How Drugs Work

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 12.05.02

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Rationale and Objectives
  3. Background Information
  4. Strategies
  5. Classroom Activities
  6. Activity 3 Dear Absent Classmate Letter
  7. Activity 4 Kinesthetic Activity on How Painkillers Work– Match Mine
  8. Activity 5 Jigsaw Cooperative Learning on the 4 OTC Pain Relievers
  9. Appendix
  10. End Notes
  11. Bibliography

Can You Pill It? Demystifying Painkillers

Marlene Mayor Gutierrez

Published September 2012

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Activity 3 Dear Absent Classmate Letter

After a teacher–led PowerPoint presentation on the pain pathway, students will write a letter to an ""absent classmate"" explaining in their own words what the classmate missed about the lesson on how we sense pain. The letter must be no more than 3 paragraphs and must not exceed 2 pages. Students may use illustrations/drawings to make the letter not only easier to understand but also fun to read. Students must include their own example in tracing the pain pathway (e.g. aching feet after running a mile in PE). Encourage students to make their letter colorful.

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