Effects of Drugs & Alcohol

ScienceOrganisms & Life ProcessesAges 13–14

Explain the effects of recreational drugs including alcohol, tobacco, and illegal substances on behaviour, health, and body systems, and distinguish between depressants, stimulants, and hallucinogens

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Connect broad drug-effect categories to body effects without stigma or personal disclosure.

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Comfort with the particular task and communication mode; optional oral/scribed work is recorded separately.

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Check the learner can access these words/materials and prerequisite ideas; historical authorship is not readiness or mastery. If not, demonstrate briefly or revisit the named prerequisite.

Adult previews the calm fact cards for age fit. No substances, images of use, personal histories, doses or role-play of taking drugs. No printer: view only the active learner card on screen, or an adult copies its exact prompts onto plain paper without answers. Oral pointing/dictation is an access option; record it as adapted/supported and do not claim handwriting from it. Keep adult keys/scripts separate; supply only the current stage.

Use fictional cases and invented identifiers; never record personal conflicts, health, bank details or family spending. Adult prompts/keys are private companion files, never learner links.

Use the complete materials on screen or print only the current sheet. Keep adult guidance out of learner view. Retain an earlier model only when the current step supplies it as context.

Teaching limits and safe use

These are finite task opportunities, not proof of mastery. Record what was attempted and what support was used.

Physical versus psychological dependence, tobacco cancer detail and full drug-category nuance remain partial pending clinical/domain review. This is education, not medical advice; no learner health assessment.

Use fictional cases and invented identifiers; never record personal conflicts, health, bank details or family spending. Adult prompts/keys are private companion files, never learner links.

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Connect broad drug-effect categories to body effects without stigma or personal disclosure.

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Categorises common recreational drugs as depressants, stimulants, or hallucinogens
Explains specific effects of alcohol and tobacco on the body (e.g. liver damage, lung cancer)
Discusses the difference between physical and psychological dependence

“If your child saw a news story about drug misuse, could they explain what different types of drugs do to the body and behaviour — and why some are more harmful than others?”

Curriculum record

Type: Conceptual
Subject: Science
Domain: Organisms & Life Processes
Age range: Ages 13–14

Standards

uk-nc-2013:KS3.Sci.Bio.Health.2