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Title: Bioethics Forums
| Grade Level: | 9 - 12 |
| Other Uses: | advanced biology courses, general public education |
| Type: | Laserdisc, teachers'guide |
| Authors: | Videodiscovery |
| Publisher: | Videodiscovery |
| Year of pub.: | 1995 |
| Price: | $375.00 |
Description: This laserdisc presents students with 12 ethical dilemmas created by recent advances in genetics and biotechnology. Students develop critical-thinking skills as they work with concepts of modern biology. Various characters weigh in with their opinions on the ethical issues and help students consider conflicting viewpoints. Sample bioethics forums include: "Breast Cancer Susceptibility", "DNA Database for Criminals", "Herbicide and Pest-resistant Plants" and "Gender Selection".
Strengths: Bioethics Forums provides a different way to teach ethical decision making. Viewpoints that may be missed by many teachers are represented.
Weaknesses: The overacting in this video is obvious, helping to reveal the bias of the writers. Portions of the material are already outdated, for example, the value of and confidence in DNA fingerprinting.
Keywords: Bioethics, biotechnology, medical genetics, genetic counseling, mutation, biodiversity, inheritance, human, plant.
Genetics concepts addressed: 8, 9
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