Ethics in Science
Project Based Research Presentation
Mrs. Coffman and Mr. Hollein
Learning Targets
Student will be successful at this short-term research
project when s/he can:
• Develop and use an essential question to communicate
knowledge of a topic.
• Teach a lesson (atleast 15 minutes) communicating a
significant understanding of a topic.
• Create a digital research tool that educates, informs
and persuades students to think differently about the
Ethics of a Science or Technology related Issue.
• Use NoodleTools, as a digital portfolio, to identify
sources for in-text references.
Group Responsibilities
Team Members 3- 4 students who divide work evenly
1. ____________________
2. ____________________
3. ____________________
4. ____________________
To make sure that all aspects of the project are complete a Group
Discussion Leader is necessary to facilitate the process. This person….
• Receives extra credit for Leadership Role
• Each day, as a team, reviews what was learned through group
discussion with advisors the leader reports to Mrs. Coffman/Mr.
Hollein (progress grade…see Rubric)
• Proof Reads - Summary / Essay; Presentation Tools; Wikispace
• Wikipage – creation, format, posting documents, tags
Essential Question- Sample
Topic: Abortion
(Note: A topic list is provided by the teacher)
Essential Question: You create this on your own as
you research
Ex. Should women have the right to an abortion?
Pro / Con
• Women should have the right to an abortion.
• A fetus is a human being and has a right to life.
Ethics Advisors
Each issue (within the topic and for the
essential question) has three advisors who are
responsible for research, lesson and
presentation development, and one
management/ technology aspect of the project.
• Science, Technology & Medicine
• Timeline/Law & Government
• Sociology / Political and Global
Science, Technology & Medicine
Advisor
Develops the lesson with relevant information and resources analyzing
how Science, Technology and Medicine have impacted the Issue
providing insight from multiple perspectives with an ethical focus.
Example: Recent advancements that have helped to change the
outlook or viewpoint of the issues, ie – medicines, treatments or
inventions that have prolonged life or advanced man kind.
Daily Tech Responsibilities:
Completes tasks as defined below:
• NoodleTools Project – Sharing, Collaborating, Research Question
and Thesis (group members add to this shared document)
• Monitors for 10 relevant sources in NT and reviews the annotations
in the bibliography
Science, Technology & Medicine
Advisor
Advisor Research Focus:
• Historical and current perspectives as related to Science,
Technology and medicine with an ethical focus
• 3 Sources in a shared / collaborative NoodleTools Project - 1 source
is annotated, explaining the author(s) credentials, bias, etc.
• Presentation Tool – Create a PowerPoint, Prezi, iMovie to be used
during the lesson to present research
– Identify a relevant statement and or quote to reflect the ethical
aspects of the issue. Use this as part of the presentation to provide
more relevance to the issue.
– Provide research and information related to science/technology to
be part of the Issues Statement Essay
• Identify and open dialogue (create discussion questions) to be used
as part of the presentation.
• Actively participate in teaching the lesson
Timeline /Law & Government
Advisor
Develops the lesson with relevant information and resources
analyzing how Law & Government have impacted the Issue
providing insight from multiple perspectives.
Example: Supreme Court cases / National, State and Local governing
issues and a Timeline of significant events related to the issue.
Daily Tech Responsibilities: Completes tasks as defined below:
• Google Doc – Create, Share, Monitor
• Writes the Issues Statement / Summary for the wikispace with
collaborative research from group advisors
• Reports to group discussion leader daily
Timeline /Law & Government
Advisor
Advisor Research Focus:
• Historical and current perspectives as related to law and government an
ethical focus
• Create a timeline of significant events explaining how they relate to the
issue
• 3 Sources in a shared / collaborative NoodleTools Project - 1 source is
annotated, explaining the author(s) credentials, bias, etc.
• Presentation Tool – Create a PowerPoint, Prezi, iMovie to be used during
the lesson to present research
– Identify a relevant statement and or quote to reflect the ethical aspects of
the issue. Use this as part of the presentation to provide more relevance to
the issue.
– Provide research and information to be part of the Issues Statement Essay
• Identify and open dialogue (create discussion questions) to be used as
part of the presentation.
• Actively participate in teaching the lesson
Sociology, Global and Political
Advisor
Develops the lesson with relevant information and resources
analyzing how Politics (local, state and national political
perspective) have impacted the issue providing insight from
multiple perspectives.
Example: Connections to Church & State, all viewpointsliberal, conservative or otherwise.
Daily Tech Responsibilities: Completes all other tasks as
defined below:
• Creates and manages PowerPoint and or other
presentation tool
• Reports to group discussion leader daily
Sociology, Global and Political
Advisor
Advisor Research Focus:
• Historical and current perspectives as related to the issue and it’s global
significance.
• Ethical issues as related to Science
• 3 Sources in a shared / collaborative NoodleTools Project - 1 source is annotated,
explaining the author(s) credentials, bias, etc.
• Identify a relevant statement and or quote to reflect the ethical aspects of the
issue. Use this as part of the presentation to provide more relevance to the issue.
• Identify what’s current about the issues using Social Media– Facebook, Blogs,
Twitter, Wikis, Tumblr, others to post a question and or find out what people are
saying about the issue.
• Presentation Tool – Create a PowerPoint, Prezi, iMovie to be used during the
lesson to present research
– Identify a relevant statement and or quote to reflect the ethical aspects of
the issue. Use this as part of the presentation to provide more relevance to
the issue. This is also to be part of the Issues Statement Essay
– Identify and open dialogue (create a discussion question) to be used as part
of the presentation.
• Actively participate in teaching the lesson
Lesson Presentation (15 minutes)
Group Participation required
Essential Questions are presented and explained
Provide students with information/resources addressing the Ethics of
the Topic:
• Timeline /Law and Government
• Social Implications as it pertains to our Global Society/Politics
• Science and or Medicine
• Historical and current perspectives
• Ethical issues as related to Science
• Interesting/Important Information
• Social Media – What’s Current
• Relevant / Important quotes
• Sources used for research
• Discussion Questions (from each group member)
Digital Product (wiki)
http://qvhsethicsinscience.wikispaces.com/
• Issues Statement/Essay
Identifies the Ethics of the Issue and how it is viewed from a global perspective.
Approx. 4-5 paragraphs in length, presenting the topic, briefly addressing each of the
essential questions. (Similar to an entry for Wikipedia)
• Original Product
PowerPoint or other visual from the lesson
• Annotated Online Resource List from Noodle Tools
Public source list URL
• 8-10 searchable Tags
To identify your research in a search engine
• Group Copyright / Creative Commons
To identify intellectual property