Upper Secondary Workshop 2015

Case Module Template

Title:

Idea for the case or the case draft:

Leah and Anna were planning to attend a Ladies’ Night event at a nightclub. Anna excitedly told Leah, “Hey! I heard from my friends that you can make your experience at the club more ‘happening’ by taking this Ecs…Ess…Ecstasy pill or something.”
Anna responded, “Oh yah! Eh, but I also read about people dying from it before you know. There was this news article about an 18-year-old girl who went into a coma from taking it. She died soon after!”
Leah pondered for a moment. She said, “Hmm, but I know of a few friends who have taken Ecstasy. But none of them suffered any harmful effects…”. Anna was already searching on her phone for the article to show Leah.
“It states that the girl suffered a swollen brain after taking the drug. But the official investigation revealed that she did not die because of ecstasy, but from drinking a large quantity of water to counteract the drug’s dehydrating effects,” Anna read out. “That girl drank 7 litres in 90 minutes! That’s excessive!” Anna added.
“Okay, so to be safe, we can still take the pill right? Just don’t drink water!” Leah dismissed Anna’s explanation.
News article
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/november/13/newsid_2516000/2516593.stm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leah_Betts

Resources: Include the main simulation or tool used and one additional resource

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/november/13/newsid_2516000/2516593.stm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leah_Betts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzVqHCfLhPo

Two possible investigations that involve students in inquiry (Copy of handout if possible.)

Naked Egg Experiment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrON0nEEWmo
https://www.exploratorium.edu/cooking/eggs/activity-nakedexperiment.html

Two possible student products

Experiment Results
Anti-drug Poster

One example rubric

http://www.district158.org/azaleski/Class%20Info%20Files/Drug%20Awareness%20Poster%20Rubric.pdf

Themes/major concepts of Upper Secondary O Biology Syllabus 2015 addressed

Theme / Major idea
Movement of Substances
Homeostasis / Endocrine / ADH / Osmoregulation / Osmosis

Authors and school affiliations

NIE 2014 LS-24