- Author:
- Tia Jones
- Subject:
- Health, Medicine and Nursing
- Material Type:
- Lesson Plan
- Level:
- Middle School, High School
- Tags:
- License:
- Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial
- Language:
- English
Natural High Presentation Rubric
Natural High Presentation
Overview
Natural High Presentations give students the opportunity to explore activities that give them a natural high and share it with others by answering the required questions and demonstrating or giving a visual example of their natural high.
This assignment can be done in a brick and mortar classroom in person as well as in an online classroom using a program such as Flipgrid.
Natural High Presentation Description
Explain to students what a natural high is and how it can help them stay drug-free.
What is a Natural High?
A natural high is experienced when a person participates in an activity that makes them feel good, but doesn’t involve drugs. Doing things that you enjoy releases natural feel-good chemicals in your brain like dopamine, which regulates movement, emotion, motivation, and pleasure. A natural high is defined as a euphoric or excited state that is not due to ingestion of drugs or another substance (drugabuse.gov).
Natural High Presentation Instructions
Give each student a Natural High Presentation Instructions (handout) including the Natural High Presentation Rubric and review presentation expectations. I also recommend preparing a presentation of your own as an example.
What is a Natural High?
A natural high is experienced when a person participates in an activity that makes them feel good, but doesn’t involve drugs. Doing things that you enjoy releases natural feel-good chemicals in your brain like dopamine, which regulates movement, emotion, motivation, and pleasure. A natural high is defined as a euphoric or excited state that is not due to ingestion of drugs or another substance (drugabuse.gov).
Presentation Requirements:
Introduce yourself.
Answer ALL of the required Explanation Questions/Presentation Topics.
Using FlipGrid share a visual aid relating to your natural high. Some ideas include, but are not limited to; performing a skill, sharing pictures, demonstrating how to use equipment, sharing a video or song, and sharing something that you have written or otherwise created.
Presentations/Flipgrid videos should be a minimum of 1 minute, but no longer than 5 minutes and meet all of the previously indicated requirements in order to receive full credit. Please refer to the presentation rubric.
Explanation Questions/Presentation Topics
What’s your Natural High?
When did you first take interest in it?
Why did you first take interest in it?
What is it that you love so much about your natural high?
One interesting /funny story from your life associated with your natural high.
*Optional Questions/Topics:
What are the reasons that you’ve chosen not to do drugs?
Without using names, tell us how drugs have impacted you and your family’s lives.
Relate a story from the media about consequences of drug use.