N-Squad Episode Two: Mission Debrief

TEACHER VERSION These short answer response questions can be used as a review or as a fi nal assessment or both. Review Arrange your students in groups of four to six. Have them choose a recorder who will fi rst guide the group in brainstorming all the key points they felt they learned in the episode they just played. Then, hand them the questions from that episode. They may choose one of the questions or you may have them draw for one. If time permits, you could have the group respond to both. Provide each student with a copy of the question since it includes the terms they are trying to use. As a group, they should submit a written response to the question. The discussion of the terms and the explanation of defi nitions and concepts by the students will be an excellent review. The group can receive credit for both their brainstorming list and the fi nal written response. Assessment To use as a fi nal assessment, have students choose between the questions and write their response. Encourage them to use the terms that are included.

Question 1 Explain the BAC level and identify how various factors might affect the level of alcohol in the blood. Use these terms in your answer: male, female, weight, servings per hour, and metabolism rate.

Answer BAC (blood alcohol concentration, or blood alcohol content) is the percent of alcohol in a person’s bloodstream. The higher the BAC, the more drunk a person is. One factor that can affect the level of alcohol in the blood is gender. Generally, a female person will have a higher BAC than a male person if they both drink the same amount of alcohol. Another factor that affects BAC is the weight. The larger the person, the lower the BAC. The alcohol blood level is also affected by how many servings of alcohol a person drinks per hour. The more servings, the higher the BAC. The metabolism rate, meaning the rate at which the liver breaks down alcohol, also affects the BAC. On average, the metabolism rate for the liver is one serving of alcohol per hour. Question 2 Alcohol can cause problems in the way the liver functions. Explain the short-term effects and long-term effects of alcohol on this important organ. Use these terms in your answer: short-term alcohol abuse, long-term alcohol abuse, fatty liver, obesity, cirrhosis, scars in the liver, inflamed, rapid weight loss, no symptoms, viral hepatitis, alcoholic hepatitis.

Answer Short-term alcohol abuse can cause a fatty liver. Obesity or rapid weight loss can be other causes of a fatty liver. A person with a fatty liver shows no symptoms. One of the effects of long-term alcohol abuse is alcoholic hepatitis. Hepatitis means that the liver cells are inflamed. Over time, the liver cells damaged by hepatitis may be replaced with permanent scars. This condition is known as cirrhosis. Cirrhosis can also be caused by viral hepatitis. N-Squad Episode Two: Mission Debrief

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Directions: Answer the question with the provided terms.

Question 1: Explain the BAC level and identify how various factors might affect the level of alcohol in the blood. Use these terms in your answer: male, female, weight, servings per hour, and metabolism rate.

Your answer: N-Squad Episode Two: Mission Debrief

Name ______Class ______Date ______

Directions: Answer the question with the provided terms.

Question 2: Alcohol can cause problems in the way the liver functions. Explain the short-term effects and long-term effects of alcohol on this important organ. Use these terms in your answer: short-term alcohol abuse, long-term alcohol abuse, fatty liver, obesity, cirrhosis, scars in the liver, inflamed, rapid weight loss, no symptoms, viral hepatitis, alcoholic hepatitis.

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