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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}}, develop their {{tag|reasoning}} skills and increase their awareness of the bio{{tag|ethical}} issues involved in human reproduction.  
* Background texts and open-ended questions about human reproduction, contraception and IVF are provided as the stimulus. Small group discussion about these topics, writing on post-it notes, and reading case studies aim to get students {{tag|reasoning}} to justify their opinions, and to compare and evaluate competing views. Finally, {{tag|whole class}} discussion synthesises the emerging ideas and encourages students to consider changing their positions or adding additional issues to a recording table.

Revision as of 11:33, 16 September 2012

  • This lesson outline stimulates A-level students to engage in discussion(i), develop their reasoning(i) skills and increase their awareness of the bioethical(i) issues involved in human reproduction.
  • Background texts and open-ended questions about human reproduction, contraception and IVF are provided as the stimulus. Small group discussion about these topics, writing on post-it notes, and reading case studies aim to get students reasoning(i) to justify their opinions, and to compare and evaluate competing views. Finally, whole class(i) discussion synthesises the emerging ideas and encourages students to consider changing their positions or adding additional issues to a recording table.