What are UFOs? Do you believe in them?

Why do you think we are talking about UFOs in RE?

Why do you think we are talking about UFOs in RE?

Lots of the same questions we might ask about UFOs we can also ask about God:

Is God real?

Is God imaginary?

Why do people believe in God?

Have you ever had an experience of God?

How can we know if God exists or not?

Is God an alien?

Who or What is God?

MLOTo understand how some religious people think about God, and to compare our own ideas to other ideas.

Success Criteria

Level 4: You can understand and describe different beliefs about God.

Level 5: You can explain what different beliefs tell us about God.

Level 6: You can analyse different ideas about who or what God is.

Level 7: You can evaluate the validity of these ideas.

What do you think about God?

In your table groups, discuss and write down your ideas about God on the mind-map in front of you.

Think about whether or not you believe in God, what God might be like, how you know God does/doesn’t exist, and why you think this...

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What do you think about God?

Now, using some of the ideas you have just discussed in your groups, turn to your books and write a paragraph about your own personal opinion on God.

Do you believe in God? Why? Why not?

What do you think God is like? Why do you think this?

Remember to back up your opinions with a reasoned argument.

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What do other people think about God?

We are now going to look at what some religious people believe about God.

Have a look at the anagrams in front of you and try to solve them, then fill the words in the table next to the correct definition.

Omniscient

Omnipotent OmnipresentOmnibenevolent

ImmaterialTranscendent

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EternalCreator

Have a look at the graph in front of you, think about it for a few minutes and discuss it with the person sitting next to you.

What does it show?

What do other people think about God?

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What does the graph show? What are the main differences between the UK and the European Union?Is there anything that surprises you about this graph?

What do other people think about God?

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If you could ask God three questions, what would they be?Write them out in your book.What sort of answers do you think you might get?

Wrapping up

Success Criteria

Level 4: You can understand and describe different beliefs about God.

Level 5: You can explain what different beliefs tell us about God.

Level 6: You can analyse different ideas about who or what God is.

Level 7: You can evaluate the validity of these ideas.