Life Science
Worldview
fundamental beliefs about the world that shape our perspective
on the 7th day
God rested
Quantitative data
numerical measurements
On Day 4,
the sun, moon, and stars
Days 5-6
creation of birds, sea creatures, land animals, and man
Naturalism
The world through a purely natural lens, excluding the supernatural. Without God
As Christians, we see the world through the lens
of Scripture and a Biblical worldview
Days 1-3 God Created
the heavens, earth, and light
Qualitative data
observable characteristics
Theories
well-tested explanations for phenomena
The Bible provides an overarching story of
Creation, Fall, and Redemption
Life science allows us to study
God's amazing creation and designs
Reproduction
pass on genetic material
Laws
descriptions of relationships in nature
prokaryotes
simple cells
unicellular
no nucleus
Homeostasis:
maintain internal balance
Organization
composed of cells working together
What is the Creation mandate
to take dominion over the world
Eukaryotic
complex cells
Multicellular
Contains nucleus
List the characteristics of Life
Organization
Energy
Growth
Reproduction
Response
As Redeemers, we work to alleviate
suffering and restore creation
The Fall impacted all of creation, leading to
disease,decay, and death
autotrophs
make own food
Scientific Inquiry
Making observations and asking questions
Devising hypotheses and designing experiments
Analyzing results and drawing conclusions
Conducting controlled experiments with variables
heterotrophs
consume others