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Ethics and Morality in the Classroom -Is There a "Right" Side?

Grade Level:

10

Subject:

Academic Science, Biology Unit

Topic:

Ethics and Morality in The Classroom -Is there a "right" side?

Objective:

The purpose of this lesson is to answer the fundamental question "How do we teachers teach morality and ethics in our schools?". But more specifically, as science teachers. Students will have the opportunity to examine several ethical case studies in relation to technological developments related to systems biology throughout history through the use of story telling and case files. After each case study, the students will demonstrate their ethical side of the case by engaging in class discussions and a debate.

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Instructors' introduction stories (prepared and written)
Character cards' descriptions
Research related documents and articles for the debates

Materials:

2 x Discussion Questions and Character Cards for each group
6 x Debate prep sheet ( 3 per group)
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