

Lucianne Zammit

April 14, 2020

4:27 pm
This Lesson Was Contributed By:
Lucianne Zammit
This Lesson is For:
Lesson Duration:
60 mins.
What Should You Expect From This Lesson?
The objective for this lesson is for students to learn about Ethics and Humanism. https://understandinghumanism.org.uk/uhtheme/ethics/
How To Carry Out This Lesson At Home:
Step 1
Watch this video about how humanistsβ views about morality:
Step 2
Read the two handouts (Ethics β Humanist Perspective and Thinking about Ethics).
This website also contains a lot of information about humanism:
https://understandinghumanism.org.uk/uhtheme/ethics/
Step 3
Consider this scenario:
You are in the playground at the end of the day. Nobody else is around. You see something on the ground. Going closer, you see it is a ticket, a ticket to a football match. A very expensive ticket to the big match, the final. What do you do with it? What are your options? What do you choose to do and why? What is your decision based on?
Step 4
Read the moral dilemmas on page 4 and 5 of the handout Moral Dilemmas. Think about what you would do in each situation.
Step 5
Choose one of the dilemmas and answer these questions about it: What do you choose to do and why? What is your decision based on? Then, write or record your answer and send it to your teacher.