Middle school Big History
Big History is a unique course that looks at the history of the entire Universe, stretching 13.8 billion years into the past and all the way into the future. You’ll travel to the earliest stars, discover new chemical elements, investigate the Earth’s fiery origins, explore how life on Earth evolved, and journey through human history to see what the future may hold. Explore Big History today!
7 units31 videos3 hours
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Unit 1: What is Big History?
Welcome to Big History | 1.1
Unit 2: History of the Universe and Earth
Stars Die | 2.4
Solar System | 2.5
Earth | 2.6
Unit 3: Life
Complexity of Life on Earth | 3.1
Origins of Life | 3.2
Evolution | 3.3
Extinction Events | 3.4
Unit 4: Early Humans
Human's New Complexity | 4.1
Collective Learning | 4.3
Migration | 4.4
Foraging Societies | 4.5
Unit 5: Agriculture & Complex Societies
Farming and Complexity | 5.1
Agricultural Revolution | 5.2
Complex Societies Appear | 5.3
Expanding Connections | 5.5
Unit 6: The Modern Age
The Modern World | 6.1
Four World Zones Connect | 6.2
Acceleration | 6.4
Anthropocene | 6.6
Unit 7: The Future
Complexity & the Future | 7.1
Climate | 7.2
Learn this with a class
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