2. ALCOHOL FACTS Teacher Page>> By Ken Brodzinski

3. What Is Alcohol? Alcohol is a term used for the chemical substance ethanol, grain alcohol or ethyl alcohol.

4. ALCOHOL-MATH OPEN YOUR MIND AND YOUR JOURNAL!

5. I. GIVE ONE EXAMPLE FOR EACH TYPE OF ALCOHOL. A. ETHANOL ________________________ B. GRAIN_______________________ C. ISOPROPYL _____________________ GASOLINE BEER / WHISKEY RUBBING ALCOHOL

6. II.Which of the following would intoxicate you the quickest? TYPEOUNCE% ALCOHOL THEY ALL CONTAIN THE SAME AMOUNT OF ALCOHOL. WINE------- 5 oz.--------------12% WHISKEY-1.5 oz.-------------40% BEER------12 oz.-------------- 5%

7. 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.

8. 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

9. V. ALCOHOL - GRAPH Which beverage is the most popular ? BEER

10. VI. ALCOHOL GRAPH Which beverage is the least popular ? WHISKEY

11. VII. ALCOHOL GRAPH Wine is the beverage of choice in______. Italy

12. VIII. ALCOHOL GRAPH Wine is least popular in _________. Ireland

13. 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

14. 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.

15. NOW YOU ARE IN THE KNOW ON ALCOHOL!

16. 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.

17. 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