CURRICULUM CONNECTION: TOXINS & WASTE

SCIENCE 30

UNIT A – LIVING SYSTEMS RESPOND TO THEIR ENVIRONMENT

General Outcome 2: Students will analyze the defense mechanisms used by the human body to protect itself from pathogens found in the external environment.

Should we be doing more to protect humans from the effects of toxins? Have students evaluate the regulation of toxins & waste and consider what should be done going forward in light of the effects of toxins on the body.