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**Goal:** Students will review the story of Noah and the possibilities of the events occurring and discussing which could or could not have taken place. **Materials:** the story of Noah ** 1. **** Gain attention of the learner**: Ask students to explain the causes and effects that occur during a flood. ** 2. **** Review relevant past learning**: Many stories in the bible were written to explain phenomena (Just-So Stories). What phenomena are explained through the story of Adam and Eve (pain in childbirth, women subservient to men, work is unpleasant)? Parallels between Gilgamesh story of Creation and Genesis story are also found in Gilgamesh story of flood and Genesis story ** 3. **** Present new material**: Archeologists have found evidence of floods in the region where Noah is supposed to have lived but no evidence for a world-wide flood. Floods were frightening to those living in and near them. What things could such people be told to help them not fear what they didn’t understand? How many different kinds of animals are there (About 2 million, with about 1.5 million insects and 650,000 beetles)? Read a story of Noah including parts about the flood and the rainbow. ** 4. **** Provide guided practice**: Review the aspects of the story and highlight what events could have happened and could not have happened. As a group generate a list of at least twenty things that occurred to prepare for the story and help those aboard survive during the life on the boat. What would have to have happened to make the story real? ** 5. **** Provide independent practice**: Noah is instructed to prepare for a great flood. Ask your students to pack a list of supplies to survive 40 days on water without any means to reach land or any other resources.
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 *  6. Close the lesson **: Students should share their findings with the class and discuss what would really have been supplied. Continue Noah’s path on the mythological tree. Does it continue from Adam or does it start a new one?