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Year 6

Changing worldviews in our community

I can investigate how worldviews are changing in my community and create a report to show my results.

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Year 6

Changing worldviews in our community

I can investigate how worldviews are changing in my community and create a report to show my results.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. The census provides data about worldviews at a national level. It also provides data for local areas.
  2. We can use the census as a tool to investigate change in worldviews from 2011 to 2021.
  3. Places of worship show continuity and change. Some places of worship may have been converted from other uses.
  4. We can use photographs as a tool to see how places of worship have changed over time.

Keywords

  • Worldview - the way people see, interpret and inhabit the world

  • Census - a national survey held every 10 years in the UK

  • Converted - something that has changed from one use to another

  • Local - nearby or related to an area

Common misconception

Because Christianity is declining according to census data, there are no new churches being built in the UK.

New churches are still being built or converted from other buildings in the UK today.


To help you plan your year 6 religious education lesson on: Changing worldviews in our community, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...

This lesson could be split over two lessons. Pupils could look at the Bristol case study first lesson and then examine local census data. In another lesson they could explore the local area and note changes in places of worship before writing their final report. Or they could research in class.
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Equipment

Content guidance

  • Risk assessment required - outdoor learning

Supervision

Adult supervision required

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Lesson video

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Prior knowledge starter quiz

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5 Questions

Q1.
What do religious people often do together?

go to theme parks
Correct answer: worship in a special building
watch TV and films

Q2.
What is one thing both Muslims and Christians do during worship?

Correct answer: pray
Ddnce in silence
Llght fireworks

Q3.
Where do Christians usually go to worship together?

Gurdwara
Temple
Correct answer: Church

Q4.
What is the name of the place where Muslims gather to worship?

Synagogue
Correct answer: Mosque
Church

Q5.
Why do some Christians wear a cross?

To show they like jewellery.
To look like a priest.
Correct answer: To remember the death and resurrection of Jesus.

Assessment exit quiz

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5 Questions

Q1.
The UK government collects data about worldviews every 10 years through a .

Correct Answer: census, Census

Q2.
The census shows that increased in Bristol between 2011 and 2021.

Correct Answer: Islam

Q3.
What did the Bristol data tell us about Christianity from 2011 to 2021?

It increased by 10%.
Correct answer: It declined by 15%.
It stayed exactly the same.

Q4.
Which statement best describes how places of worship have changed?

They all stay the same over time.
They are never used for other things.
Correct answer: Some are converted and some stay the same.

Q5.
Because Christianity is declining, no new churches are being built.

Correct answer: False: some churches are still opening or converting.
True: census data shows churches are all closing.
True: census data proves Christianity is ending.