{"product_id":"ted-talk-critical-thinking-unit-4-ethics-2-week-curriculum","title":"TED Talk Critical Thinking Unit 4 - Ethics | 2-Week Curriculum","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTeach two focused weeks of high-school critical thinking with Unit 4 - Ethics.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis no-prep Grades 9-12 unit uses 8 short TED\/TED-Ed videos as anchors for complete 50-minute lessons. Students practice value, self-interest, corruption, inequality, justice, promises, pleasure, moral tradeoffs, and explicit ethical criteria while matching claims to evidence, preserving uncertainty, identifying assumptions, and revising conclusions when the evidence changes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTry a real lesson free:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.k12movieguides.com\/products\/free-ted-talk-critical-thinking-does-time-exist-video-lesson\"\u003eDoes Time Exist? - FREE sample lesson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFREE planning preview:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.k12movieguides.com\/products\/free-ted-talk-critical-thinking-full-curriculum-educator-planning-guide\"\u003eDownload the Full Curriculum Educator Planning Guide\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWant all four units plus Week 9?\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.k12movieguides.com\/products\/ted-talk-critical-thinking-complete-full-curriculum\"\u003eSee the Complete Full Curriculum\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eVideos Included - Unit 4 Ethics\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery title links directly to the public YouTube video.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2aEQDi2ZYCI\"\u003eEthical dilemma: What makes life worth living? - Douglas MacLean\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mEsXDN1zj3I\"\u003eHow to know if you're selfish (and whether or not that's bad) - Mark Hopwood\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gn4S7lQ111M\"\u003eHow to prevent political corruption - Stephanie Honchell Smith\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rEnf_CFoyv0\"\u003eIs inequality inevitable?\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wyHLLzmNje0\"\u003ePicture a perfect society. What does it look like? - Joseph Lacey\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dJoBnnCTP5M\"\u003eWhen should you break a promise? - Sarah Stroud and Michael Vazquez\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XNP1x11Z2Ig\"\u003eWould you opt for a life with no pain? - Hayley Levitt and Bethany Rickwald\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yg16u_bzjPE\"\u003eWould you sacrifice one person to save five? - Eleanor Nelsen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003ch3\u003eClassroom Use at a Glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 instructional weeks \/ about 10 class days\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVideo lessons:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAssessments:\u003c\/strong\u003e W07, W08, and U04\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLesson design:\u003c\/strong\u003e complete 50-minute lesson structure around each short video\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest uses:\u003c\/strong\u003e whole-class instruction, sub plans, flipped learning, review, enrichment, make-up work, or independent study\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8 complete TED video lesson sets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eW07, W08, and U04 assessment Teacher Guides and generated student\/quiz derivatives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeacher Guides with learning targets, vocabulary, two-viewing structure, discussion prompts, answer keys, and standards alignment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDigital and print Student Worksheets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelf-Graded Quizzes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMultiple Choice Quiz Print versions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStart Here PDF with shared-folder access instructions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003ch3\u003eGuidance \u0026amp; Summary\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach short video becomes a full lesson rather than a passive viewing worksheet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudents distinguish source claims, evidence, assumptions, uncertainty, interpretation, and value judgments.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuestions use changed-cue reasoning and transfer rather than simple recall whenever appropriate.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSensitive topics are handled with third-person cases and no required personal disclosure.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDifferentiation Options\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreview only essential vocabulary.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReplay difficult sections and use timestamps to return to evidence.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse partner discussion before written response.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssign selected assessment-bank items rather than every item when time is limited.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor advanced students, add counterarguments, alternative explanations, or explicit scope limits.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003ch3\u003eNew Optional Video Companion (used with YouTube)\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe free \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/chromewebstore.google.com\/detail\/classroom-video-guide-com\/nongecadbohdlmnkjgibfbemecdmcfho\"\u003eClassroom Video Guide Companion Chrome extension\u003c\/a\u003e can automatically pause YouTube at question timestamps and display prompts during viewing. 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