Grade 8 Biology Research Project
Term 4: Harmful drugs, addiction, effects and treatment
Given: 19 October 2023
Due: 2 November 2023
Conduct research on the following harmful substances
and provide your research in the form of a report:
 Alcohol
 Heroin
 Cocaine
 Cannabis
 Tobacco
What to include in your research:
 Provide alternative names used for these substances.
 Explain how the addiction begins for each of these
substances.
 What part of the body do these substances target?
 Explain the effects on the human body these harmful
substances have.
 What is the prevention or control methods that can be
used to prevent or stop the addiction?
Remember to include pictures in your report!
Remember to include:
Introduction
Body
Conclusion
Bibliography (the websites or books where you obtain
your information)
NB
I WILL NOT ACCEPT INFORMATION FROM WIKIPEDIA
OR CHAT GBT!!
Mark Allocation:
Alternative names: 5 marks (1 per substance)
How addiction begins: 10 marks (2 per substance)
Effects and areas of body substance targets: 15 marks
(3 per substance)
Prevention and control: 15 marks (3 per substance)
Bibliography and overall presentation: 5 marks
Total: 50 marks