To Donate or Not to Donate

Duration: 60 minutes

Grade Levels: 5-12

To Donate or Not to Donate
Students have small group discussion on the topic of whether or not to donate their bodies to a future Body Worlds exhibition.
Resources

Lesson Plan PDF

Lab Connections Icon Lab Connection: Chemistry of Plastination Lab

Grade Levels: 5-12

Duration: 60 minutes

Concepts/Skills: Research, arguing one side of an issue, plastination, science ethics, debate

Objectives: 

  • Research the pros and cons of donating a body to exhibitions like Body Worlds decoded.
  • Develop a pro or con argument.
  • Share their argument with an opposing team.
  • Reflect on how their opinions shifted throughout research and discussion.