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Student Activity - Vitamin C and the future

Activity idea

In this activity, students use the Futures thinking tool to investigate vitamin C and new fruit varieties.

By the end of this activity, students should be able to:

  • describe the role vitamin C plays in human metabolism
  • state the approximate vitamin C content of two or more common fruits
  • state the recommended daily dose value
  • discuss possible future vitamin C-enriched fruit cultivars.

Download the Word file (see link above) for:

  • introduction/background notes
  • what you need
  • what to do.

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