Pair project for 9th grade Life Skills class.

1. Know Your Drugs
How they affect your brain, body,
and behavior

2. What does this represent?

3. What does this represent?

4. What does this represent?

5. What would a football helmet for a
drug look like?

6. Standing
Drugs Brain Body Behavior
Simulants
HELMET Affects on Brain Affects on Body Affects on
Behavior
Smoking
Amphetamines
Methamphetamin
es
Cocaine
Depressants
Opiates
Alcohol
Barbiturates
Hallucinogens
LSD
PCP
Shrooms
Other Drugs
Marijuana
Club Drugs
Inhalants
Steriods
Activities
Exercise
Socialize
Artistic
Entertainment
Volunteer

7. Instructions
• You will be assigned or given a choice to select
from Standings of drugs
• You are to research your drug/activity
– How does it affect the brain
– How does it affect the body
– How does it affect behavior
• Find image(s), draw, or use software to create
a football helmet that represents the drug

8. Instructions
• Cut butcher paper into a standard length
• Draw four squares – one for the helmet and
three for the research areas – brain, body,
behavior
• Finish the helmet then tape into box 1
• Add data to box 2 (brain), box 3 (body), and
box 4 (behavior)
• Butcher paper strip will be added to standings