Year 6 Christianity & Humanism The Big Bang Theory (Spring 1)

Are Humanist and Christian ideas about science, conflicting or complementary? Does the Big Bang Theory disprove the Genesis account on Creation?

Session 1 How does the book of Genesis explain how the world began and where humans came from?

KEY WORDS Conflicting; Complementary; Genesis; Creation

Explore the key question and understand the terms conflicting and complementary.

Watch the video-clip which introduces a range of creation stories and links to science teaching.

The main focus is on the Christian version of Creation which is at the very start of the Bible in the book of Genesis.

Discussion make connections to prior learning about this narrative. Use Bibles or Bible gateway on iPads to read together.

TASK Compare three different translations on Bible Gateway making notes of the differences and similarities which are found.

How do pupils feel - is the Genesis account conflicting or complementary to science?

• Can you retell the Biblical version of Creation?