Year 2 - Religious education
Humanists and how the world started
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 humanist beliefs about the origins of the world.
Key Notes
- Humanists think about the question of how the world began.
- Humanists look to natural origins for the world using ideas from science.
- Scientific accounts talk about life evolving over millions of years from a big bang.
- Many humanists see the world as a beautiful and unique place that we should care for and value.
Vocabulary To Learn
- humanist: a person who follows a non-religious way of thinking based on human values
- origin: the place where something begins
- big bang: a giant explosion at the beginning of the universe
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Humanists don't think about about how the world began.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Humanists think about the question of how the world began. Humanists look to natural origins for the world using ideas from science.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'humanist'
a person who follows a non-religious way of thinking based on human values.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Humanists don't think about about how the world began. Correction: Humanists use ideas from science to ask and answer questions about how the world began.
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