ADICTES SUBSTANCES - PROJECT FOR THE LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL

Addicted substances - project for the lower secondary school is intended, as the title reflects, for pupils of the lower secondary school. The aim of this project is introduce students to issues addicted substances, their fundamental characteristic, effect and danger for human organism, which is connected with using these substances. To realize, what danger is hidden under the term addicted substances, and to warn against this, is really important. To impress the pupils and mediate providing information from the project to other students of school by pupils participating in this project work, too. Project was designed for 2 weeks, Main activities take place at school. During the project pupils work at six groups, every groups search for and process theoretical information about selected drugs. Outputs of project are posters, which are presented on pupil conference. Special emphasis is put on motivation and involvement of pupils. They participate in making a schedule for project, dividing to groups and making of criteria for closing assessment. Project was successfully tried in practise.