Debate Kits - I'm a Scientist
The kits give teachers everything they needed to run a debate on a set topic and help their students develop their evaluation skills. The activities provide a structured way to start discussions and to engage students in thinking about contentious science issues. Using eight characters, with different points of view, allows the introduction of issues from many different angles – ethical, social, economic, political. Ideal for the working scientifically strand of the curriculum.
Privacy Debate Kit
“Should mobile phones be always listening?”
The kit allows students to look at the argument from all sides; to explore the benefits and privacy implications of mobile phones listening in the background.
Comes with lesson PowerPoint and additional resources.
Debate Kits - I'm a Scientist
“Should we send a human mission to Mars?”
The kit allows students to look at the argument from all sides; to explore the social, technological, physiological, and ethical issues around sending a human space mission to Mars.