1. starter
Make a sentence about our last lesson using the following random words. You can use other words to help form the sentence such as connectives
Darwin, Pencil, Bicycle, Ape, Time, Human Being, Dinosaur, The Bible.

2. Today we are learning non religious views of evolution
We are learning this so we can contrast them with the Catholic Church’s views on the origins of species including human beings

3. Richard Dawkins Get into groups of four
Take it into turns for one of your group to discover a fact about Richard Dawkins. Write it down then come back and share
Each of you will need to collect 8 facts
First group to collect all 8 facts wins

4. The Design Theory Developed around 300 years ago
Basically says that the world is far too complex to be the result of random development
If one studies examples in nature, such as the human eye, it has obviously been designed by an intelligence
The intelligent designer is called ‘God’

5. Richard Dawkins

6. The Catholic Church’s View
Read through the main points from the Papal address.
Highlight any words that you do not understand
Highlight any words that you think are important

7. The Catholic Church’s View
There is no conflict between faith in God And creation and the theory of evolution, proving certain points are kept in mind
Theologians (people studying scripture) need to be aware of modern scientific research
The theory looks more likely to be true than it did when it first appeared
The theory can be tested as new facts are discovered
There are actually ‘theories of evolution’ and not just one. Some are non-religious and some are accepted by religious people such as Catholics.

8. Section C practice GCSE question
“Explain how the theory of evolution could be accepted by someone with religious faith”
4x RE needed to gain full marks
1 X RE - Firstly
1 X RE – Secondly
1 X RE – Thirdly
1 X RE – Finally

9. Just a minute…
Volunteers to speak for one minute without repetition, deviation or hesitation about Richard Dawkins

10. homework Research into Richard Dawkins book The God Delusion
Try to summarise 5 main points that Dawkins makes in his book