Morality and Ethical Dilemmas

A fully resourced, engaging lesson introducing morality and ethical decision-making. Students explore how we decide right and wrong, whether happiness or moral duty should guide life, and how religion and philosophy influence moral choices.

Includes:

Clear explanation of morality with examples and non-examples
Retrieval-style pre-test starter
Discussion of happiness vs moral duty
Group ethical dilemma activity with five challenging, real-life and philosophical scenarios
Ranking, justification and reflection tasks
Personal values and moral code reflection

Ideal for KS3 or KS4 Religious Studies / Philosophy & Ethics, this lesson promotes critical thinking, debate and ethical reasoning with minimal preparation required.