Understanding Social Influences and Drug Decisions:A Critical Thinking Worksheet

This engaging worksheet is designed to help students understand how social influences can affect their decisions about drug use. Through critical thinking and reflection, students will explore the impact of friends, family, and media on their choices, as well as the risks of drug use. The worksheet includes activities that promote vocabulary development, reading comprehension, and meaningful discussions.

What’s Included:

• Image Analysis: Notice & Wonder – Students analyze an image related to social influences and drug use, observing key details and posing thoughtful questions.
• Key Vocabulary – Students will define and create representations for important terms such as social influence, addiction, and drug abuse.
• Reading Passage – A passage explaining the effects of social influences on drug use, highlighting both positive and negative examples, and the importance of making informed choices.
• Multiple-Choice Questions – Students will answer questions about the passage and explain their reasoning with evidence from the text.
• PEEL Short Answer Questions – Using the PEEL format, students will answer questions that require them to provide evidence from the reading to support their responses.
• Reflect and Discuss – Prompts encourage group discussions and personal reflection on the influence of others and the importance of talking to trusted adults.

Perfect for middle and high school students, this worksheet is ideal for health education classes or any lesson focusing on making healthy decisions, understanding peer pressure, and the risks of drug use.