1. Lesson 4 Medicine and Health What is the topic of today’s lesson?

2. Lesson objectives To be aware of the role that our genes and our minds play in determining our health To develop an awareness of the basics of reproductive medicine and its developments

3. Our genes What are genes? What do they do? Read GENES and highlight the key points Answer in your books Are our genes responsible for our health? WHY? Discuss

4. Is our health in our mind or in our genes? Watch this video clip and discuss in small groups of 3 or 4

5. Minds or genes?

6. Put two columns in your books MINDS GENES Bullet point three simple arguments for each that explains how each can have an impact upon your health

7. Britain debates “designer babies” for IVF couples Posted Mar 24, 2005 Fri 29 Apr 2005 Creation of designer babies for treatment is lawful, rule Lords Monday, 6 September, 2004, Go ahead for 'designer baby' Designer babies - the ethical debate Wednesday, 21 July, 2004, 17:33 GMT 18:33 UK 'Designer baby' rules are relaxed GENETICALLY ENGINEERED HUMANS Will we create GM humans? Thursday, 24 March, 2005, 09:06 GMT Parents 'could pick babies' sex'

8. Reproductive medicine Reproductive medicine deals with prevention, diagnosis and management of reproductive problems; goals include improving or maintaining reproduction and allowing people to have children at a time of their choosing. What does the future hold?

9. Brainstorm Issues related to designer babies

10. Discuss the relevance of this image

12. Independent learning Further reading; The Ethics of Eugenics and Disability– The Sunday Times misses the point June 27, 2006The Ethics of Eugenics and Disability– The Sunday Times misses the point http://papundit.wordpress.com