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- The document is a worksheet titled "Mouse Party" from the "The New Science of Addiction: Genetics and the Brain" module.
- It is designed to be used with an interactive online activity of the same name, available at http://gslc.genetics.utah.edu.
- The learning objectives are for students to understand that drugs disrupt the natural action of neurotransmitters at the synapse and that each drug has a different mechanism for doing so.
- The activity requires 50 minutes of class time and 10 minutes of prep time.
- Materials needed include student handouts and computers with internet access.
- Prior knowledge required includes understanding of synapses and neurotransmitters.
- The activity is appropriate for secondary and college-level students.
- Credits are given to Molly Malone and Pete Anderson from the Genetic Science Learning Center.
- Funding was provided by a Science Education Drug Abuse Partnership Award (SEDAPA) from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
- The document was published in 2005 by the University of Utah.