Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Threshold Card: Threshold 1 the Big Bang
An infographic describing nine "thresholds of increasing complexity" associated with the Big Bang theory.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Activity: Big Bang Snap Judgment
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.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Activity: This Threshold Today
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...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Guide, Slides, and Text Reader
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.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Big Bang Study Guide
Review the science behind the Big Bang Theory of the origin of the universe.
Cosmos 4 kids
Cosmos4 Kids: Universe: Origins of the Universe
How did our universe get here? A beginner's research page answers this question for young learners.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Big Bang May Have Been a Big Bounce
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.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Berkeley Lab: Expansion of the Universe
Brief explanation of the creation and expansion of the universe otherwise known as the Big Bang.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Life's Big Questions: How Did the Universe Begin?
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.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Science Italian Style: Where's the Matter?
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.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: The Big Bang
[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...
Other
Montana State Univ.: Expanding Universe (Lesson Plan)
This site has a lesson plan in which students gather evidence supporting the Big Bang Theory using a balloon model of the expanding universe.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Universe Devlopment What Is the Big Bang?
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.
PBS
Pbs: Nova Online: History of the Universe
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.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: The Big Bang Theory Facts
Learn how the universe came into existence by exploring the Big Bang Theory.