How Drugs Work

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 12.05.07

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Student Demographics
  3. Objectives
  4. Rationale
  5. Background
  6. Strategies
  7. Activities
  8. Appendix A: Teacher Resources
  9. Appendix B
  10. Appendix C: Implementing District Standards
  11. Endnotes
  12. Annotated Bibliography

Caution! Drug Diffusion Underway: Using Inquiry to Understand How Drugs and the Body Interact

Valerie J. Schwarz

Published September 2012

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Introduction

Fourth grade students have a natural curiosity to learn about the world around them. This unit explores how people get medicine inside their body, how the medicine is distributed, metabolized and excreted. The unit focuses on scientific investigation and math as a means of teaching the students how pharmaceutical drugs are designed to last for a particular duration on time.

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