Card Sort

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Card Sort

• Complete the card sort on
• Case for God creating the world
• Case against God creating the world
• Extension
• Fill in missing words sheet

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How one religion responds to scientific
explanations of the world
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• Science explains how the world was created
  without God. If you no longer need God to explain
  why we are here on earth then you are an agnostic
• If you think that the scientific explanation of
  the world and humans without God is proof that
  God does not exist at all you are an atheist

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ChooseYour View

• Do you agree that science is only explanation for
  the creation of the Universe
• OR
• Do you agree that God is the only explanation for
  the creation of the Universe
• You must have one reason why this is your
  opinion. Write your view and your reason for this
  into the back of your book.
• Now Stand Up.write on a post it note

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Big Picture

• You will research into how one religion responds
  to scientific explanations of the world.
• Card sort
• Mind Map
• 8 mark question

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Outcomes

• All will decide who or what created the universe
  in their opinion with a reason for their
  decision.
• All will complete a diagram on Christian
  responses to Scientific Explanations of the World
• Few will complete an explanation

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Responses from Christians

• On the next few slides there are four Christian
  responses. You must fill in your worksheet in the
  empty boxes.
• Once you have finished you must add your own
  response to scientific explanations.
• Remember to use key words
• YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES FOR EACH SLIDE

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Response 1

• Many Christians believe that the scientific
  explanations are true and prove that God created
  the universe because
• Only God could have made the Big bang at exactly
  the right micro second to form the universe.
• Only God could have made the laws like gravity
  which the matter of the big bang needed to form
  the solar systems
• Only God could have made the gases on earth react
  to form life

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Response 2

• Some Christians believe that all the evidence for
  the Big bang and evolution can be explained by
• The effects of Noah/s flood
• The Apparent Age theory
• The apparent age theory claims that when Adam was
  made the earth was six days old, but to Adam it
  would have looked billions of years old because
  of the way God created it. So they believe
  science is wrong and the Bible is right. This
  response is known as creationism. What appears to
  us to be the age of something may in many cases
  simply be our misconception.

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Response 3

• Some Christians believe that both the scientific
  explanations and the bible are correct. They
  claim that the main points of the bible story fit
  with science, but one of Gods days could be
  millions or billions of years.
• In Genesis God said let there be light this
  could be the Big Bang.
• We perceive a day to 24hrs but one of Gods days
  could be billions of years.

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Response 4

• Some Christians believe that scientific
  explanations are wrong and the biblical story of
  creation is fact because it is the word of God.
• God is omnipotent (all powerful) and only God has
  the ability to create something as complex as the
  universe.

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• Explain how Christians may respond to scientific
  explanations of the world (8)
• Explain means give reasons. Remember quality of
  written work. Answer in full sentences using
  specialist vocabulary.
• In Christianity.
• Four reasons developed
• Firstly
• Secondly
• Thirdly
• Finally

Use the exam structure for help.
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Peer Marking

• MARK SOMEONE ELSES WORK
• 6 MARKS Two responses in detail or three
  response one in detail.
• 1 MARK Specialist Vocabulary
• 1 MARK Written communication (answer is clear
  and structured)
• WWW (WHAT WENT WELL)
• EBI (EVEN BETTER IF)

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Extension

• The Universe could only be created by God
• i. Do you agree. Give reasons for your opinion
  (3)
• ii. Give reasons why some people may disagree
  with you (3)