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…
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