Discuss new terms in Ethics and Bioethics with students. Introduce definitions and questions about man's influence on Nature and natural world, our habitat. Design questions which motivate critical thinking and awareness on our influence on the planet.
Lesson plan
Antropocentrism Vs Biocentrism
| Author / creator | Curator | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Zoran Kojčić | Zoran Kojčić | 03/2019 |
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Aims and objectives
Content
Show video titled Man. It's a short clip on how people behave toward nature and use it with ending message on our fragility. After the video start a discussion on these questions: how do we usually behave in nature? Is man bad or good toward nature? What is your behavior in Nature? Do you respect it or act like the character from the clip? What can you do locally to improve our relationship toward nature? etc.
Discuss the definition of the terms: Anthropocentrism, Biocentrism. Continue with the discussion in relation toward our view that man is the master in nature, above all other beings, is this true? Can we see the world from the perspective of other beings, smaller or bigger than us? Can we imagine other forms of life, outside of our planet? What would they think of us?
Learning activities
Film analysis, discussion, active listening, questioning, defining, conceptualization, critical thinking
Materials and resources
Facilitators may use any dictionary definition for the main terms (Anthropocentirsm, Biocentrism), no textbooks or other materials are needed
Location
This workshop was done as part of Ethics curriculum in high schools in Croatia. The workshop was done in high schools in Vukovar and Dalj with students age 14 - 18.
Time
This workshop can be done in a 45 minutes long class, as they are in Croatia. However, depending on teacher as facilitator, it could be prolonged to 90 minutes, given that many new materials or questions could be presented. The time will always depend on the facilitator and their own judgement which parts of the workshop are most important and the dinamic of the group.
Teacher role
Questioning in Socratic style
Grouping / classroom
Usually small groups work better, but larger groups work as well. Students participate in a group discussion, rasining their hands when want to ask or answer questions, define, contribute.