Designer Babies
Lesson idea. A planning proforma including learning objectives, assessment strategies, learning outcomes and a detailed plan.
Teaching approach. By using an informative web tutorial, this resource aims to stimulate discussion(ta) on the ethics(topic) of modern biology. A worksheet asks students where they stand and reassures them that their response might be kept private. You might also consider using a blog, chat room or other ICT tool to record the questioning(ta) and reasoning(ta) around this topic. A teaching section offers guidance on 'teaching argument' using 'Toulmin’s model of argument' and 'The IDEAS project'. (edit)
| Resource details | |
| Title | Designer Babies |
| Topic | [[Topics/Ethics|Ethics]], [[Topics/Fertility treatments|Fertility treatments]] |
| Teaching approach | [[Teaching Approaches/Questioning|Questioning]], [[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]]
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| Useful information | Lesson ideas on cloning, gene technology and cystic fibrosis, reproduction and ethics, cloning and reproductive technologies |
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| Files and resources to view and download | Download this lesson idea at http://www.beep.ac.uk/content/352.0.html
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