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This lesson outline stimulates A-level students to engage in {{tag|discussion}} and increase their awareness of the bio{{tag|ethical}} issues involved in human reproduction, and to develop their {{tag|reasoning}} skills. Background texts and open-ended questions about human reproduction, contraception and IVF are provided as a stimulus. Small group discussion about these topics, post-it notes, and case studies are used with the aim of getting students to engage in {tag|reasoning}} to articulate and justify their opinions, and to compare and evaluate competing views. A table is used for recording. Finally, {{tag|whole class}} discussion synthesises the ideas emerging and encourages students to consider changing their positions or adding additional issues to the table. | This lesson outline stimulates A-level students to engage in {{tag|discussion}} and increase their awareness of the bio{{tag|ethical}} issues involved in human reproduction, and to develop their {{tag|reasoning}} skills. Background texts and open-ended questions about human reproduction, contraception and IVF are provided as a stimulus. Small group discussion about these topics, post-it notes, and case studies are used with the aim of getting students to engage in {{tag|reasoning}} to articulate and justify their opinions, and to compare and evaluate competing views. A table is used for recording. Finally, {{tag|whole class}} discussion synthesises the ideas emerging and encourages students to consider changing their positions or adding additional issues to the table. |
Revision as of 12:23, 10 September 2012
This lesson outline stimulates A-level students to engage in discussion(i) and increase their awareness of the bioethical(i) issues involved in human reproduction, and to develop their reasoning(i) skills. Background texts and open-ended questions about human reproduction, contraception and IVF are provided as a stimulus. Small group discussion about these topics, post-it notes, and case studies are used with the aim of getting students to engage in reasoning(i) to articulate and justify their opinions, and to compare and evaluate competing views. A table is used for recording. Finally, whole class(i) discussion synthesises the ideas emerging and encourages students to consider changing their positions or adding additional issues to the table.