Discovery Education
Video Series Educator Guide
This guide is designed to help you incorporate the ideas presented in this three-part video series into your own teaching. It also includes summaries, health and wellness connections, reflection questions, and activities to allow you to integrate the lessons and concepts presented into your classroom.
Video Series Educator Guide
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Peer Pressure Video
3–4 Minutes
In this video, students will learn about the concepts of positive and negative peer pressure, how their developing brains impact their ability to respond in social situations, and strategies for dealing with peer pressure.
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Goal-Setting Video
4–5 Minutes
This video on goal setting has students explore the importance of setting short- and long-term goals, how their developing prefrontal cortex affects their ability to set goals, and how underage drinking and underage marijuana use can get in the way of accomplishing those goals.
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Decision-Making Video
4–5 Minutes
In this video, students learn about the decision-making parts of the brain, tips for making smart choices, and why underage drinking and underage marijuana use are never responsible decisions.
Decision-Making Digital Activity
Ready-to-Use Digital Activities for Students
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Peer Pressure
Use the peer pressure video to have students apply what they learned using digital role-playing scenarios.
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Goal Setting
Have students practice goal setting and identify obstacles to achieving those goals using content from the goal setting video.
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Decision-Making
Use the information presented in the decision-making video to have students analyze their choices and discover how to make better decisions in the future.
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Alcohol & the Brain
Have students investigate how the developing brain is impacted by alcohol using content from the Alcohol and the Developing Brain virtual lab and video.
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Peer Influence
Use the information in the Building Skills to Say “NO” virtual lab and videos to have students investigate the impact of goal setting, peer pressure, and decision-making on students’ ability to refuse underage drinking.
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Developing Brain, Body, and Behavior Activities
Alcohol and the Developing Brain
Explore a diverse array of resources that teach students the impact of alcohol on the developing brain – all while building kids’ confidence in their knowledge and providing them with tools to say "YES" to a healthy lifestyle and "NO" to underage drinking.
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Self-Paced Modules Activity Sheets Teacher Guides Videos
Cannabis and the Developing Brain
Do your students know how the endocannabinoid system works? Dive deep into the effects of cannabis on the developing brain with a new suite of prevention education resources from Ask, Listen, Learn in partnership with Discovery Education.
VIEW THE ACTIVITIESResources for Parents
Keep the lines of communication open about saying “NO” to underage drinking and other risky behaviors. No-cost family resources make learning about healthy lifestyles a family affair!
VIEW THE ACTIVITIESActivities for Students
Dive into the science behind how alcohol affects the developing brain and why it’s important to say “NO” to underage drinking and underage cannabis use.
VIEW THE ACTIVITIESResources for Teachers
Explore a diverse array of other classroom resources that teach students the impact of alcohol and marijuana on the developing brain. Put these lessons into action and empower students to say "YES" to a healthy lifestyle and "NO" to underage drinking and underage marijuana use.
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