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Can Caffeine Place Bo Into Better Classes?. Spring Lesson 5.24.12 Jeff 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
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Can Caffeine Place Bo Into Better Classes? Spring Lesson 5.24.12 Jeff 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
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?
Record Speed, Errors This One This One
Concentration/Memory Testing—Record the Time Time *Convert time to seconds
Timeline for the Lab • Choose test subjects • Baseline testing • Drink beverages • 15 minutes (work on the questions) • Post-drink Testing • Record in Google Doc • Group data and follow-up questions
Questions? If this is 1st period, there are a lot of people that you can ask…