Case Studies: Scientific Ethics

  1. Discuss your interpretations and impressions of this topic.
  2. Create a short narrative or skit related to your topic [each group has a different topic] to present to the class.
The following are adapted from:
http://temp.onlineethics.org/edu/precol/classroom/lesson2.html

Changing Data Jane is making electrical measurements in a physics laboratory. She is a good student and is confident that she has set up the circuit properly. When she tries to do the required calculations to verify the formulas in her physics book she finds that the data she took appears to be incorrect. She suspects that one of the electrical components she was given is not working properly. Her teacher, Mr. Grim, is busy helping some of the weaker students so Jane decides not to report the problem. Instead she does the mathematical calculations to determine what a correct set of data would be and simply changes the data to match what the calculations.

Case Studies: Scientific Ethics

  1. Discuss your interpretations and impressions of this topic.
  2. Create a short narrative or skit related to your topic [each group has a different topic] to present to the class.
The following are adapted from:
http://temp.onlineethics.org/edu/precol/classroom/lesson2.html

Loaning Data Pete, Brooke and Lisa are laboratory partners in their chemistry class. Yesterday Lisa was absent. This required Pete and Brooke to work very diligently to complete the experiment during the lab period so they could hand in the report in class today. Today Lisa has returned to school after being ill. She meets her lab partners on the way into school in the morning and asks them for the data from yesterday's experiment so she can write it up during study period and hand it in. Pete is willing to give Lisa the data, but Brooke objects.

Case Studies: Scientific Ethics

  1. Discuss your interpretations and impressions of this topic.
  2. Create a short narrative or skit related to your topic [each group has a different topic] to present to the class.
The following are adapted from:
http://temp.onlineethics.org/edu/precol/classroom/lesson2.html

To Dissect or Not to Dissect Dr. Katkill has told the class that they will be studying anatomy and physiology during the next class. When James arrives, there is a note on the door directing the class to a lab. Katkill says that she has a surprise for the class - cat dissection. James is uncomfortable but goes along so that his grade does not suffer.