Nutrition labelling: applying biological concepts and reasoning to socio-scientific issues
Issue 363 | Page 83 | Published Dec 2016
Description
Nutrition labelling, which helps consumers to make informed choices, can be used as both a context and a vehicle for students to consolidate and apply their knowledge of food and nutrition to improve health. It also facilitates students' ability to negotiate socio-scientific issues from scientific and other perspectives. This article reports a series of hands-on and minds-on activities designed to achieve these goals.
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