WAMS Media Center Research

Grade 7 Health – Drug Research

Mr. McClain

 Assignment and Objectives

Students will work in groups of 3-4 to research one classification of drugs from the list below:

Students will answer 8 questions about their drug classification and create a PowerPoint presentation following the specific directions described in the assignment handout.

 Students will use the following information literacy skills learned in the media center to research their drug classification using print, online database and web sources.

    1.    Basic/advanced keyword searching in the online databases and e-books to locate information on their drug classification.
2.    Use of identified medical websites for researching information on their drug classification.
3.    Basic/advanced keyword searching and evaluation techniques for identifying reliable and relevant web sites on their topic.
4.    Taking notes from, and appropriately citing, multiple sources (databases, web site and print)

 

 Selected Databases/E-Books

Facts on File                InfoTrac Student

         

Web Links

ClubDrugs.gov

Encyclopedia.com

Hallucinogenic Drugs

National Institute on Drug Abuse: (National Institutes of Health)

Office of National Drug Control Policy

 Real stories from real teens

Recovery Connection: Drug Information page

Steroids

 

Worksheets/Additional Resources

Database Pathfinder

Basic Works Cited

Notesheet

Citation Examples