Wyong Christian Community School

Stage 5 Science Year 10 Living World

Module 1.The Creation vs Evolution Debate
Student Learning Outcomes
At the end of this modules work, students should be able to:
(1) Clearly define what is meant by creation and evolution\
Creation: the action or process of bringing something into existence.
1.

Evolution: the process by which different kinds of living organism are believed to
have developed from earlier forms during the history of the earth

(2) Explain why a creation vs evolution debate exists

Because Some people think that the world was created by a supernatural
force ( god ) and others believe it was evolved over time
(3) Tabulate a comparison of each under the headings: underlying
assumptions, mechanisms, order of appearances, implications and
logical consequences.
(4) Assess the place of science in creation and evolution
(5) Describe and discuss some scientific evidence which is a problem for
evolutionary theory
(6) Describe and discuss some scientific evidence which is a problem for
creation
Radioactive dating eg carbon dating gives dates in the millions of years
Fossils appear in separate layers not all together
(7) Describe and discuss some scientific evidence that might support a
Biblical (Genesis) creation account
Massive coal seams are evidence of a flood
If creation took more than 24 hours the plants would die
(8) Describe briefly what is believed in each of the 4 main views on the origin
of life on earth; (a) the Literal Biblical account, (b) the Day/age
theory, (c) Theistic evolution and (d) Evolutionary theory
(9) Explain what is meant by the fossil record , define the term fossil and
explain how fossils are thought to form including the conditions that are
required for fossil formation
(10)
State some different types of fossils and explain how they form
(11)
Describe how the age of a fossil can be determined including
relative dating using
(12)
Explain what the geological time scale represents and describe
how it was established. Describe some examples of fossils that correlate
with particular time periods.