Teaching ideas Chapter 15
Drugs
Syllabus sections covered: 15.1, 15.2, 15.3
Teaching resources Syllabus section
Topic
40-minute periods
15.1, 15.2
What is a drug?; Medicinal drugs
1
15.3
Misuse of drugs; Tobacco smoking
3
Resources in Coursebook
Resources in Workbook
Resources on this CD-ROM
EOCQs 1, 2, 3
Exercise 15.1 Alcohol and traffic accidents
Worksheet 15.1 Cigarette smoking
Exercise 15.2 Smoking and life expectancy
Worksheet 15.2 Cigarette smoking and lung cancer
Topic 1 What is a drug? Medicinal drugs Coursebook sections 15.1, 15.2 Teaching ideas ◆
Ask students if they have taken any drugs. Use their responses to list some examples of drugs that are used in medicine, drugs that are socially acceptable (for example, caffeine) and drugs that are abused. Discuss a definition of the term ‘drug’. ◆ Antibiotics can be discussed in relation to the work done on infectious disease in Chapter 10. It is recommended that the development of antibiotic resistance is dealt with when covering natural selection, in Chapter 19. Common misunderstandings and misconceptions ◆
Students confuse antibiotics with antibodies.
Homework ideas ◆
Produce a poster explaining what a drug is.
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