CU3-2

**Goal**: Students will watch a movie depicting the current scientific origins of the world. ** 1. ** **Gain Attention of the learner** Ask students to imagine being reporters visiting earth, a new planet, from another planet. Ask them to generate a list of questions that they would ask if they were aliens investigating the planet’s origin. ** 2. **** Review relevant past learning**: Genesis contains 2 mythical stories about the origin of the earth and its people. The Bible contains other myths as well ** 3. **** Introduce new material** Students will watch Nova’s Creation of the World Movie. In this movie, students will observe current scientific ideas about the beginning of the universe and the world. ** 4. **** Provide guided practice** Before watching the movie, ask students to divide a paper in thirds and write a complete a KWL chart. In the first third students should write what they know about the scientific view of the origins of the world. In the middle section, they should record questions they have about these origins. Each question they write should begin with a question word. Each student should ask two questions from their list. View the movie. ** 5. **** Provide independent practice** Have students complete the third portion of the KWL chart by describing what they learned in the movie. Return to the earlier questions. How would students answer these questions now?
 * 3-2 Scientific Origins of the World **
 *  6. Close the lesson **Imagine returning to their home planet. How would they describe the planet to their fellow beings?