair with another group. Using the video and your knowledge, what are some of the consequences of binge drinking? / Remain in groups / Students write down their consequences of binge drinking with their partner/group.
5 minutes / Class discussion
5
minutes / Watch
5 minutes / What could YOU do when frustrated or angry or rebellious rather than drink? / Individually / Students write down at least 4 healthy alternatives on their own paper or in notebook.
5 minutes / Return to groups of four and share / Groups of 4
15 minutes / Brain storm - What can WE ALL do to help others with binge drinking? / Each group makes a poster of 10 reasons not to binge drink. These can be displayed in classroom or hallways.
5 minutes / Closure: Ask groups to share their posters

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