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Anabolic steroids
- Facts about anabolic steroids. What are they? What are common street names? How are they used? How many teens use them? What are common effects, e.g., hormone imbalance, stunted growth, mood changes, disfiguring effects, and death. (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
http://teens.drugabuse.gov/facts/facts_ster2.asp
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Asthma Awareness
- Developed for use with elementary school children, these lessons are easily integrated into a comprehensive health education curriculum and/or into science as it relates to body systems and the environment. (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/lung/asthma/school/index.htm
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Asthma & Physical Activity in the School
- An easy-to-read booklet is a perfect companion for teachers and coaches who want to help students with asthma participate in sports and physical activities. Covers the causes of asthma, symptoms of an asthma attack, how to avoid and control asthma triggers, how to help students who take medications, and how to modify activities to match children's current asthma status. Also includes a reproducible student asthma action card. (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/lung/asthma/phy_asth.htm
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Better Safe, Than Sorry: Preventing a Tragedy
- This highly engaging, flexible (1-4 class periods), inquiry-based curriculum module focuses on the science and impact of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). This curriculum, developed by researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill as well as teachers and other educational consultants, includes guided teacher instructions for implementation, data tables and background materials, a video with guided lab instruction and background on FAS, a post-assessment game and hands-on experiment involving varying concentration levels of ethanol and the growth and development of brine shrimp. (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/Science/curriculum.html
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Brain Power! The NIDA Junior Scientist Program (Grades 6-9) - online version
- Science education materials for students in grades six through nine on the brain and the effects of drugs on the brain. The curriculum consists of six modules. The goal of the curriculum is to lay the foundation for future scientific learning and substance abuse prevention efforts by providing an early elementary school-age audience with a basis of knowledge and critical thinking skills. (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
http://www.nida.nih.gov/JSP4/JSP.html
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Brain Power! The NIDA Junior Scientist Program (Grades K-9) - order print version 
- Order print copies of science education materials for elementary and middles school students on the brain and the effects of drugs on the brain. The goal of the curriculum is to lay the foundation for future scientific learning and substance abuse prevention efforts by providing an early elementary school-age audience with a basis of knowledge and critical thinking skills. (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
https://backtoschool.iqsolutions.com/BacktoschoolOrder/orderform1.asp
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Chromosomes
- A fact sheet about Chromosomes (National Human Genome Research Institute)
http://www.genome.gov/26524120
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Cloning
- A fact sheet about cloning; a process through which a genetically identical copy of a biological entity is produced. (National Human Genome Research Institute)
http://www.genome.gov/25020028
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ClubDrugs.org
- Explores the growing problem of Club Drugs, i.e., MDMA (Ecstasy), GHB, Rohypnol, ketamine, methamphetamine, and LSD. (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
http://www.clubdrugs.org/
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Commonly Abused Drugs
- A charts that list commonly abused drugs, their street names, DEA schedule, how they are administered, intoxication effects, and potential health consequences. (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
http://www.nida.nih.gov/DrugPages/DrugsofAbuse.html
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