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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Threshold Card: Threshold 1 the Big Bang

For Students 9th - 10th
An infographic describing nine "thresholds of increasing complexity" associated with the Big Bang theory.
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Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Glossary: The Big Bang

For Students 9th - 10th
A glossary of terms during the Big Bang unit.
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Activity
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Activity: Big Bang Snap Judgment

For Students 9th - 10th
An activity for students to become familiar with the Big Bang Theory. Activity includes questions for students to process the big ideas of the Big Bang Theory.
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Activity
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Activity: This Threshold Today

For Students 9th - 10th
Did you know there are connections between our world today and the Big Bang? In this activity, students will read news articles that reveal these unexpected connections to understand how things we learn today are related to what we know...
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Lesson Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Guide, Slides, and Text Reader

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A unit planner for teachers who want to use Khan Academy's unit on the Big Bang theory. Teachers can find teaching guides, unit slides, and reading materials.
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Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Big Bang Study Guide

For Students 6th - 9th
Review the science behind the Big Bang Theory of the origin of the universe.
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Website
Cosmos 4 kids

Cosmos4 Kids: Universe: Origins of the Universe

For Students 3rd - 5th
How did our universe get here? A beginner's research page answers this question for young learners.
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Website
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Big Bang May Have Been a Big Bounce

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, Larry O'Hanlon's article suggests the possibility of the Big Bang having been created out of the remains of a previous universe which collapsed upon itself.
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Handout
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab: Expansion of the Universe

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief explanation of the creation and expansion of the universe otherwise known as the Big Bang.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Life's Big Questions: How Did the Universe Begin?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Investigate the Big Bang Theory of the origin of the universe by researching the light spectrum and the actions of light waves. Create models that illustrate red shift in a moving star and the expansion of the universe.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Science Italian Style: Where's the Matter?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore some of the hard questions and issues related to scientific research and project funding. Role-play a mock Congressional hearing to discuss the wisdom of a new scientific venture with no perceivable practical use to mankind.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: The Big Bang

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students often have a difficult time comprehending the timescale and distances of the universe. I have used this flipchart to start the discussion of the formation of our universe and how we know about...
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Website
Other

Montana State Univ.: Expanding Universe (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site has a lesson plan in which students gather evidence supporting the Big Bang Theory using a balloon model of the expanding universe.
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Activity
Utah Education Network

Uen: Universe Devlopment What Is the Big Bang?

For Students 9th - 10th
If you need a model of the big bang theory, then check out this resource. Using just a balloon and a marker, you can create a model of the big bang process.
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PPT
PBS

Pbs: Nova Online: History of the Universe

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS site explores the history of the Universe by providing users with a Universe Timeline exploring different theories. Site also contains links to a tour of the Universe, birth of a Supernova, additional resources and much more.
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Article
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: The Big Bang Theory Facts

For Students 2nd - 8th
Learn how the universe came into existence by exploring the Big Bang Theory.