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    THE BIG HISTORY PROJECT

    TAKE YOUR STUDENTS ON


    A 13.8 BILLION YEAR JOURNEY
    Free, open and online

    Ask the big questions about our universe, our planet, life,
    and humanity. Explore where we are going in the future and
    challenge your students to develop the skills and knowledge they
    need to get there. Thousands of middle school and high school
    teachers worldwide are teaching Big History. Register now to
    explore the course and find out why.

    REGISTER
    Visit http://school.bighistoryproject.com
    to register and explore the course

    What is Big History?


    13.8 billion years of history told through engaging videos, animations,
    articles, and classroom activities for middle and high school students.
    • Flexible and adaptable – teach over a full year or semester
    • Everything is online – always up to date, available, easy to download,
    and print
    • Easy to customise – use teacher-created lessons or make your own using
    a comprehensive content library

    Incredible Course. Incredible Outcomes.


    What can the birth of a star tell us about the ways early humans lived? Or
    about our lives today? What happens when students incorporate chemistry,
    social sciences, biology, and other disciplines into their thinking about their
    lives and the future?

    Teachers and students around the world are using the Big History Project —
    just ask them!

    Big History is an intellectual exercise of looking at the world from a broader


    perspective. It is a wonderful, innovative and divergent way to teach
    foundation concepts through a forward-thinking lens that blends history,
    humanities, critical thinking, and science.
    High School Student, Dhirubhai Ambani International School, India Course Materials

    Through the Big History Project course I have freedom to teach students in a
    way that aligns with their backgrounds, interests and priorities. My students
    are given critical insights into the fragile condition in which they as humans I love Big History…The course is tailored to our
    exist, and invaluable opportunities to have important discussions about our generation and learning.
    collective future. Year 9 High School Student, Redlands,
    High School Teacher, Footscray City College, Australia Australia

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    Big History helps prepare students to Comprehensive, community-supported
    read and think critically professional learning
    The Big History Project was designed to develop students’ critical • comprehensive instructional guides, detailed lesson plans,
    thinking, critical literacy and problem solving skills from the training sessions, and videos
    ground up: • resources available online—anytime, anywhere.
    • emphasis on inquiry, analysis, and argument • active online learning community where teachers share ideas
    • structured approach to the reading of complex and get answers
    informational texts • professional development webinars, events and localised
    • problem-based assessment activities connect critical, networks
    indepedent thought with reading and writing skills
    Students should know the history of the Universe. When they learn
    Big History is challenging. It has increased my level of knowledge to the significance of the events that shaped our world, they strive to
    one of the best stages. It is important because it fills up a child's mind become responsible citizens of the future. They become aware that
    with imagination and creation. they play a major role in molding the future of our home planet.
    High School Student, JBCN International School, India High School Teacher, Bunts Sangha's S.M Shetty
    International School & Junior College, India
    From the main lecture videos, to articles by Cynthia Stokes-Brown or
    David Christian, to investigation texts, students gain practice Our students love the Big History course, as do we teachers
    reading thinking critically, and writing. (honestly, we look forward to the BHP lessons every week and learn
    High School Teacher, American Canyan, United States a lot about ourselves.) Our students are becoming more
    cosmopolitan. Big History challenges them to explore more, it opens
    The Big History course fosters levels of understanding that empower their view and really appeals to their curiosity.
    students to make better choices. More deliberate, obvious choices
    High School Teacher, A. Roland Holst College, Netherlands
    that will help them long term in their lives.
    High School Teacher, Rangitoto College, New Zealand

    The Big History Project - Join Us!


    school.bighistoryproject.com
    Course Materials

    Ready to get started teaching Big History?


    Just sign up at: http://school.bighistoryproject.com

    GET STARTED For questions about the Big History project course website, email
    [email protected] and we’ll get right back to you.

    For questions about planning or implementing Big History in your school, email
    [email protected] and we’ll get right back to you.

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