The Big Bang to Us

After viewing The Big Bang to Us Lesson Video, students will use critical thinking and communications skills to reflect upon and discuss their thoughts about the Big Bang origin of the universe, the possibility of life elsewhere in such a vast universe, and the meaning of such extraterrestrial life. They will also use the argumentation framework to organize and write a short essay supporting their views on a question related to the possibility of extraterrestrial life.

SUBJECTS English Language Arts, Science

GRADES 8–12

TIME REQUIRED Approximately 2 class periods (100 minutes)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Learning Objectives:

Students will use critical thinking and communications skills to reflect upon and discuss questions about the possibility and meaning of life elsewhere in the universe.
Students will use the argumentation framework to write a short essay to support their views about one of the questions.

MATERIALS

Pencil or Pen
Lined paper or Notebook

ESTABLISHING GROUP NORMS
FOR DISCUSSION STANDARDS ALIGNMENT

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LESSON IMPLEMENTATION MATERIALS

Because these Lessons follow a unique format, it is important to review the TEACHER GUIDE before implementing the activity.

Begin the lesson by viewing the 9-min The Big Bang to Us LESSON VIDEO above from the SEARCHING series as a class. Note: If your class has recently implemented a SEARCHING Lesson, you can skip the video introduction and begin the video at minute 03:45.
Download and print the LESSON INTRODUCTION. Students (and teachers) should read this before starting the activity.
Download and print the STUDENT WORKSHEETS. (PDF) (DOC)

Download TEACHER GUIDE (PDF)

Download LESSON INTRODUCTION (PDF)

Download STUDENT WORKSHEETS (PDF) (DOC)