Swabs and containers to place samples in for testing. Teacher lectures on safe food handling using prepared overheads. Samples are sent to a lab and results are discussed with class. Discuss how the environment is important in terms of influencing health issues for a wrap-up. Information on the different standards the FDA places on food items, prescription drugs, and herbal supplements.
Class is to break into groups of four students.
A list is compiled of all the suggestions. Each group shares with the class their findings and a discussion of the merit of each remedy ensues. The class debates the benefits of these new products. Access to a library. Students complete a research paper on the discovery of penicillin and it's use in our society.