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Module 4

This module just goes to show that you never know what will spark interest in your child. As I write, GB is over at the kitchen table grilling my husband on the info and riddles that he learned from this module. I thought it would be boring to GB because there was no fancy activity. But he liked the one we did just fine.

First, we had to learn the basic differences between all the different kinds of drugs out there. We read the reading material included and learned about them. We researched some of them online. And then we made a venn diagram on our white board; which included Good drugs, Bad drugs, and drugs that could be either. We also went to our drug cabinet to examine our own stash of drugs.

The cards that were included in this module had riddles on them. And GB enjoyed figuring them out. Not hard at all, but he did like the format of them. It’s funny because he usually doesn’t like riddles much. But he’s been getting more into riddles and jokes lately. He wants us to think he’s funny. But he gets annoyed when we say he’s funnier when he’s NOT trying to be funny.

Here are the riddles:

• I am made from just a little bit of the same germs that can make a person sick. I help the body fight off those same bad germs. Children all over the world are safe from diseases like measles and mumps because of me.         Answer: Immunizations 
• I am produced by bacteria and molds. I can help a sick person fight germs and get better. Penicillin is a very common type of me.         Answer: Antibiotics
• I come from the oily liquid substance in tobacco leaves. I make the heart, brain, and other parts of the body work faster. I can raise blood pressure, make a person not want to eat, and even make a person sick to the stomach. I am a very addictive drug. I’m usually smoked, but can be chewed or inhaled.              Answer: Nicotine
• I come from many places. Sometimes I am made in labs, and other times I come from plants in nature. I change the way the body and brain work. People who use me might not be able to stop taking me, even if the become very, very sick. This is because I am addictive. There are laws against using me. I am very harmful to people! There are lots of different kinds of me, like marijuana and cocaine.               Answer: Illegal Drugs
• You can buy me in a pharmacy. I am a pill or powder that makes headaches and fevers disappear.          Answer: Aspirin and Tylenol.
• I am found in nature. I can be a gas like air, or a liquid like water. I make children’s teeth strong! I am in toothpaste, mouthwash, and even in the water supply.            Answer: Fluoride.
• I am a clear liquid with a burning taste.  I have been around for thousands of years. I’m possibly the world’s oldest known drug! The blood carries me all over the body. I can mess up parts of the brain that help people move, think, talk, and feel. I am very harmful to children’s growing brains.              Answer: Alcohol
• I come from the parts of some plants, like the coffee bean, tea leaf, kola nut, and the cacao pod. I make the heart and brain work faster. I also can make a person feel more awake. I am a drug found in coffee, tea, cocoa, and most soft drinks. I am also added to some medicines.              Answer: Caffeine.