TOK Lesson Plan 3 – How to Teach TOK Concept – Certainty

Lesson plan to the introduction of TOK concept- certainty

Slide 1- Content: Importance of applying certainty to real-life situations.

Example: Public responses to health guidelines during a pandemic.

Teachers may explain the concept of certainty with regard to Public responses to health guidelines during a pandemic.

TOK Analysis: Explore how certainty (or lack thereof) in scientific understanding influences public decision-making.

Activity

Role-Play Simulation – “Pandemic Response Council”
For an activity exploring public responses to health guidelines during a pandemic, and specifically examining how certainty or uncertainty in scientific understanding influences decision-making, consider an interactive and engaging role-play simulation. This approach allows students to actively engage with the topic, encouraging critical thinking, empathy, and understanding of different perspectives.

Activity

Overview: Students will be divided into groups, each representing different stakeholders in a pandemic situation. They will be presented with a scenario involving health guidelines and will need to make decisions based on varying levels of scientific certainty.

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