Year 2 - Religious education
Different ideas about origins of the world
The world: how do different people explain how it started?
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Unit Summary
In this unit pupils will be introduced to the different explanations that people have for the origin of the world. They will learn the creation stories common to Christians, Jews and Muslims as well as how humanists explain the origin of the universe.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain some different beliefs about the origins of the world.
Key Notes
- Many people with a religious or non-religious worldview share ideas about how the world began.
- People can have a religious worldview and also accept scientific ideas about how the world began.
- People with religious and non-religious worldviews can disagree well about whether God created the world.
Vocabulary To Learn
- origin: the place where something begins
- religious worldview: values and beliefs linked to a religion
- non-religious worldview: values and beliefs that do not include religion
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- People with religious and non-religious worldviews have completely different ideas about how the world began.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Many people with a religious or non-religious worldview share ideas about how the world began. People can have a religious worldview and also accept scientific ideas about how the world began.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'origin'
the place where something begins.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: People with religious and non-religious worldviews have completely different ideas about how the world began. Correction: People with religious and non-religious worldview share some ideas about how the world began.
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