Activity 1 - What to eat?

Sub-topic B.3 - Lipids

NOS statement 5.3 - There are many cognitive biases/fallacies of reasoning to which people are susceptible (including scientists).

Time: 10 min.

Task​: With a partner, order the following parties in terms of their responsibility towards what you eat:

• Government
• Food industry
• You
• Medical profession
• Media

Perhaps consider the question "If a country undergoes an obesity crisis, who is to blame?" to help structure your thinking. 

Extension: What factors may influence or bias each party?

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Activity 2 - Is 'chemical surgery' on DNA acceptable?

Sub-topic B.8 - Nucleic acids

NOS statement 4.5 - Scientists often work in areas, or produce findings, that have significant ethical and political implications. 

Time​: 10 min.

Task​: Read this article and make a list of ethical arguments for and against the future use of this science. The prompts below may help:

• Who could this application benefit?
• Who might argue against this approach? Why?
• Where should we draw the line in manipulating DNA?