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Belief and Science
(That's the blue folder, folks!)
When reading from any of the links you need to think carefully about any possible bias or agenda that the author and/or the organisation may have, and ensure that you read critically.
The links are organised under the following headings:
- Christianity: Belief and Science: General Resources
- Christianity: Belief and Science: Area 1: Sources of Human Understanding
- Christianity: Belief and Science: Area 2: What is the Origin of the Universe?
- Christianity: Belief and Science: Area 3: What is the Origin of Human Life?
Christianity: Belief and Science: General Resources
General:
Article: "Creationism" on the BBC website.
Article: "Christianity: beliefs about creation and evolution" on the BBC's GCSE Religous Studies revision pages
Christianity: Belief and Science: Area 1: Sources of Human Understanding
Revelation:
Article: "Christianity: Revelation" on the BBC's GCSE Religous Studies revision pages
Scientific Method:
Online interactive tutorial: "Scientific Method", it asks for your name but you do not need to enter any details - just click on 'continue' and then 'continue' again to start.
Information sheets: "The Scientific Method" and "Steps of the Scientific Method" from the Science Buddies website
Article: "Scientific Method" on the website Biology4Kids.com
Christianity: Belief and Science: Area 2: What is the Origin of the Universe?
General:
Video: "Planet Earth (the Goldilocks planet)" on the BBC's Learning Zone Broadband
Webpages: "Universe" on the website Cosmos4Kids.com
Creationist viewpoint:
Video: "A creationist on cosmology" on the BBC's Learning Zone Broadband
Big Bang Theory:
Series of articles: "Origins" on the BBC's Science and Nature pages
Cosmological Argument:
Article: "The Cosmological Argument" on PhilosophyOnline: Philosophy of Religion (a resource site for AS level Philosophy)
Article: "The Cosmological Argument" on The Philosophy of Religion website
Other:
Information: "What is the Hubble Space Telescope?" on the NASA website
Audio slideshow: "How Nasa first saw the early universe", BBC
Christianity: Belief and Science: Area 3: What is the Origin of Human Life?
Evolution:
Website: "Evolution", from PBS, which is an American non-profit public broadcasting TV service. There's a lot to explore on this site; a good place to start is with the videos for students.
Human evolution:
Article: "Humans" in the journal Current Biology
Darwin:
Video: "Darwin's Pigeon's" on the BBC's Learning Zone Broadband
Article: "Darwin's Finches" in the journal Current Biology
Natural selection:
Video: "Natural selection" on the BBC's Learning Zone Broadband
Article: "Feeding birds 'changes evolution'" on the BBC website
The Theory of Evolution:
Video:"Evolution and fossils" on the BBC's Learning Zone Broadband
Video:"Evolution of life on Earth" on the BBC's Learning Zone Broadband
Video:"Evolution of the eye" on the BBC's Learning Zone Broadband
Self-study unit: "Evolution through natural selection" on OpenLearn, free learning resources from the Open University. NB - this is a university level resource
Self-study unit: "The science of evolution" on OpenLearn, free learning resources from the Open University, includes sections on evolution, creationism and intelligent design. NB - this is a university level resource.
Evolution - Adaption:
Video: "Adaption - seed dispersal" on the BBC's Learning Zone Broadband
Video: "Adaption - finding a niche habitat" on the BBC's Learning Zone Broadband
Video: "Adaption to a changing habitat to survive" on the BBC's Learning Zone Broadband
Video: "Adaptions to surviving in a hot climate" on the BBC's Learning Zone Broadband
Video: "Camouflage" on the BBC's Learning Zone Broadband
Video: "Plant adaptions - extreme cold" on the BBC's Learning Zone Broadband
Video: "Plant adaptations - high altitude" on the BBC's Learning Zone Broadband
Video: "Plant adaptations to survive the heat of the desert" on the BBC's Learning Zone Broadband
Evolution - Competition:
Video: "Competition for mating between sea turtles" on the BBC's Learning Zone Broadband
Video: "Population size and controlling factors" on the BBC's Learning Zone Broadband
Evidence for evolution:
Article: "Alligators and birds share lung structure and common ancestor" on the BBC website
Inheritance and variation:
Video: "Dominant and recessive characteristics" on the BBC's Learning Zone Broadband
Fossils:
Article: "T.rex 'little cousin' discovered" on the BBC website
Article: "Dinosaurs had 'earliest feathers'" on the BBC website
Design:
Video: "Designer or no designer?" on the BBC's Learning Zone Broadband
Teleological Argument:
Article: "The Teleological Argument" on The Philosophy of Religion website
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