The Happiness Game Materials needed: A paper and a pen. The facilitator has to make three columns as follows: a. Things I must have to be happy. b. Things I would like to have to be happy. c. Things I do not require to be happy. Participants have to add three things in each column. … The Happiness Game
In considering whether it is right or wrong to harm or kill a (non-human) animal or even a bug, people may argue for criteria that distinguish between human beings and animals to justify the difference in treatment, like human beings are bigger, stronger, more intelligent, have language, have the ability to reason, or can manipulate … “Hey Little Ant” Lesson Plan
What is Environmental Ethics? Environmental Ethics is the discipline in philosophy that studies the value of the environment and its non-human contents as well as their moral relationship to human beings. Materials Needed: Hey, Little Ant by Hannah Hoose and Phillip Hoose Opening Activity: Break the Circle: Respect Who or what do we respect? Do we … Environmental Ethics Using Hey, Little Ant
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This lesson plan can be used to expand on the thinking undertaken in the “Trolley Problem Ethics” lesson. It is accessible using the Lesson Attachment above.
This lesson plan is accessible through the Lesson Attachment above.
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This is a quick and easy activity to inspire your students to think about math in a different way. The forced metaphor of the wildflower and flower bed in relation to math requires students to think about mathematics philosophically and not only in terms of computation. This activity can be used as a warm-up activity … How is Math Like a Wildflower or a Flower Bed?
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