Key Questions |
In this unit pupils study the approaches of different religions to issues of conservation and stewardship. Pupils use a variety of written and visual sources to explore the teachings of religions on the environment and how these beliefs affect the lives of believers. Pupils develop their understanding of how religious beliefs are expressed in practical ways. They compare, contrast and evaluate the views of each religion and reflect on the relevance to their own lives of what they have learnt.
This unit is expected to take approximately 7 hours.
This unit builds on work completed on belief and its impact on practice throughout the key stage 2 scheme of work. At key stage 3, pupils should be given opportunities to explore in greater detail how faith affects personal actions as well as those of society. This unit should build on earlier thinking about the nature of God (where appropriate) and how different religions believe the world should be treated as well as raising ultimate questions about the purpose of human life.
The unit prepares for evaluative work in GCSE RE/RS.
At the end of this unit
most pupils will: know about the beliefs of one religion which have been taught in this unit and explain them clearly; explain how these beliefs and teachings affect the lives of believers; state an opinion about an environmental issue and give a clear reason for that opinion; reflect on ultimate questions about the environment and about the purpose of human existence
some pupils will not have made so much progress and will: know some of the beliefs of one religion which have been taught in this unit and explain them in a simple way; explain that these beliefs and teachings have an impact on the lives of believers, perhaps giving a limited example; state an opinion about an environmental issue; reflect on ultimate questions about the environment
some pupils will have progressed further and will: know in detail the beliefs of one religion which have been taught in this unit and explain them clearly; explain how these beliefs and teachings affect the lives of believers, making reference to texts studied or the work of particular organisations; state an opinion about an environmental issue and give a clear reason for that opinion while recognising that others may hold a different view; reflect on ultimate questions about the environment and about the purpose of the world; formulate their own personal response to ultimate questions
It is helpful if pupils have:
Through the activities in this unit pupils will be able to understand, use and spell correctly words relating to:
Speaking and listening – through the activities pupils could:
Reading – through the activities pupils could:
Writing – through the activities pupils could:
As well as a range of textbooks and published resources, this unit will be enhanced by the use of original ancient and modern materials from Buddhist sources, including:
Pupils could:
Pupils could go on to: