TEACHING ETHICS TO SCIENCE STUDENTS WEB SITES

 

                                                                                                Betty Odello                                                                                                                             Revised June 25, 2003

Ethics

 

1.  Ethics and Values in Pre-College Science Instruction

The purpose of this section of the Online Ethics Center for Engineering and Science is to assist teachers who wish to integrate ethics and values into their pre-college science classes.

http://onlineethics.org/edu/precol/classroom/

 

2. Research Ethics

Provides exercises for grades 9-12 to evaluate honesty in science.

http://accessexcellence.com/AE/AEPC/WWC/1992/research_ethics.html

 

3. Strategies for Teaching Ethical Case Studies

The SHIPS Teachers’ Network helps teachers share experiences and resources for integrating history, philosophy and sociology of science in the science classroom.

http://www1.umn.edu/ships/ethics/teachtip.htm

 

4. Ethical, Legal and Social Implications Research

This site gives examples of possible research questions and education activities.

 http://www.escop.msstate.edu/Genome/02.HumanGenome/2.d.i.pdf

 

5. An excellent site to search from about bioethics, keeps current, is affiliated with the University of Penn.

 http://www.bioethics.net

 

6. Markkula Center for Applied Ethics

Has several good resources available for educating at the high school level.

 http://www.scu.edu/Ethics/

 

7.  Ethics Update

One of my favorite sites for updated info on current science topics and philosophy. Has powerpoint presentations of ethical theory.

http://ethics.Sandiego.edu

 

8. Institute for Global Communications

Excellent source for a wide variety of topics, environmental, peace, women’s issues, antiracism, etc.

 http://www.igc.org/index.html

 

9.  Access Excellence About Biotech: The National Health Museum

http://www.accessexcellence.org

 

 

10.Biotechnology and Ethics: A Blueprint for the Future

Report of the Primary and Secondary Education Working Group.

Emphasizes the need for inclusion of Ethics in K-12 science classes.

http://www.biotech.nwu.edu/nsf/goldfarb.html

 

11. Debates on current events..DECISIONS, DECISIONS

 This site was recommended by a participant last year. Each month it publishes a new ethical dilemma and allows the students to role-play and discuss different points of view.

http://ddonline.tomsnyder.com/

 

 

Genetic Education Websites

 

1. Genetics Education Center

A great place to start for educators wanting info in human genetics and the human genome project.

http://www.kumc.edu/GEC/

 

2. National Center for Genome Research Education Resources

A set of educational tools programs, and other links for students and educators from the National Center for Genome Research.

 http://www.ornl.gov/hgmis/

 

3.  The Gene Letter

A newsletter of scientific and societal issues in genetics.

 http://www.geneletter.org

 

4.An educational resource for students and teachers interested in the origins of classical genetics, introductory data analysis, elementary plant science, and the history and literature of science.

 http://www.mendelweb.org/

 

5. This site is filled with valuable classroom activities, experiments and low cost equipment for teaching genetics, notices of workshops, and information on DNA http://gslc.genetics.utah.edu

Human Genome Project

1. Free on line multimedia educational info on “The Human Genome Project: Exploring our Molecular Selves”.

 http://www.genome.gov/Pages/EducationKit/