MORAL GAME IN

TEACHING BIOETHICS

DONUTS
Purpose : Values clarification; Listening
to others; Ice breaking
Time needed for dialoque : 10 minutes
Interactive unit size : Pairs facing each
other

Description
Make two circles of people with pairs facing

each other.
The pairs dialoque for 1 minute each on a
moral question, and then one of the circles
shifts around two person, so that new pairs
are made.
The new pairs repeat the exercise with
identical question.
For the third time ask the other circle to move,
so that new pairs are formed again.
The people can then go back to their seats.

Description (cont.)
After repeating three times the

persons will have three answer to the

same question and heard three
answers from three different persons
If there is no space to make circles
(donut shapes), the exercise can be
also done by making two lines of
persons facing each other to fill
available space in a classroom

Questions
Q 1 : Do animals have rights?
Q2 : Should we experiment on animal?
Q3 : How many children should we have? How
many would you like
Q4 : Should we allow sex selection for couples
wanting to have a family with a balanced
number of males and females?

(Macer DRJ, 2008)

Agree or disagree
Purpose : Values clarification; Listening
to others
Class size :
Time needed: 20 minutes
Interactive unit size: Devides class by
opinion into three different groups
according to the questions asked
based on their agreement,
disagreement or uncertainly

Description
This game to ask people whether they agree or
disagree with a statement. It is a simple form of
values clarification in which each learner is asked
to show their opinion and listening to others
Make three different places and after presenting a
statement ask the student choose the place
according to their opinions, : I agree, I
disagree or I am not sure
Select a sample of participants to explain why they
choose to take a particular place/position
People may change position if convinced by other
pupils explanation, and they can be asked why
they changed position

Questions
Q 1 : Everyone have equal human rights
Q 2 : An embryo is a person
Q 3 : Jack is a cat who is going senile and
wants to receive euthanasia. His
caregiver Bob is taking him to the
doctor to give him a lethal injection
(Macer DRJ, 2008)