Overdose Effects – Basic 1 Social Studies Lesson Note (Second Term)

Class: Primary 1
Subject: Social Studies
Topic: Overdose Effects
Duration: 30 minutes

Lesson objectives

By the end of this lesson, pupils should be able to:

• Say what overdose does to the body
• Tell why overdose is dangerous
• Know how to prevent overdose

Lesson content

Effects of Overdose

When someone takes too much of something, it has bad effects on the body:

Short-term Effects (What happens quickly):

1. Body Pain

• Head hurts badly
• Stomach hurts very much
• Body feels weak

2. Sickness

• Throwing up (vomiting)
• Feeling very tired
• Cannot eat or drink

3. Danger Signs

• Person cannot wake up properly
• Breathing becomes hard
• Person may faint

Long-term Effects (What happens later):

1. Body Damage

• Can hurt the stomach forever
• Can damage other body parts

2. Health Problems

• Person gets sick easily
• Body becomes very weak

How to Prevent Overdose:

• Only take what adults give you
• Never take too much of anything
• Ask adults before eating or drinking anything

Evaluation/exercises

Answer these questions:

1. Overdose has _______ effects on the body.
2. Name 3 effects of overdose:
3. Circle the effects of overdose: Feeling happy Body pain Playing well Vomiting Laughing
4. Fill in the missing words:
   1. Overdose can hurt the _______ badly.
   2. Taking too much can make breathing _______.
5. Tick (✓) how to prevent overdose:
   1. Take what adults give you [ ]
   2. Take medicine by yourself [ ]
   3. Ask adults before eating [ ]
   4. Take as much as you want [ ]
6. Choose the correct answer: What should you do to prevent overdose? a) Take more medicine b) Ask adults first c) Eat everything
7. Cross (X) the dangerous effects:
   1. Playing happily [ ]
   2. Cannot wake up [ ]
   3. Hard breathing [ ]
   4. Singing songs [ ]

ASSIGNMENT

Write 2 ways to prevent overdose at home.

Teacher’s remarks

Teacher’s Name: _________________________
Date: _________________________