This webquest had you looking at the viewpoints on the safety of aspartame in our food and drink. You explored the evidence for and against its safety, and had to analyse and weigh the quality of that evidence. You also had to come to a conlusion based on that evidence about the true safety of aspartame. Finally, you had to create a summary document for Health Canada as well as a brochure for the general public.
CONCLUSION
Did your careful consideration of evidence, including its quality and bias, change how you will approach topics like this in the future?
Some Closing Questions:
Will you be more prone to stop and think first before ‘feeling’ for an answer?
Can you use the techniques you’ve learned in other areas of science? In other areas of your life?
Will it change your own use of Aspartame?
Are both sides of the argument Equal?
Are you going to buy more Diet Coke or less? And why?
