Can Caffeine Place Bo Into Better

Classes?Spring Lesson

5.24.12Jeff Cantle, UCLA SEE-LA Program

Question:

What is the most abused psychoactive drug in the world?

Hint:

We Talked About Coffee Last Week:

Used daily by 54% of American adults

$40 billion dollar industry

Lowers risk of death*

And of course…

* At least in the Science in the News story from last week

Caffeine makes it a Stimulant!

Starbucks® Coffee—Lots of Caffeine!

The beans and roasting method lead to high caffeine levels

12 ounce cup of drip coffee has 180mg of caffeine

12 ounce cup of extra strength brew has 300mg of caffeine

Even decaffeinated has 20mg per 12 ounces

Compare to tea, which is around ~70mg/12 ounces

Today’s Lab:Can Caffeine Place Bo Into Better Classes?

Starting the Typing Test

Record Speed, ErrorsTh

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Concentration/Memory Testing—Record the

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Time

*Convert time to seconds

Timeline for the Lab1. Choose test subjects

2. Baseline testing

3. Drink beverages

4. 15 minutes (work on the questions)

5. Post-drink Testing

6. Record in Google Doc

7. Group data and follow-up questions

Questions?

If this is 1st period, there are a lot of people that you can ask…