Science 4 Breakfast
Science 4 Breakfast
5.0034 reviews

Having taught in the UK and abroad, I've experienced teaching many different syllabi including SABIS, AQA, WJEC and Cambridge. I develop resources to help teachers model key concepts, provide practice for students and include answers to help students self-assess their work. Planning for a 27 lesson week can be stressful to say the least, so I hope you find my resources useful. Thank you for choosing my lesson/s, I hope they enrich your teaching practice and make your life easier.

pptx, 8.16 MB
pptx, 8.16 MB

This PowerPoint resource provides a comprehensive lesson on the short-term and long-term effects of alcohol consumption, its impact on the body and brain, and the dangers of drinking alcohol during pregnancy. Designed for middle and high school science or health education classes, it focuses on understanding the risks and promoting informed decision-making.

Key learning objectives:

  • Describing the short-term effects of alcohol, such as impaired judgment, reaction time, and muscle control.
  • Understanding the long-term consequences of excessive alcohol consumption, including liver cirrhosis, liver cancer, and brain damage.
  • Exploring the impact of alcohol on unborn babies and the risks of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS).

Resource features:
The lesson begins with a starter activity featuring true/false statements to assess students’ preconceptions about alcohol, such as its addictive properties and its effects on the nervous system. Key topics are introduced with clear explanations and engaging visuals:
What is Alcohol?
Students learn that alcohol contains ethanol, a depressant that slows down the nervous system and affects brain function.
Short-Term Effects:
Includes sleepiness, impaired judgment, blurred vision, and decreased reaction times.
Long-Term Effects:
Discusses conditions like liver cirrhosis, liver cancer, and irreversible brain damage in chronic drinkers.
Alcohol and Pregnancy:
Explains how alcohol passes through the placenta to the fetus, increasing the risk of miscarriage, stillbirth, and FAS, which can lead to developmental delays and physical deformities.

Interactive tasks include filling in missing words, completing a mind map on alcohol’s effects, and designing a poster to raise awareness about the dangers of drinking alcohol during pregnancy. Students also answer reflection questions to reinforce learning.

File details:
This editable ‘.pptx’ file aligns with health education and science curricula. It features structured explanations, real-world examples, and interactive activities, making it an essential resource for teaching about alcohol and its impacts on health.

Reviews

Something went wrong, please try again later.

This resource hasn't been reviewed yet

To ensure quality for our reviews, only customers who have purchased this resource can review it

Report this resourceto let us know if it violates our terms and conditions.
Our customer service team will review your report and will be in touch.