Ethical issues in human reproduction

Lesson idea. A planning proforma including learning objectives, assessment strategies, learning outcomes and a detailed plan.

Teaching approach. This lesson outline stimulates A-level students to engage in discussion^(ta), develop their reasoning^(ta) skills and increase their awareness of the bioethical^(topic) issues involved in human reproduction.

Background texts and open-ended questioning^(ta) 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^(ta) to justify their opinions, and to compare and evaluate competing views. Finally, whole class^(ta) discussion synthesises the emerging ideas and encourages students to consider changing their positions or adding additional issues to a recording table.

Resource details
Title	Ethical issues in human reproduction
Topic	[[Topics/Ethics|Ethics]],  [[Topics/Human reproduction|Human reproduction]]
Teaching approach	[[Teaching Approaches/Questioning|Questioning]],  [[Teaching Approaches/Whole class|Whole class]],  [[Teaching Approaches/Reasoning|Reasoning]],  [[Teaching Approaches/Discussion|Discussion]]
Format / structure	A two-page Word document
Subject	[[Resources/Science|Science]]
Age of students / grade	[[Resources/KS5|KS5]],  [[Resources/Secondary|Secondary]]
Useful information	Lesson ideas on cloning, gene technology and cystic fibrosis, reproduction and ethics, cloning and reproductive technologies and designer babies are available to download at http://www.beep.ac.uk/content/352.0.html
Files and resources to view and download	Download this lesson idea at http://www.beep.ac.uk/content/352.0.html