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Help or Hype: The Ethics of Bio-Nanotechnology
Ethical concerns are not always black and white. A well-designed lesson presents learners with scenarios for which ethics may come into question. Scholars learn to consider the different sides of a situation and make an unbiased...
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Ethics and the World of Medicine
Learners examine ethical issues in the field of medicine. In this ethics lesson, students explore primary and secondary sources regarding the discernment that medical professionals are presented with as they treat illnesses. Learners...
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Bioethics: Where the Future May Take Us
Students analyze ethical issues related to technology, medicine, and reproduction. In this ethics lesson, students research selected bioethics issues and discuss their risks and benefits. Students present their research findings to their...
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Human Cloning, Genetic Engineering and Privacy
Review the aspects of human cloning and the moral issues associated with it. Individually, your young scholars will keep a list of the articles related to this issue and research issues related to the ethic issues people are concerned...
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Noncombatancy and the Seventh day Adventist Church
Upper graders investigate how the Seventh Day Adventists are objectors to the practice of war. The lesson covers the Civil War and examines the church's position about the practice of war. The research extends to modern wars and learners...
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Bioethics: Where the Future May Take Us
Students investigate bioethical issues. In this bioethical issues instructional activity, students research gene cloning, imaging technologies, transplantation, and other bioethical issues. Students share their finding with their...
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Big Dogs, Little Dogs
Students explore how dogs are industrious workers and beloved pets, helpful companions and highly paid entertainers.