1. Can you give 2 reasons for this?
STARTER
Do you think God exists?
Can you give 2 reasons for this?

2. Does God exist? Tuesday, 30 April 2019 Learning objectives:
To explore whether God exists or not.
To be able to evaluate whether God exists.

3. THE BIG PICTURE Introduction to Religious Education
What is RE all about?
Does God exist?
What are the arguments for and against the existence of God?
Is there a God? (Assessment)

4. Think how you would find out who did it.
OUTCOME 1: To explore whether God exists or not.
Burglary!
Think how you would find out who did it.

5. Does God exist? We need proof!!!!!
OUTCOME 1: To explore whether God exists or not.
Does God exist? We need proof!!!!!
In groups, work together to come up with as many arguments for and against God’s existence as you can.
Arguments FOR God’s existence
Arguments AGAINST God’s existence

6. SHARE OUR IDEAS!!!! OUTCOME 1: To explore whether God exists or not.
Arguments FOR God’s existence
(Reasons why people think God is real)
Arguments AGAINST God’s existence
(Reasons why people think God is made up)
SHARE OUR IDEAS!!!!

7. OUTCOME 1: To explore whether God exists or not.
Key Word
Meaning
Symbol/Prompt
Atheist
Someone who does NOT believe in God.
Theist
Someone who DOES believe in God.
Agnostic
Someone who is not sure whether or not God exists.
Monotheist
Someone who believe in only one God.
Polytheist
Someone who believe in more than one God (many gods).

8. How would you describe yourself? Why?
OUTCOME 1: To explore whether God exists or not.
THEIST
ATHEIST
Agnostic
How would you describe yourself? Why?
MONOTHEIST
POLYTHEIST

9. ‘There is no God’ Do you agree?
OUTCOME 2: To be able to evaluate whether God exists.
‘There is no God’ Do you agree?
POINT- make your point
EVIDENCE- Supply evidence from our earlier discussion.
EXPLAIN- explain what this means

10. Homework
Learn the key words and the meanings for a test next lesson.