Honesty and Ethics in the Science Lab

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Honesty and Ethics in the Science Lab

• By Shawna Hodge, Linda Peterson, and Amy Viveiros
• Ethics in the Science Classroom
• 2003

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• Designed for use at the beginning of the year
• Suitable for middle or high school science classes

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Objectives

• To introduce the concepts of ethics in science to
  the students.
• To demonstrate the concept of the importance of
  honest data reporting

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Day One

• How does it fall? Let me count the time
• Mystery Columns
• Welcome to the Chemistry Classroom!
• Welcome to the Biology Classroom!

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Day One

• Five Fictional Mini-Case Studies
• Teacher Models First One
• Small Groups of Students Each Examine One Case
  Study
• Class Discussion of all Five Case Studies

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• WHICH ONE WERE YOU TEMPTED TO DO???

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Day Two

• Review of Honesty in the Classroom
• Introduction of Values and Ethics in Science
  Laboratories
• Review of Ethical Vocabulary used in worksheets

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Day Two

• Case Study 1
• Fictional
• Fraud in Science
• Omitting Data
• E. coli in tobacco plants

• Case Study 2
• Historical
• Millikans Work
• Omitting Data
• Oil Drop Experiment

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Day Two

• Follow-up Case Studies Ethical Discussion
  Worksheet
• The Issue
• Team Members FOR
• 1. 2.
• Team Members AGAINST
• 1. 2.

• Developed by Rosetta Lee, Seattle Girls School,
  2003
• used with permission

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Extensions

• Questions following either Case Study may be used
  as
• Additional discussion generators
• Homework assignments
• Springboard to future lessons on Ethics

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Credits

• T. Goldfarb and M. Pritchard
• Hastings Center
• Rosetta Lee
• NWABR Staff
• Thank you to the lead teachers and everyone
  involved in making this week UNFORGETTABLE!