Students play a decision-making game to learn about taking risks and making decisions. After the effects of drugs on their health, students play a mock hockey game to simulate how drugs can get in the way of achieving goals. Students will identify elements of decision making. Students will define the concept of risk. Students will describe how choices about drug use might affect future goals.
Students play a decision-making game.
Discuss the decision-making process. Discuss the concept of risk. Review effects of alcohol and other drugs. Students simulate how drugs could impact their goals. Reflect, summarize and discuss.