TIPS PPA Webquest

Eleventh Grade Hygiene

Adlai E. Stevenson High School

Joel Layman

Drug Abuse Webquest                                                                                                                                     

 

 

 

Introduction:  On your way to school this morning you were approached by another teen who wanted to sell you some crack.  When you went to your first period class you noticed one of the students slurring his speech and then nodding off.  When you got home your mother was crying because while she was out, your apartment was burglarized and the medicine cabinet was ransacked.  When you added this to the facts that one of your friends died from a drug overdose last year, and you cousin is in jail for possession, you realize the drug scene is getting out of hand.

 

Drug abuse has been a continuing problem in the United States for decades.  Almost every family has been affected by the problems of crime, ruined lives and illness along with the staggering economic costs of this dilemma.

 

You have been asked by the President’s Special Task Force on Drug Abuse to be part of their Drug Policy Overhaul committee.  Continue reading below to find out your responsibilities.

 

 

Task:

 

1.     You will create a 10 slide PowerPoint presentation composed of slides that follow the Public Policy Analysis developed by the Maxwell School at Syracuse University.

 

2.  The Power Point presentation consisting of:

a.      10 or more slides

b.     You must include some graphics

c.     You may include sounds and/or music

d.     You must follow the Public Policy Analysis

 

3. You must have a short narration to accompany the presentation of    approximately 1 minute per slide.

 

    Click here to visit the Public Policy Analysis       

 

 


Process:

 

1. Complete worksheets 1-6 on the TIPS PPA website.

a. Define the Problem Worksheet 1 http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/select.html

b. Gather Evidence    Worksheet 2 http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/gather.html

  c. Identify Causes     Worksheet 3 http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/identify.html

  d. Evaluate Policy     Worksheet 4 http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/existing.html

  e. Develop Solutions  Worksheet 5 http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/solutions.html

  f.  Select best Solution Worksheet 6 http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/bestsol.html

 

2. Click on the link below for a step by step explanation of the PPA Process.

http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/ppae/ppae1

              Identify the nature of a social problem

              Gather evidence to support the existence of the problem

              Determine the causes and factors contributing to the problem

              Evaluate the existing policy

              Develop public policy alternatives

              Determine the best public policy solution to the problem

 

3.  You will work in a group of five.  Each member of the group will be responsible for two slides.

 

4.  Each member of the group will be responsible for the narration of his/her slides.

 

5 Use the links to the websites below to complete this assignment. You may also use your textbook and/or other sources.

 

 

Resources:

http://www.uweb.ucsb.edu/~ttatoyan/causes.html

 

http://www.nida.nih.gov/EconomicCosts/Index.html

 

http://www.nida.nih.gov/DrugPages/Stats.html

 

http://www.ncpa.org/pd/social/socialh.html

 

http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/demand/druglegal/

 

http://www.undcp.org/undcp.html

 

http://www.undcp.org/drug_demand_treatment_and_rehabilitation.html

 

http://www.state.il.us/agency/dhs/indexasanp.html

 

http://www.ussc.gov/crack/CHAP1.HTM

 

 

Evaluation:

 

Title is clear and informative - 10 points

 

The background color, text and font coordinate - 10 points

 

There are links to PPA steps – 10 points

 

Information is properly cited – 10 points

 

The hyperlinks are all relevant and workable – 15 points

 

The slides were presented in a logical order - 15 points

 

Pictures/Graphics/Animation/Sound are appropriate – 10 points

 

Your presentation consists of a minimum of  10 slides – 20 points

 

 

Conclusion:

 

When you have completed this activity, you will have a greater understanding of the problem of drug abuse in America, and the difficulties of establishing a successful means to eradicate it.   You will have demonstrated your ability to use the Internet to research topics relevant to you and society.  You will have used critical thinking skills to make decisions on what policies would be most effective.

 

In addition, you will have received skills that coincide with the following New York State standards:

 

Science, Math and Technology

 

Standard 2:   Information Systems  - Students will access, generate, process, and transfer information using appropriate technologies.

 

Social Studies

 

Standard 5:   Civics, Citizenship, and Government - Students will use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of the necessity for establishing governments; the governmental system of the United States and other nations; the United States Constitution; the basic civic values of American constitutional democracy; and the roles, rights, and

responsibilities of citizenship, including avenues of participation

 

Health, Physical Education, and Family and Consumer Sciences

 

Standard 2:   A Safe and Healthy Environment - Students will acquire the knowledge and ability necessary to create and maintain a safe and healthy environment.