Basic 4 · Religious and Moral Education · God the Creator
Grouping the Things God Created
In this topic you will name and group the things God created.
By the end of these notes you should be able to:
- Name things God created in the sky, on land and in water
- Group creation into living and non-living things
- Tell God's creation from human-made things
What you already know
- Accounts of creation
Copy everything that has a blue line on its left into your notebook. The other parts are for reading.
- Strand
- God’s creation and attributes
- Sub-strand
- God the Creator
- Indicator
- B1.1.1.1.2 – Mention the names of some of the things god created
Introduction
The sun, the River Volta, the cocoa tree and the elephant were all created by God. Cars, phones and buildings are made by people using God's creation.
1. Grouping God's Creation
| Sky | Land | Water |
|---|---|---|
| sun, moon, stars, clouds | mountains, forests, animals, people | rivers, seas, lakes, fish |
| Living | Non-living |
|---|---|
| plants, animals, people | sun, rocks, water, air |
2. God's Creation and Human-Made Things
People use God's creation to make things.
| God's creation | Human-made thing |
|---|---|
| trees | furniture, paper |
| clay | pots, bricks |
| cotton | cloth |
| iron ore | cars, roofing sheets |
Remember: Human beings can make things only because God first created the materials.
New words
- creation
- Everything God made.
- natural
- Made by God, not people.
- human-made
- Made by people.
- material
- What something is made from.
- living
- Able to grow, feed and reproduce.
- non-living
- Not able to grow or feed.
Summary
- God created things in the sky, on land and in water.
- Creation includes living and non-living things.
- Human-made things come from materials God created.
- We should thank God for His creation.
Class activity: Creation Sort
- Sort picture cards into sky, land and water.
- Then sort them into living and non-living.
- Find one human-made thing and name the natural material used.
You need: Bible, Qur’an, Local leaves, Flowers, Printed photographs of Ghanaian landscapes
Exercises
Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.
1. Which is found in water?
- A. Fish
- B. Elephant
- C. Sun
- D. Mountain
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Answer: FishFish live in water.2. Which is human-made?
- A. Roofing sheet
- B. Iron ore
- C. River
- D. Tree
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Answer: Roofing sheetPeople make it from iron.3. Paper is made from…
- A. Trees
- B. Stones
- C. Water only
- D. Air
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Answer: TreesWood pulp makes paper.4. Air is a non-living part of creation.
- A. True
- B. False
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Answer: TrueAir does not grow or feed.5. People created the materials they use to make cars.
- A. True
- B. False
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Answer: FalseGod created the materials; people shaped them.6. Made by God, not people, means ______.
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Answer: naturalThat is natural.7. Name two things God created in the sky and two in water.
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Answer: Sky: sun, moon; water: fish, crabs.Creation is everywhere.8. Why should we thank God when we use human-made things?
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Answer: Because they are made from materials God created.All materials come from God.
Homework
- List five human-made things at home and the natural materials they are made from.