ORIGINS OF LIFE

ORIGINS OF LIFE LESSON ENABLES LEARNERS TO: EVALUATE IF IT’S POSSIBLE TO BELIEVE IN SCIENCE AND RELIGIOUS TEACHINGS ON ORIGINS OF LIFE. INCLUDING VIEWS WITHIN AND BETWEEN: CHRISTIANITY, ISLAM AND HUMANISM. #ENGAGE, CHECK UNDERSTANDING, CORRECT MISCONCEPTIONS, DIFFERENTIATE, CHALLENGE.

SINGLE LESSON

TEACH AS PART OF GCSE. AQA THEME B
OR AS A STAND-ALONE LESSON

PRIOR LEARNING: some knowledge of Bible creation accounts and principles of evolution desirable but not necessary.

INCLUDES RELIGIONS/PHILOSOPHICAL VIEWS:
Creationism, liberal, Islam and humanism (evolution theory)

**RESOURCES INCLUDED: **
Slides
Target Grade descriptors
Key term bank / Quote bank
group task worksheet
model answer **

**ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: **
Do now (relevant prior knowledge for this lesson)
Teacher interactive Presentation with planned cold call questioning
Group work task
Modelling (exam answer)
Debate
Whole class assessment (planned questioning)
Independent End Task (exam question)

**PEDAGOGY FEATURES: **
• Recap
• Exam skills
• Check whole class understanding to address misconceptions
• Peer learning
• Reduce cognitive overload & clear teacher explanation
• Differentiation

EASY TO DELIVER
• Concise and logically sequenced
• Minimal printing
• Accessible for specialists and non-specialist teachers.
• Date on slide updates automatically.
• Task time indicators.

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