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Science and Technology: Friend or Foe?

Science and Technology: Friend or Foe?. Examining the issues of ethics relating to science and technology. Just Do It…. Take out a sheet of paper and answer the following questions… How large a role do you think technology plays in your daily life?

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Science and Technology: Friend or Foe?

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  1. Science and Technology:Friend or Foe? Examining the issues of ethics relating to science and technology

  2. Just Do It… • Take out a sheet of paper and answer the following questions… • How large a role do you think technology plays in your daily life? • What are three technologies that you think you could live without? • What are three that you think you could NOT live without?

  3. So let’s hear some answers… Computer? Television? Electricity? Running Water? Xbox? Medicine? MP3 player?

  4. The 1950s? Electricity 3 Channel, Black and White TV Running Water Microwave Cars Radio No video games, cable, computers, Internet, DVDs, etc.

  5. The 1920s? Radio Electricity Running Water Cars Beginning of airplanes Trains

  6. The 1880s? No Electricity No cars No running water A whole lot of NOTHING

  7. Technology and our Lives • We see that our lives have become easier…we’re no longer responsible for some things • We begin doing less and machines begin doing more • Does this leave us with fewer skills? Or does it just give us the time to do more?

  8. Attached To Technology • We are all dependent upon the technology around us • Think of the last time there was a blackout in your house. Remember how you couldn’t wait for the power to come back on? Think if it never did.

  9. Dangers • While technology does do many great things, it has totally changed our lives from what they were a hundred years ago. • Don’t you think its important to watch and be careful about new technology that comes out? Especially if we, our future generations will become attached to it.

  10. Ethics and Technology • Ethics are: “The study of the general nature of morals and of the specific moral choices to be made by a person; moral philosophy”. • When we put this together with technology it means that we have to examine new technologies with a moral lens…not just is it faster or easier, but is it in our best interest?

  11. Get your debate on… • Divide into four groups • Each group is going to be given information about stem cell research • Then, I will come around and inform each group whether or not they are going to have argue for or against stem cell research

  12. Closure Activity • Take out a piece of paper • After doing the readings in your group, what are 3 key things that you know that you want to make sure to include in your debate

  13. Before you go…REMEMBER • Science and technology greatly influence our lives • As we get more technology, we come dependent on it • We need to make sure to examine new technologies ethically in order to make sure they are in our best interest

  14. Just Do It… • Get into your groups from yesterday • Take out your closure activities and talk about them • As a group, choose 3 to make sure you include in your debate

  15. You’ve got 15 minutes • Go ahead and finish up your debate as a group • Pick your speaker for the class • You’ve got 15 minutes

  16. Closure… • Answer the following questions: • Has your opinion of technology changed after this lesson? If so, how? If not, has it at least made you think more about it? • What is your opinion about stem cell research now? How did you form it?

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