Abstrakt
The presented project revolves around the relation of chemistry and food. It is specially aimed on food aditives, whose presence in food can be the source of chemophobia in wide public.
This topic is nowadays commonly presented in media or is a part of everyday life discussions about healthy diet. After fi nalizing the project, the student should be able to basically characterize the aditives, search relevant information (e.g. relating to the human health), and lead thoughtful discussion about the topic.
The project refers to various parts of the curriculum, including the general topic environmentalism. The time needed for the project is about 5 lessons, although they should not be arranged in a single block due to the character of intended experiments.
We think the project should be realized at the end of the year when all the chemistry content has been completed. This way, students would have a chance to categorise the information obtained during the lectures and associate them with everyday life situations.
The outcomes of the project will be evaluated by the teacher, by the working group and by other students. At the very end of the project, the students can present the results to the class, or choose various different outcome forms according to their invention.