Summary
When you’re faced with a tough decision, how do you figure out what to do? What guidelines or examples do you use to make up your mind, and what happens when there’s more than one good way to act? If you’re not able to answer, don’t worry--philosophers have been debating these issues for thousands of years. And in this BrainPOP movie on ethics, Tim and Moby offer you some simple advice on what to do when you’re faced with tough choices about right and wrong, or good and bad. You’ll learn some rules of thumb about ethical decision making, including ways to find a solution that does the most good while doing the least amount of harm. And Tim will walk you through the decision making process as you learn the most ethical ways to deal with common situations like bullying and cheating in class. Ethics isn’t just for adults, so click on this movie and find out more.
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Discussion questions
A few questions to talk through after watching Ethics:
- What is one new thing you learned about ethics?
- Can you explain it to a partner in your own words?
- Where might you see this in the real world?
- What is one question you still have?
Quick work-a-long
Try it:
- Write one sentence explaining ethics.
- Draw or give one example of your own.