EHP Science Education Program
The EHP Science Education Program offers a library of 91 high-quality science and interdisciplinary lessons based on selected articles and scientific research published in Environmental Health Perspectives, the leading international research journal. Lessons advance critical basic skills through the context of engaging, current environmental health topics.
Lessons are aligned with National Science Education Standards in biology, chemistry, environmental science, geology, and physical science, and are targeted at students in grades 9 through 12, although many lessons are also appropriate for undergraduates. All lessons and corresponding news articles can be downloaded for FREE from this website.
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Summary: Students read a news article about the safety of aspartame, then hunt for items
containing aspartame in their homes and daily routines. Then they review the data
they have collected and draw conclusions about their collective consumption
patterns.
