WEBQUEST

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

DIRECTIONS:

Use the approved websites listed below to learn more about the effects of drinking alcohol during pregnancy. 

STEP I:

What do you think and already know about kids with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome(FAS)?  Take the “Attitude Checkup” and print your results.

Here’s the web address:  http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/kids/kfatpage.htm

STEP II:

Learn something new.  Answer the following questions in complete, detailed sentences.

1.      What is FAS? Write a complete, detailed definition. 

2.      How exactly does the alcohol a woman drinks enter the fetus’s body?

3.      Describe 6 PHYSICAL signs and symptoms of a baby born with FAS.

4.      Describe 6 BEHAVIORS of a baby/child who has FAS.  What are the long term effects of FAS as a child grows?

5.      Record 2 statistics about the incidence of FAS in the United States.

Use these web addresses:

www.fetalalcoholsyndrome.org/symptoms.html Behaviors, Symptoms, Definition

http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/medical/brain/fas.html

Stats, long term effects, Definition, How alcohol enters a fetus’ bloodstream

http://well.com/user/woa/fsfas.htm Definition, Stats

STEP III:

Use this web address: http://www.come-over.to/fasstar/faspix

Choose TWO different people from the following list.  All of them have FAS.  Read their stories and answer the questions that follow:

1^st Generation: Fran or Kayla

Now Generation: Trisha or Isaac

New Generation: Brianna or Mary Beth

QUESTIONS:

1.  What are some daily challenges that people with FAS face in their lives?

2.  How are parents and other family members affected by FAS?

STEP IV:  PREVENTION

Web address: http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/women/pregnancy/fetal/068.html

Answer these questions:

1.      Even though there is no cure for FAS, how can children with the disorder be helped and treated?

2.      How can FAS be prevented?  How much alcohol is too much during pregnancy?

STEP V: EXTRA CREDIT

Complete this section if you finish early and/or for 10 bonus points added to your lowest grade for the 4^th quarter

Log on to: http://www.nofas.org/FASDMythsPerpetuatedbymediaCoverage.aspx

Read the information.  Pick TWO myths and explain why they aren’t true.

Log on to: http//fasalaska.com/DadsBirthDefects.html

Read the article.  Explain how a father puts the health of his baby at risk if he drinks alcohol or smokes.