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  • The Drug Lab Evidence

    Book Chapter |

    Police have learned some additional information about the suspects involved in this case, and their relationship to the victim. In Part I of the performance assessment, Police have mixed up the infared spectroscopy (IR…

  • How Do Drugs Affect the Brain?

    Book Chapter |

    In this lesson, students continue to follow the story of Chris through the process of the scientific method as they gather important information about brain function and drug use. Students will also be challenged to…

  • Computer-Aided Drug Design

    Journal Article |

    Computer modeling can help find new medicines to fight cancer.

  • Science Sampler: Modeling the effects of drugs on the brain

    Journal Article |

    The following activity teaches students about the neurobiological consequences of drug use on their brains and behavior. Students make clay models that allow them to visualize how drugs affect neural communication. If…

  • Health Wise: "Study Drugs" Don't Help With Studying

    Journal Article |

    This Q…

  • Case Study: Stereochemistry of Drug Action: Case Studies With Enantiomers

    Journal Article |

    This column provides original articles on innovations in case study teaching, assessment of the method, as well as case studies with teaching notes. This month’s case study exercise with optical isomers reinforces newly…

  • Hot Under the Collar: Weighing the Dangers of a Weight-Loss Drug

    Journal Article |

    This column provides original articles on innovations in case study teaching, assessment of the method, as well as case studies with teaching notes. In this month’s issue the goal of the case study is for students to…

  • Issues In-Depth: Advancing understanding of drug addiction and treatment

    Journal Article |

    While most school districts utilize a drug abuse resistance curriculum, as science teachers, it is our responsibility to understand the science behind drug addiction in order to most effectively educate our students…

  • Drug Wars

    Case Study |

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