Creation vs. Natural Selection

Creation vs

Natural Selection

What is Creation?

●Creation is the belief that all living things were made by a higher power

●Some people believe everything was created exactly as we see it today

●This is often taught as part of religious beliefs

●Different cultures have different creation stories

What is Natural Selection?

●Natural selection is the belief that living things change over time

●Animals and plants that survive best in their environment live longer

●These survivors pass their helpful traits to their babies

●Think of it like nature picking the best traits to keep

Multiple Choice

What is the belief that animals adapt and change over time?

• Natural Selection

• Creation

Multiple Choice

What is the belief that a higher power created the world and all that is in it?

• Natural Selection

• Creation

How Creation is believed to Work?

●A higher power spoke the World we live in into existence

●That higher power helps to guide us in decisions we make

●The Creator made each animal as it should be
for the environment it would live in.

●He created humans to rule over the animal kingdom.

How Natural Selection is believed to Work?

●Example: Arctic Fox

●White fur helps foxes hide in snow

●Foxes with white fur survived better

●They had more babies with white fur

●Over many years, most Arctic foxes became white

Multiple Choice

Why is having white fur good for the Arctic Fox?

• It keeps him warm.

• It makes him look clean.

• He can hide in the snow from predators.

Adaptations/Creations in Nature

●Giraffes have long necks to reach leaves

●Cacti store water to live in deserts

●Fish have gills to breathe underwater

●These help living things survive

Multiple Choice

What do giraffes use their long necks for???

• To sing a melody.

• To eat from high trees.

• To be able to lick the roof.

Why Do Scientists Study This?

●Helps us understand how animals live

●Shows us how plants and animals survive

●Teaches us about Earth's history

●Helps protect endangered species

●We learn about what the higher power has given us and how to maintain it.

Multiple Choice

Why do scientists study animals and plants?

• The higher power gave us control over them.

• It helps to understand their needs.

• Gives of knowledge on how to help them survive.

• All of the above.

Different Views Working Together

●Some people believe in creation

●Others believe in natural selection

●Some believe in both

●It's okay to have different beliefs

Multiple Choice

Why is it important to allow each person to have their own opinion?

• Everyone can think for themselves.

• WE should all think the same thing and the President should tell us what to think.

• Only the facts matter.

Review Time!

●Creation: belief that living things were made by a higher power

●Natural Selection: belief that living things change over time

●Both help us understand our world

●What adaptations or specific creations can you spot in nature?