Webquest on Alternative Medicine

This is a Webquest we created in class for high school students in a technical scientific school.

Introduction

With the path of years the Halopatic medicine has saved many lives, nevertheless, drugs have a lot of secondary effects and many times do a lot of harm to your body. More and more, people are discovering the power of healthy-natural life styles for enjoying of good health.
We have studied the different drugs that medicines are composed of.
You are part of a multidisciplinary –scientific team in search of alternatives that are not harmful to the body and that can be used without provoking side effects.

Depending on your specialty which would be the best alternative to cure any illness that you are familiar with, either because of a friend or a relative who has suffered it.

The Task

In this WebQuest you will take the role of a scientist in search of an alternative cure for one disease that you choose with your group. You must research the allopathic treatment options and how they work as well as how the specific treated system of the body that the illness affects works. After that, you and the members of your group will analyze and decide the alternative you think is the best one and prove why.
Compile your information and create a power point presentation to share with your classmates on the assigned day. Be ready for a 20-minute presentation