Title: Alcohol 24 April 2019 WALT: Understand what alcohol is and the effect it has on the body and mind Starter: Recall what withdrawal symptoms are and what causes them. Challenge: Describe how drug use can effect the economy. Expert: Explain how fossil fuels are produced. Remember Nonnegotiables 24 April 2019 Title: Alcohol Emerging Secure Mastered Recall what type of drug alcohol is Describe the effect of alcohol on the body and mind Explain how alcohol effects pregnancy and conception Keywords: Alcohol Mind Body Effects Addiction Withdrawl Economic Pregnancy Conception Alcohol From the previous lessons in this topic and you scientific knowledge from the last 2 years fill in the gaps in this passage. REMEMBER to under line the words you have put in Use the help panels around the room if you need a clue Alcohol Alcoholic drinks are ______ ______. They contain the chemical _______. Alcohol is absorbed into the _____ and reaches organs such as the _____. It ________ reaction times, which means it is ________ to drive or use machinery. ____ intake of alcohol can damage organs like the liver. In pregnancy the alcohol can harm the developing foetus by affecting development of the _____. Ethanol, safe, dangerous, blood, urine, air, muscles, brain, recreational drugs, illegal drugs, aspirin, medicinal drugs, ibuprofen, brain, liver, kidney, increases, decreases, unsafe, high, low, any, muscles, brain, Emerging Secure Mastered Recall what type of drug alcohol is Describe the effect of alcohol on the body and mind Explain how alcohol effects pregnancy and conception Keywords: Alcohol Mind Body Effects Addiction Withdrawl Economic Pregnancy Conception What effect does alcohol have on the body? Draw these tables neatly in your books each experiment will be repeated 8 times AO2 objective Collecting , storing and analysing data What effect does alcohol have on the body? What effect does alcohol have on the body? From your data answer the following questions as fully as possible in your books 1. What was your average (mean) reaction time without spinning? 2. What your average reaction time after spinning around? 3. Do you think these results are similar for those who drink alcohol? Interrupt Activity Interrupt Activity Emerging Secure Mastered Recall what type of drug alcohol is Describe the effect of alcohol on the body and mind Explain how alcohol effects pregnancy and conception Keywords: Alcohol Mind Body Effects Addiction Withdrawl Economic Pregnancy Conception Apply your learning Secure Emerging Identify 5 reasons that alcohol can have a negative effect on the body and mind. Describe the effects that alcohol can have on our bodies and the health of unborn infant. Using page 128 and 129 of the text book Mastered Produce an detailed explanation of why woman should not drink during pregnancy Emerging Secure Mastered Recall what type of drug alcohol is Describe the effect of alcohol on the body and mind Explain how alcohol effects pregnancy and conception Keywords: Alcohol Mind Body Effects Addiction Withdrawl Economic Pregnancy Conception Review Alcohol Drinking alcohol is socially acceptable in the UK. It contains the drug ethanol. It is legal to buy alcohol over the age of 18. In some countries you have to be 21 to drink while in other parts of the world alcohol is illegal. Alcohol is a drug because it alters the way the body works. One part of the body that is affected is the nervous system. Alcohol is a depressant as it causes slower reaction times. The consequences can be serious … or very embarrassing. Units of alcohol The more alcohol a person drinks, the more and the quicker they are affected. Different alcoholic drinks contain different amounts of alcohol. One way to compare the strength of different drinks is to compare how many units of alcohol they contain. The recommended maximum is: Men and women - 14 units per week It takes about one hour to remove one unit of alcohol from the body. But just how much is one unit? Alcohol and reaction time Alcohol affects your nervous system. It slows down your reaction time. If you see danger it takes you longer to respond to it. That’s one reason why drinking alcohol means you are more likely to have an accident. Alcohol also reduces your judgement. That’s another reason why drinking alcohol means you are more likely to have an accident. Alcohol – an addictive drug Most people drink alcohol socially and because they enjoy the taste. Drinking too much alcohol can make people become addicted. The body develops a tolerance to alcohol. That means they need to drink more alcohol to get the same effect. An alcoholic is someone who cannot get through life without drinking.
