3. Armadillos have four babies at a time and they are always the same sex.

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1 1 What is Science? True science is a process of gathering knowledge that has been obtained by testing, observing, and reproducing the results. How could you know the following statements to be true? Do we know them by observation (seeing or hearing), experimentation (testing) or believing? Mark (O) for observation, (E) for experimentation or (B) for believing. 1. Cheetahs can turn in midair to follow their prey. 2. Owls sleep during the daylight hours. 3. Armadillos have four babies at a time and they are always the same sex. 4. If you put a raisin in a glass of carbonated lemon-lime drink, it will keep floating to the top and sinking to the bottom. 5. It takes four hours to hard-boil an ostrich egg. 6. There are 25 chocolate chips in an average store bought chocolate chip cookie. 7. No new water is being created. 8. All human beings have the capacity to love. 9. God created the world in six days.

2 W Lesson 1 Two Models of How the World Began Model 1 Over fifteen billion years ago, a large explosion occurred. This led to the development of the universe and the earth. After the earth was formed, water accumulated on the surface of the earth and life formed in the water. Over millions of years, all forms of life plants, insects, birds, mammals, reptiles, and man developed. This idea is called the Model of Evolution. Model 2 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Darkness was everywhere. Then God said, Let there be light. Light shone all around. He called the darkness night. He called the light day. That was the first day. On the next day, He created the atmosphere and separated the waters. On the third day, He created dry lands and seas. He then created trees, flowers, and shrubs. On the fourth day, He created the moon, planets, and stars. On the fifth day, God created living, breathing life: the fish and the birds. He created all living creatures of the water (visible and microscopic). On the sixth day, God created land animals. After He finished creating the land animals, He created man, a special creation, who was created in the image of God Himself. On the seventh day, God rested. He looked at what He had made and declared it was good. This idea is called the Model of Creation.

3 W Lesson 1 Why We Should Study Truth in Science Colossians 2:8 (KJV) Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. By studying Truth in Science we won t be deceived by philosophy and vain or empty words.

4 1 Vocabulary Evolution a gradual process in which something changes into a different and usually more complex or better form; does not always apply to Darwinian Biological Evolution Indignation God s righteous anger Philosophy a system of values by which one lives Model a scientific idea that suggests how something might have happened or how it works Wiew the overall perspective, or way that a person sees and interprets the world True Science a process of gathering knowledge that has been obtained by testing, observing, and reproducing the results Creation the divine act by which the world was brought into existence Theory a reasonable explanation about something, with basic scientific support Secular not having to do with religion Hypothesis an educated guess

5 1 Vocabulary Matching Answer Key Letter Definition Word F 1. a process of gathering knowledge that has been obtained by testing, observing, and reproducing the results A. evolution E 2. the overall perspective, or way that a person sees and interprets the world B. indignation D 3. a scientific idea that suggests how something might have happened or how it works C. philosophy C 4. a system of values by which one lives D. model A 5. a gradual process in which something changes into a different and usually more complex or better form E. wiew B 6. God s righteous anger F. true science G 7. the divine act by which the world was brought into existence G. creation

6 3 What is My Wiew? A person s belief or philosophy can be understood by the way they address reality. Wiew can be expressed by the acronym OPID. O RIGINS Where do I believe the universe, life and man came from? P URPOSE Why am I here? I DENTITY What makes me unique? D ESTINY Where am I going to go after I die?

7 3 What is the BRIDGE of Bible History? What is the Bridge of Bible History? B EGINNING Genesis 1-2 Hint: a perfect world R EBELLION Genesis 3 Hint: sometimes called the Fall I NDIGNATION Genesis 7 Hint: a bad time with lots of water D ISPERSION Genesis 13 Hint: people had a hard time communicating G OSPEL Luke 24:5-6 Hint: good news for us E TERNITY John 14:2-3 Hint: now and forever

8 3 What is the Modern Evolution Model? MODERN EVOLUTION MODEL Life began from raw, non-living matter by chance and accident alone and over time became more complex. Charles Darwin ( ) British Naturalist

9 W Lesson 3 What Influences the Dating of Rocks? Biblical Wiew Evolutionary Wiew The earth was supernaturally created in six literal days and then catastrophically changed during a global flood. Given enough time, the uniform processes that are now at work in the earth can account for all the geological features on the globe today.

10 4 What is Evolution? Evolution means change over time. Evolution is from the root word evolve. To evolve means to change slowly to become more complex, more complicated.

11 W Lesson 5 Why Should Christians Defend What They Believe? I Peter 3:15a But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you... 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh, for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses. We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ.

12 5 What is Earth s History? HISTORY OF THE EARTH 1. The universe began supernaturally with a design and purpose from the very beginning. UNIVERSE 1. The universe began by chance and accident. 2. Life can only come from life. Created kinds can only reproduce its own kind. No steps are missing in the evidence for this history of life on Earth. 3. Man was created in God s image and all men and women today are from our first parents, Adam and Eve. LIFE MAN 2. Life originally came from non-life. Living things came up from other types of living things. Many steps are missing in the evidence for this development of life on Earth. 3. Man developed from animals. 4. The Earth s features are due to a global flood in the past. EARTH 4. The Earth s features were caused gradually over millions of years.

13 9 Concept Map Wiew True Science Philosophy Model Creation Compromise Evolution