Case 13 of 20 · Ethical Thinking
Environmental Ethics
🔎 Case Brief #13
📖 You're reading a story and the character needs to use our responsibility to nature.
🎯 Your mission
Spot the strongest argument.
⚡ The twist
Would you still choose this if everyone knew?
What you'll learn · 1 of 3
🧠 Do we have a duty to protect the environment? For future generations? For animals? For the planet itself? Environmental ethics is one of the most important topics of our time.
What you'll learn · 2 of 3
Understanding our responsibility to nature is one of the building blocks of strong thinking.
Here's how to do it:
1. Look carefully at the problem. What do you see?
2. Think about what you already know. Does this remind you of something?
3.
What you'll learn · 3 of 3
Try an answer! It's totally okay to be wrong — that's how we learn.
4. Check: did it work? If not, try something else!
You're building your thinking muscles. The more you practice, the stronger they get!
Key idea: Our responsibility to nature
Think about this
📖 You're reading a story and the character needs to use our responsibility to nature. What advice would you give them?
How a thinker does it
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👀 What Do I See?
Look at the problem about our responsibility to nature. What do you notice?
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🤔 What Do I Know?
What do you already know that could help? Have you seen something like this before?
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💡 What's My Idea?
Think of an answer. Can you think of a second one too?
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⭐ What Did I Learn?
Check your answer. Was it right? What did you figure out? Tell someone!
Remember
- 1Master our responsibility to nature
- 2Apply ethical thinking in real situations
- 3Build habits of ethical thinking
Words to know
- Right
- The good thing to do
- Wrong
- Something that isn't fair or hurts others
Solve the case · 1 of 3
Case 1
1 of 3What is the main idea of our responsibility to nature?
Solve the case · 2 of 3
Case 2
2 of 3How can you apply ethical thinking in daily life?
Solve the case · 3 of 3
Case 3
3 of 3Good critical thinkers always:
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You got 0 of 3 right.
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🌍 Why this matters: People use ethical thinking skills at home, at school, and at work. Every time you practice, you're getting ready for the future!
💬 Talk about it
- Can you explain our responsibility to nature to a friend using your own words?
- What was the most interesting thing you learned today?
- Draw a picture of what you learned and show it to someone!
🏆 Try this week: Do one small fair thing this week, even if no one notices.
👨👩👧 At dinner: “What's a small thing you did this week that was fair?”
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Environmental Ethics
Spot the strongest argument.
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