Testing New Drugs on People

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This main unit in the Ideas and Evidence pack from the Pupil Researcher Initiative is about ethical aspects of science. When people make decisions, they sometimes only think about the benefits and risks. Considering ethics means thinking about what is right and wrong about the choices. A good example where ethics is used is deciding whether new drugs should be tested on human beings.

Contents
• Questions
• Taking part in the trial
• Symptoms cards
• Teacher’s page
• Are human fair tests ethical?
• Making your decision
• Role cards
• Ethical principles
• Teachers’ notes

URL: http://stem.org.uk/rx7qe

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