ALCOHOL FACTS Teacher Page>> By Ken Brodzinski
Dec 28, 2015
ALCOHOL
FACTS
Teacher Page>>
By
Ken Brodzinski
What Is Alcohol?
Alcohol is a term used for the chemical substance ethanol, grain alcohol or ethyl alcohol.
ALCOHOL-MATH
OPEN YOUR MIND
AND
YOUR JOURNAL!
I. GIVE ONE EXAMPLE FOR EACH TYPE OF ALCOHOL.
A. ETHANOL ________________________
B. GRAIN _______________________
C. ISOPROPYL _____________________
GASOLINE
BEER / WHISKEY
RUBBING ALCOHOL
II.Which of the following would intoxicate you the quickest?
TYPE OUNCE % ALCOHOL
THEY ALL CONTAIN THE SAME AMOUNT OF ALCOHOL.
WINE------- 5 oz.--------------12%WHISKEY-1.5 oz.-------------40%
BEER------12 oz.-------------- 5%
III. List some ways alcohol can affect your driving.
A.___________________________________
B.___________________________________
C.___________________________________
D.___________________________________
You may not be as careful.
You may get distracted easily.
You may not react as quickly.
You may use poor judgment.
IV. If 17,000 people are killed each year in alcohol-related car accidents,
A. How many are killed each month?
____________________________
B. How many are killed each week?
____________________________
C. How many are killed each day?
_____________________________
8,500
326
46
V. ALCOHOL - GRAPH
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
Germany Italy Ireland U.S.A.
BeerWineWhiskey
Which beverage is the most popular ?
BEER
VI. ALCOHOL GRAPH
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
Germany Italy Ireland U.S.A.
BeerWineWhiskey
Which beverage is the least popular?
WHISKEY
VII. ALCOHOL GRAPH
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
Germany Italy Ireland U.S.A.
BeerWineWhiskey
Wine is the beverage of choice in______.Italy
VIII. ALCOHOL GRAPH
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
Germany Italy Ireland U.S.A.
BeerWineWhiskey
Wine is least popular in _________.Ireland
IX. Over 297,000 people are injured or disfigured by drunk
drivers each year.A. If 1/3 of these were children, how
many would that be?__________
B. How many of the injured were not children?_______________
99,000
198,000
X. How might we reduce the number of people killed in alcohol-related accidents?
A.___________________________________
B.___________________________________
C.___________________________________
D. __________________________________
Raise the age for licensing new drivers.
Revoke the license of a repeat offender.
Lower the blood alcohol levels for D.W.I
Abolish plea bargaining.
NOW YOU ARE IN THE KNOW ON
ALCOHOL!
TEACHER PAGE - 1
OBJECTIVES:
1.To familiarize the students with the types of alcohol and their effects on the body.
2.To present the student with statistics concerning alcohol.
ACTIVITY:
1. The students will be required to use their journals. (See the next page for details.)
2. Students will be asked to apply basic math and problem solving skills to ten problems.
PROCESS:.
1. Each slide is self explanatory and answers are provided.
2. The teacher should preview the lesson prior to presentation.
Journal Outline
I. - A. B. C.
II.
III. - A. B .C. D.
IV. - A. B. C.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX. - A. B.
X. - A. B. C. D.
Teacher Page -2