Pathfinder: Alcohol, Drugs, and Tobacco

Step 1: Define your task: Look at the assignment/essential question.

Step 2: What materials might be useful for the project? Books, Encyclopedias, Online Encyclopedias, Websites.

Step 3: Find the material.

Suggestions for finding books:

Use the Online Catalog to find books about drugs or go to these call numbers:

Alcohol	362.292; 613.8
Hallucinogens, LSD, PCP, etc.	362.294;613.8, 615.788
Amphetamines, Crack, Methamphetamine, Ecstacy (MDMA); Cocaine	362.299;362.296; 616.86
Tobacco, Nicotine	362.296; 613.85; 613.865
Marijuana	362.295; 613.8; 616.863
Steroids	362.29; 362.299; 615.773
Inhalants; Aerosol Sniffing, Solvent Abuse	362.299; 613.8
Heroin	362.293; 613.8; 616.86
Barbiturates (Depressants)	362.29; 615.78; 616,85

Reference Material:

• World Book R 031 Wor
• Encyclopedia Americana R 031 Enc
• Encyclopedia of Health R 610.3 Enc
• Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco R 613.8 Dru

Suggestions for using Subscription Research Databases:

• Grolier’s online encyclopedias
• World Book Online
• Gale’s Science Resource Center Reference, magazine, and newspaper articles as well as pictures.
• Gale e-books
  • Drugs and Controlled Substances: Information for Students.
  • Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco: Learning About Addictive Behavior. 
  • Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior.
  • U*X*L Encyclopedia of Drugs and Addictive Substances.
• EBSCO’s Health Source (click on Middle School Databases/ Health Source) . Great source of magazine articles.

Websites: The following website is a great place to start:

• MedlinePlus: www.medlineplus.gov Sponsored by the National Library of Medicine. Provides the best and most efficient access to resources from government, private, and not-for-profit web resources.
• Drug Free America: www.drugfreeamerica.org
• Drug Enforcement Administration: www.usdoj.gov/dea
• National Institute on Drug Abuse: www.nida.nih.gov
• KidsHealth: Growing Up http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/grow/index.html
• TeensHealth http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/drug_alcohol/
• Office of National Drug Control Policy http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/

Step 4: Use the material. Read it and take notes. CITE YOUR SOURCES!!!

Step 5: Synthesize the information: Prepare and present the skit, poster, power point, song, poem, or other approved product. PREPARE YOUR BIBLIOGRAPHY.

Step 6: Evaluate: Does the paper you wrote answer the essential question? Have you met the requirements for the assignment?

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Last Update: 1/14/08

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