ELA DAY 3

Cycle 8 day 3

Topic: Wonder

Essential questions: Were humans created to live anywhere, or did God design Earth as our perfect home?

Standards:

RI.7.8 – Trace and evaluate an argument and specific claims in a text.

SL.7.1 – Engage effectively in collaborative discussions.

Recognize God’s wisdom and purpose in creation (Genesis 1:31; Psalm 115:16).

Goal:

Identify the author’s main claim and supporting evidence in an argumentative text.
Recognize God’s wisdom and purpose in creation (Genesis 1:31; Psalm 115:16).

Explain how scientific information can connect with Biblical truths about God’s design for the Earth and humanity.

Accessing Prior Knowledge /(Review)

Would you live in space if you could?

"And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day" Gen. 1:31

Do you think God designed humans to survive anywhere—or specifically for Earth?

New information: Let's move to the text in your books Savaas.

Vocabulary for the selection: microgravity • radiation • colonize • atmosphere

Application:

What is the author’s main argument?

What evidence supports it?

What problems do humans face in space?

How might this show God’s perfect design for the human body and Earth?

Technology integration:

Online book

Biblical integration

Do you think God designed humans to survive anywhere—or specifically for Earth?

GENERALIZATION:

What new idea did you learn today about humans and Earth?

How does the author’s argument show the limits of human strength without God’s design?

How does exploring space remind us of God’s power?

Exit Ticket:

In your notebooks, complete the following:

“God designed Earth as a perfect home for humans. The text taught me that ____________, and this shows God’s wisdom because ____________.”

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