The lesson is part of a series of lessons looking at Philosophical Thought Experiments. It has been used with Sixth Form students as part of an elective program to broaden their understanding of Philosophy (especially if they are not studying Philosophy for A Level). The aim to get students thinking in a philosophical way, asking and answering questions during class discussion. There are links to videos found on YouTube to support the learning and these can be found within the presentation. Some fascinating discussion and deep thinking should result! This particular lesson focuses on The Chinese Room as presented by John Searle and considers whether or not AI (robots) could be minded, i.e. conscious. Clips from the film AI are used and you could follow this session up with parts of the film Ex-Machina.

This resource is to be used with AQA GCSE RS students who are studying Specification A. It can be used to help students in their revision either in preparing them for an end of unit test or quick-fire recall of information covered earlier in the course for final revision. They take the form of 1 mark questions to help give students an idea of what they will look like but ultimately are a great way of getting students to think quickly on the spot about a vast array of areas within the course. [20 Questions and answers for each religion]

This resource is to be used with AQA GCSE RS students who are studying Specification A. It can be used to help students in their revision either in preparing them for an end of unit test or focusing specifically on exam technique in 4 mark questions. They cover all possible 4 mark questions in the Themes paper and allow students to prepare answers either individually or as pairs/groups to then be shared with the class. [12 Questions and answers covering Religion and Life, Religion, Crime and Punishment, Religion, Peace and Conflict and Religion, Human Rights and Social Justice]

This resource is to be used with AQA GCSE RS students who are studying Specification A. It can be used to give students for independent study, can be used in classroom revision sessions or to lead subject clinics. It is intended to get students to practice using content and key words, to ensure that they have revision notes that are reflective of the specification requirements and to help them to plan 12 mark questions.

This resource is to be used with AQA GCSE RS students who are studying Specification A. It is a great resource to be used at the end of the topic as a formative/summative assessment. It can also be used for revision purposes. It takes the form of the AQA exam and includes a mark scheme.