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- 9th - 12th
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Students engage in a debate dealing with the allocation of scarce resources. They attempt to determine what is fair for the individual requiring an organ transplant while at the same time establishing policy for society in general. Full Review »
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- 7th - 10th
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Students record their blood types on a class graph and calculate the potential number of blood donors for each group. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students identify the theme in the movie, "Spider-Man" and relate it to philanthropy. They examine the reasons why Spider-Man chooses to give back to his community. They read the reasons they wrote to the class. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students explore the pros and cons of the selling of body parts in this lesson. A discussion of how personal value systems impact science and research is developed. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students examine the kidney donation process and make ethical decisions as various stakeholders in specific case studies. They decide which candidate should receive a kidney donation. Full Review »
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- 5th - 10th
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Students complete various exercises and activities as they examine the procedures involved in organ transplants and the ethical issues surrounding organ donations. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students complete a variety of activities as they examine the ethical issues behind stem cell research and cloning. They make their own ethical decisions on both subjects. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students discuss the ethical implications of organ donations. As a class, they examine the questions one must ask if they are considering becoming a donor. Using the internet, they read a poem and write a reflective paragraph on their thoughts and share it with the class. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students reflect on a personally meaningful live performance and the circumstances necessary to create art. They study about the current leadership crisis facing the Met, Carnegie Hall, and the Public theater. In groups, students research the Metropolitan Opera, Carnegie Hall, and the Public Theater in greater depth and present their findings to the class. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students become familiar with microbiology and biotechnology laboratory techniques and observe the results of antibiotic resistance transfer from one bacteria to another via conjugation. They then calculate the "mating efficiency" by comparing the number of donor bacteria to the number of newly resistant bacteria. Full Review »

