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Our next Science Debate Kit, funded by the RI, asks the question:

Should we ban flying for the next 10 years?

As the Royal Institution CHRISTMAS LECTURES take an in-depth look at the Earth’s delicate systems, and how our planet keeps us alive, students can discuss how our individual decisions impact the climate. Students can explore the societal and ethical implications of science and technology through 8 thought-provoking character cards.

The Kit will be available in February 2021.

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Our latest Science Debate Kit, funded by e-Bug and SafeConsume, asks the question:

Is it safer to eat at home or out at a restaurant?

Covering relevant topics such as technology, physics, economics, and more; this Debate Kit helps students explore the societal, ethical, and factual issues around food safety. The Kit includes eight characters with different viewpoints to encourage a balanced discussion around the question.

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Our latest Science Debate Kit, funded by the Institute of Physics, The Royal Institution, and Lloyd’s Register Foundation, asks the question:

Should our town centre be for self-driving cars only?

Covering relevant topics such as technology, physics, economics, and more; this Debate Kit helps students explore the societal, ethical, and factual issues around AI technology. The Kit includes eight characters with different viewpoints to encourage a balanced discussion around the question.
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Our latest science Debate Kit, funded by the Royal Institution and Lloyd’s Register Foundation, asks the question: 

Covering relevant topics such as biological sex, gender and societal expectations, this Debate Kit helps students explore what gender means to them and others. The Kit includes eight characters with different viewpoints to encourage a balanced discussion around the question, which many schools already find themselves asking.

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Our latest science Debate Kit, funded by the Royal Institution and Lloyd’s Register Foundation, asks the question: 

Should mobile phones always be listening?

Students explore the privacy implications and benefits of our phone microphones “listening in”. 8 characters with different viewpoints encourage a balanced discussion about this technology.

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The first copies of our latest Science Debate Kit have this afternoon touched down at I’m a Scientist HQ, and will shortly be winging their way to schools all over the UK and Ireland.

The kit asks the question: Should we send a human mission to Mars? Getting students to consider the technical, physiological, social, and ethical issues around human space exploration.

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