Drug Education - Game of Life

Following a teacher-led presentation on the short and long-term health effects of substance abuse, eighth-grade science students brainstormed methods to study the various effects of drugs. They identified situations and environments where a student might encounter drugs. The students decided to develop board games that incorporated the effects of drug abuse and presented scenarios of what to do if a student encounters drugs. The students discussed the importance of early education on the effects of drugs and decided to teach the sixth-grade students how to play their new drug education Game of Life board games. The eighth-graders also created a PowerPoint presentation that explained the project in its entirety. Lastly, the PowerPoint project was copied onto compact disks so the service-learning activity could be shared with other teachers and students.