Vocabulary
What does BAC stand for?
Blood Alcohol Concentration
Internal or External: Choosing to study for a test to try to earn a good grade.
Internal
In the STOP refusal strategy, the letter S stands for doing this clearly and assertively.
Say no in a firm voice.
When weighing the pros and cons (positive and negative outcomes) of your choices, you are on this step of the DECIDE model.
Consider the consequences
This sweet yellow fruit is technically a berry, while a strawberry isn't!
Banana
Taking a prescription medication in a way it is not intended for.
Drug Misuse
Internal or External: Seeing a billboard promoting a new food at Culvers.
External Influence
In the STOP strategy what does both the T and the O stand for?
Tell why not, offer another idea
True or False: Impulse decisions require using the full 6-step DECIDE model.
False
In Minecraft, you craft this glowing block using obsidian, a book, and two diamonds to upgrade your gear.
Enchanting Table
Substances like alcohol that slow down brain activity, respiration, and central nervous system function.
Depressants
Not using smoking products because they are against the law for someone your age.
External
Your ____ _________ must match what you are saying.
Body Language
D: Define
E: Explore
C: Consider
I: Identify
D: Decide
E: Evaluate
Instead of blood, this ocean creature uses saltwater to pump nutrients through its body, and it has no brain or heart.
Starfish
A condition where the body requires increasingly larger amounts of a drug to get the same effects.
Tolerance
Internal or External: Deciding not to drink because staying in top physical shape for sports is your highest priority.
Internal
Given the scenario respond with using the STOP strategy.
You and two classmates have been working all week on a social studies slides presentation due at the end of the period. With 15 minutes left before you have to present, you open the shared slide deck to do a final check.
You discover that one of your group members accidentally deleted your entire section—the part with all your research and key visuals—and replaced it with unedited text copied directly from a website.
Answers may vary.
In the DECIDE model, the letter I stands for identifying these—the deeply held beliefs and goals that guide your choices.
Values
This bird is the only one in the world that can fly backward.
Hummingbird
Highly addictive, pain relieving drugs that can lead to severe dependence.
Opioids
Name ONE internal influence and ONE external influence that could affect an 8th grader's decision to use a substance.
Internal: values/beliefs/curiosity
External:peer pressure/media/family rules
Using the STOP strategy respond to the given scenario.
You are walking home from school with a friend when you pass an abandoned building. Your friend says let's go inside, it has to be super creepy! I even have spray paint, that would be so fun!
Answers will vary.
Using the scenario come up with 3 different options on choices that could be made:
You are hanging out at home on a Friday evening when your phone starts buzzing continuously. A group chat with several classmates from your grade has been created.
You open the chat and see that two classmates are sharing edited, embarrassing photos of another student, Alex, along with mean comments and jokes. Several group members are sending laughing emojis and adding their own teasing comments.
Alex is not in the group chat and has no idea this is happening. You don't want to become a target or be left out of the group, but you know that sharing these photos is harmful, violates school policy, and is hurting someone.
Answers may vary.
This literary technique involves using exaggerated statements or claims that are not meant to be taken literally, such as "I've told you a million times."
Hyperbole