American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Profile: Georges Lemaitre
Find out about the life and work of the father of the Big Bang theory, Georges Lemaitre. This article describes the origin of the cosmology theory and its growing acceptance among scientists. This is an excerpt from COSMIC HORIZONS:...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Video Transcripts
Video transcripts from the collection of videos from a unit on the Big Bang theory.
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.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Infographic: Timeline
An all-encompassing historical timeline from the Big Bang Theory to modern-day. PDF is available to download.
Other
Big History Project: Chapter 1: The Universe
Chapter 1 of Big History Project, learning module introduces history from the origins of the Universe. Site contains adaptable classroom material geared toward middle and high school students, including informational text, engaging...
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...
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.
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.
NASA
Nasa: Wmap: Fate of the Universe
A general look at the expansion of the universe and the Big Bang theory.
Other
Universe Adventure: Steady State Theory
We have all heard of the Big Bang Theory for the beginning of the universe, but there are other theories of how it all began. Here is a brief explanation of the Steady State Theory, a theory which is no longer thought to be a possibility.
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...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Where Did the Matter in the Universe Come From?
Students use various articles about how atoms are made and spread throughout the universe starting with the Big Bang. They will study the articles as groups and will then present their information to the class.
PBS
Nova: History of the Universe
This interactive timeline provides information on the big bang as well as other major events of universe evolution. It also provides predictions about the universe's future.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: How Did the Universe Begin?
Bite-size introduction to two scientists-Hubble and Lemaitre-who played key roles in formulating the theory of the origin of the universe known as the big bang. Includes an interactive timeline on which you can plot out the approximate...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Beginning of the Universe, for Beginners
How did the universe begin and how is it expanding? CERN physicist Tom Whyntie shows how cosmologists and particle physicists explore these questions by replicating the heat, energy, and activity of the first few seconds of our universe,...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: What Is the Universe Expanding Into?
Sajan Saini explains the existing theories around the Big Bang and what, if anything, lies beyond our universe.
BBC
Bbc: Origin of the Universe
Try this introduction to ideas about how the universe began and how it might end. Topics include; the big bang and its echoes, antimatter, and inflation/expansion of the universe.
Science Struck
Science Struck: How Was the Earth Created
This resource gives a detailed explanation of the stages that the Earth and the solar system went through beginning with their origins in the Big Bang up to the present time.
European Space Agency
European Space Agency: Story of the Universe
The story of the universe is told in this engaging site by the European Space Agency. The history of European space science is timelined with dates ranging from 1066 to present day. The birth of galaxies, the big bang, and the beginnings...
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.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Relativity and the Cosmos
This illustrated essay from the NOVA Web site introduces the basic concepts of Einstein's General Theory of Relativity and what we know about cosmology as a result.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Edwin Hubble
An article about the life of Edwin Hubble. Learn about how he grew up, education, and how he developed his theories of an expanding universe.
California Institute of Technology
Spitzer Science Center: Brief History of the Universe
Beginning with an image termed the "Brief History of the Universe" this site examines (briefly, as noted) a timeline of the universe as dictated by the image. The timeline includes information on the big bang theory, the dark ages, the...
PBS
Pbs Teachers:origins Back to the Beginning
This hour long program by NOVA is split into six segments and examines a issues influencing scientists' current understanding of how the universe was formed. This includes The Big Bang and its lasting effects.
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