This ‘Fun Philosophy Lesson’ explores the future of humanity through philosophical and ethical debates. It is suitable for students aged 8-16 and is ideal for classrooms focused on Philosophy, Ethics, Social Studies, and Science. This resource also supports your school’s SMSC (Spiritual, Moral, Social, & Cultural) education goals. Designed to be universal, it can be used by educators in any country, without being tied to any specific political or cultural framework. This download uses our innovative new format for philosophy education, you can download a FREE SAMPLE by clicking here. It is one of over fifty new philosophy & ethics teaching resources that uses this format. The resource cannot be edited. This interactive multi-use session is particularly valuable for teachers of Philosophy, Ethics, and Social Studies. It covers a wide range of thought-provoking topics, including: The ethical implications of technological advancements Humanity’s responsibilities toward the environment and future generations The balance between progress and preserving human values Visions of a utopian or dystopian future The impact of artificial intelligence on human identity The big question posed in this session is, “What will humanity’s future be like?”   Students will explore other significant philosophical and ethical questions, such as: Should humanity prioritise innovation or sustainability? How can we ensure that technological progress benefits everyone? Is it ethical to use artificial intelligence to replace human decision-making? What responsibilities do we have to future generations? Can humanity overcome global challenges like climate change and inequality? Students will also analyse and evaluate a range of philosophical claims, such as: “Technological progress always leads to a better society.” “It is better to be born today than it was to be born 500 years ago”" “Humanity has a moral duty to colonise other planets.” “AI should never have the same rights as humans.” “Everything is impermanent: including humanity”   This session uses our unique teaching format, featuring an integrated menu with options for starters, mains, plenaries, assessments, and end-of-lesson reflections. With a diverse selection of activities—debates, discussions, and philosophical reflections—the resource is reusable for multiple lessons. Perfect for P4C (Philosophy for Children) sessions, it provides a rich environment for fostering deep, critical thinking. The file is provided as a non-editable PowerPoint Show, requiring no additional planning or preparation. Simply run the file, and the intuitive menu system ensures easy delivery of a transformative philosophy session!

This ‘Fun Philosophy Lesson’ is focused on philosophical and ethical issues that relate to Artificial Intelligence (AI), artificial consciousness, automation, robotics and cybernetics. This download uses our innovative new format for philosophy education, you can download a FREE SAMPLE by clicking here. It is one of over fifty new philosophy & ethics teaching resources that uses this format. The resource cannot be edited. This interactive multi-use learning session is useful as a part of your schools PSHE/SMSC provision and is of particular interest to teachers of ICT/Computer Science and Design & Technology; it focuses on a wide range of topics such as: The implications of artificial intelligence for society, economy and day-to-day life Whether or not artificial consciousness is theoretically possible Self-driving cars and automated moral decision making The possibility of ‘Robot Rights’ and having moral duties towards artificial intelligence and robots The use of AI-operated drones in a military context The future of employment in a world of AI and automation   We’ve aimed to cover as many bases as possible when it comes to finding engaging philosophical and ethical issues for young learners to debate and discuss! The big question asked in this session is “Will we ever create a computer that has an experience?”. Using a variety of engaging activities students will discuss and debate a wide range of other philosophical and ethical questions such as: How might Artificial Intelligence (AI) start to impact our lives in the coming decades? Which professions do you think are the least likely to be replaced by AI systems and/or automation? What rules could be programmed into a self-driving car to ensure that it never does anything evil? What are the potential risks and dangers of trying to improve human beings by using cybernetic implants? To what extent is it possible to do something unethical to a robot? and Would you ever vote for a political party that was constituted only of Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems?   This session uses our unique format for philosophy teaching resources and features an integrated menu that allows teachers to select from a variety of starter, main, plenary, assessment and end-of-lesson reflection activities. The file is a non-editable PowerPoint Show: no planning or preparation is required, just run the file and the intuitive menu system will make delivering a powerful philosophy session very easy! This resource is suitable for students aged 8-16; due to the flexible nature of the sessions design it can be used for multiple hour-long sessions or as a short stimulating tutor-group activity.

This printable workbook is suitable for homework, classwork or distance learning: it will help your students to get more from watching documentaries and videos. This colourful printable booklet includes ten learning sessions spread over twenty pages. You could also just print a couple of pages from this workbook to create a worksheet for an instant video-learning lesson: ideal for cover lessons! This teaching resource is designed for GCSE Design & Technology and deals with a broad range of topics. The workbook is suitable for all exam specifications. The workbook includes links to ten different documentaries or lengthily videos and straight-forward note-taking and comprehension activities so as to structure and foster engagement with the documentary whilst enhancing student learning. The twenty-page workbook was designed with homework in mind and contains ten different homework sessions. I would suggest using the booklets as a simple way to take care of ‘every other homework’ and use it to supplement your other approaches to homework: just print the booklets out and give them to your students. You can also use the booklets just as well in a classroom setting and they are incredibly easy to use such that even a non-specialist cover-teacher could make use of them. They’re also an ideal way to bolster your distance learning provisions in times of student absence. Over time some of the links in this workbook may expire, I’ll try to update them from time to time but the workbook is easy to edit - so make sure you check that the links still work before printing and update any broken/defunct links that might crop-up! I’ve done my best to include links to the best videos available for this topic: teachers should ensure that the video links included are suitable for their specific classes. Copyright Adam Godwin (2020)