Understanding Standard Drinks: Class Activity

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Individual worksheet.

Print or electronically share the attached class worksheet "Understanding Standard Drinks".

Individual Activity: 
Students complete the “Understanding Standard Drinks” worksheet. Encourage them to use the Standard Drinks Chart provided in the worksheet.

This activity could be completed as a homework activity. You may wish to later provide students with the “Understanding Standard Drinks Answers” document for them to check their work.

• Understanding and ability to apply the concept of a standard drink.

Secondary teachers reviewed this and other OurFutures activities, with 92.3% rating these activities as good or very good. This particular activity was among the most popular activities selected for implementation by teachers.

The benefits of implementing individual activities from OurFutures has not been examined. The benefits of implementing the entire 6 session OurFutures program has been supported by multiple research studies, see OurFutures: Alcohol Module.