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Basic 9 Religious and Moral Education Notes

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Term Preparation

  1. Preparing for the Term in Religious and Moral EducationIn this topic you will prepare for the term by recalling your earlier learning on God, creation and moral values, and by planning a values-based project.

The Purpose and Usefulness of God's Creation

  1. The Purpose and Usefulness of God's CreationIn this topic you will recall creation stories and identify the purpose and usefulness of God's creation according to the three main religions.
  2. How Creation Reveals God's NatureIn this topic you will explain how the complex nature of things created by God reveals his nature, including his power, wisdom and love.

The Environment

  1. Human Activities That Destroy the EnvironmentIn this topic you will identify and describe human activities that negatively affect the environment in Ghana, such as deforestation, bush burning, mining, pollution and poor waste disposal.
  2. Effects of Environmental Destruction and Community ActionIn this topic you will articulate the effects of human activities on the environment and explore strategies that communities can use to care for it.
  3. Indigenous Ghanaian Culture and the EnvironmentIn this topic you will identify and describe how indigenous Ghanaian culture helps to take care of the environment through taboos, sacred groves, totems and other practices.
  4. Reasons for Caring for the EnvironmentIn this topic you will describe the importance of environmental conservation and discuss the religious, moral, health and economic reasons for caring for the environment.

Religious Festivals

  1. The Meaning and Types of FestivalsIn this topic you will discuss the meaning and types of festivals in Ghana and describe the activities that take place during them.
  2. Traditional Festivals and Their LessonsIn this topic you will describe activities in selected traditional festivals in Ghana and discuss their significance and moral lessons.
  3. Christian and Islamic FestivalsIn this topic you will describe the activities in the festivals celebrated in Christianity and Islam, and compare them with traditional festivals.

Term Project

  1. Term Project: Caring for CreationIn this topic you will apply the term's learning through a values-based project, using discussion, reflection and action on care for creation or religious tolerance.
  2. Term Project: Presenting and ReflectingIn this topic you will present your project, reflect on what you have learned and revise the term's work for assessment.
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