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Carol Kearney has been teaching at Blessed Sacrament School for twenty-two years. She began as a preschool assistant and attained her Early Childhood Credentials, Early Childhood Administration Credentials as well as her Early Childhood Degree. Seventeen years ago she became the Middle School Religion Teacher.
Carol also studied religion through University of Dayton and Notre Dame to earn her status as Master Catechist through the Diocese of Raleigh. Her status is renewable every three years and is kept current by continuing her education with classes through ACC, Notre Dame and University of Dayton.
Our religion program helps form our students spiritually, morally and it challenges our students to live their faith.
Twenty-two years later, she still loves the job that God chose for her and she looks forward to going into work everyday.
Tower of Babel
Tower of Babel
"The story of the Tower of Babel is explained in chapter 11 of Genesis in just a few verses. This is a summary of the Biblical account of the Tower of Babel:
The descendants of Noah were living in the area of Mesopotamia in Babylon. They settled in a land named Shinar. The population was growing and they all spoke one language. The people decided to build a tall, proud symbol of how great they had made their nation. The Babylonians wanted a tower that would "reach to the heavens" so that they could be like God and that they would not need Him. They began to construct a great ziggurat.
God did not like the pride and arrogance in the hearts of the people. God caused the people to suddenly speak different languages so they could not communicate and work together to build the tower. This caused the people to scatter across the land. The tower was named The Tower of Babel because the word Babel means confusion. This story is a powerful reminder of how important it is to obey God's Word and not think that we can build a successful but godless life on our own!" -from biblestudytools.com
Grade Level: 6th
Diocese of Raleigh Standards- 1.2a,1.2f,
1.1.b Explore how God communicates with us through the scriptures
1.2.e Understand the importance of knowing scriptural stories
1.2.l Explore the stories of a covenant people who sometimes choose or fail to choose the right relationship with God as they strive to be his people
1.2.n Know that the Prophetic books express judgments on moral behavior of God’s chosen people
3.4.a Understand that sin damages our ability to live within a covenant
3.4.b Recognize and give examples of sin as a poor use of free will
3.4.c Compare examples of the Israelites’ unfaithfulness to how we sin today
Objective/Expected Outcomes: To be able to construct a tower using a variety of items without communicating verbally.
Description: Students will be divided into several equal groups. They will each be given a bag filled with a variety of the exact same items. They will be instructed to build a tower using the items given. The group with the tallest free-standing structure wins. They also have to do this without talking.
Materials Needed: Bible, computer, a baggie of misc. items such as tape, paper clips, rubber bands, note cards, etc. Ribbons for 1st, 2nd, 3rd place winners
Assessment: The teacher will measure the structures at the end of the allotted time to see which group was the most successful in completing the task.
How will this lesson incorporate STEM/STREAM?
Science: They will perform trial and error experiments to get the product to be successful.
Technology: They will Internet research pictures of the Tower of Babel as well as information regarding the history of the Tower.
Religion: They will have read, studied, and discussed the story of the Tower of Babel.
Engineering: They will construct their structure that needs to stand on its own.
Arts: They will use their creativity to design the structure.
Math: The structures will be measured for height. All heights will be logged and can be used for math class for comparison data.
LESSON REFLECTIONS: This lesson is an awesome team-building project. I love watching them work so hard together to achieve a common goal.
Students: The students love this activity. They are still asking to do it again months after the lesson is over.
Teacher:
What would you keep, change or add to this lesson? I feel the lesson is successful the way it is.
How will this lesson help students be better citizens in our community and, if applicable, ready for today’s workforce? I feel that the experience of working as a team to achieve a common goal is great preparation for the workplace.
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