Unit 1: Cannabis/Marijuana 101: Weeding Thru Opinions

PowerPoint last updated on 2/28/20 at 12:22pm PST

Purpose

This activity provides a script that teachers can use to initiate discussions about cannabis/marijuana use as it relates to adolescents.  

Preparation

Materials Needed: Computer, Projector, PowerPoint

Handout: None

Procedure

This PowerPoint provides an overview of what students should know about cannabis/marijuana, including why youth may or may not use, what we know about the health effects , and the impact on the developing brain.  At the end of the PowerPoint is a debriefing activity that you can use with the students.

Purpose

This activity will allow students to discuss information they have heard or learned about cannabis/marijuana and list any questions they have about them. This will give the educator a sense of what students already know and would like to know and students will be able to track what they learn as the class moves through activites.

Preparation

Materials Needed: Computer, Internet Access, Projector, Large Sheets of Paper and Markers or Printed out Unit 1: Activity 1. Brainstorm Worksheets (optional)

Handout: Unit 1: Activity 1. Brainstorm Worksheet (optional)

Procedure

Brainstorming (15 minutes): Using the handout  “Unit 1: Activity 1. Brainstorm”, ask students to list what they know or have heard about cannabis/marijuana. Then, ask students to list questions they have about cannabis/marijuana. As you go through the following activities, have students track which statements  listed are true or false. Have students answer the questions they listed once the information is covered in the activities. The handout can be filled out by students individually or projected and filled out together as a class. Any statements or questions not covered in the following activities can be researched and answered by students as a homework assignment.

Teaching Note: This brainstorming activity can be done with small groups if time allows or as a whole class to save time.

PowerPoint last updated on 2/28/20 at 12:20pm PST

Purpose

This activity provides a script that teachers can use to initiate discussions about cannabis/marijuana use as it relates to adolescents.  

Preparation

Materials Needed: Computer, Projector, PowerPoint

Handout: None

Video Link(s): Quick History on THC

Procedure

This PowerPoint provides an overview of what students should know about cannabis/marijuana, including why youth may or may not use, what we know about the health effects, and the impact on the developing brain.  At the end of the PowerPoint is a debriefing activity that you can use with the students.

PowerPoint last updated on 2/28/20 at 12:20pm PST

Purpose

This activity will allow students to discuss information they have heard or learned about cannabis/marijuana. This will give the educator a chance to address common misconceptions related to cannabis/marijuana.

Preparation

Materials Needed: Computer, Internet Access

Handout: None

Video Link(s): Quick History on THC

Procedure

Use the slideset to review common misconceptions related to cannabis/marijuana. The Teacher Talking Points that accompany each slide can be viewed in the "Note" section.

Purpose

To learn about the various methods of use and potential harms through a game-based lesson. This activity can be used as an introductory lesson on cannabis and will an educator to gauge how much students know about cannabis. It can also be used as a review activity after completing other cannabis awareness and prevention lessons.

Preparation

Materials Needed: Computer, Internet Access, Projector

Handout: none

Procedure

Review the "Can-You-Guess? Cannabis Jeopardy" PowerPoint to facilitate this activity. Use the second slide as the main gameboard slide and click on the hyperlinked points to go to the associated question. Use the home button on the bottom right corner of the question slides to return back to the main gameboard slide. No more than 5 people per team is recommended to encourage participation. You can decide to allow other teams to steal points from incorrectly answered questions.

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This activity is a Kahoot quiz, along with instructions, that you can use with your students to gain their understanding of the material presented.  You can give this quiz using the Kahoot.it web interface, making the quiz a fun contest between the students, or just the old-fashioned way of handing out a quiz. 

If internet connection is not accessible to you, download the PDF version of the quiz below. Be sure to hand out the "Quiz" version to students and not the "Answer Key" version.

Discussion guides are intended to facilitate communication between caregiver and student after the unit is taught. Students can review the content from the classroom with their caregivers and then discuss their thoughts using the Discussion Guide to start the conversation.