Bryan's+Lesson+Plan

**Lesson Plan: Stem Cell Research** **October 4, 2009** Objective: Student will be able to compare and contrast subjective and objective views on both sides of an issue to determine their own view on the direction of the government. Learning activity: 1. Students will read President Obama’s Executive Order 13505, entitled "Removing Barriers to Responsible Research Involving Human Stem Cells." from the site from the National Institutes of Health ( []  ). I would ask them to use the technique of a KWL sheet to work with a partner for the article. 2. Once students complete the prior reading, I would ask students to do the same with the government’s site on bioethics of stem cell research. I would ask student to use a new KWL sheet for the research done by President Bush’s council on bioethics. Chapter 3 of his documentation is called “Recent Developments in the Ethical and Policy Debate. ([|www.bioethics.gov/reports/stemcell/chapter3.html]) 3. I would then provide the class with the cartoons at the end of the lesson plan. I would also provide each member of the pair a copy of the cartoon pdf from the NARA (the National Archives and Records Administration) and ask them to use it to analyze their own individual cartoon. 4. Once cartoons are analyzed. I would ask the individuals of the pair to use a Venn diagram to combine information (for purposes of comparing and contrasting) from both cartoons. 5. Students would then present a 2-minute presentation on their finding and subsequent view on the government’s changes in position. Assessment: I would assess the presentation using a rubric on the following criteria: Understanding of Topic KWL Paper(s): Stem cell diagrams/forms Venn Diagram Group’s view Participation CARTOONS
 * Bryan Flickinger**