Big History School: Junior - Big History School

1.1 Pre-mission critical thinking skills training

1.1.1

Cover page: Big History Junior journal

Mind map: Mars

1.1.2

Mission video 2: Thinking creatively

1.1.3

Chart: KWHLAQ

1.1.4

Mission video 3: Thinking across disciplines

1.1.5

Jigsaw puzzle: Mars

1.1.6

Claims: snap judgement

1.1.7

Mission video 4: Thinking about claims

1.2 Mission Control

1.2.1

Mission video 5: 3 big mission phase questions

1.2.2

Timeline: history of the Universe

1.2.3

Mission video 6: Your mission control reports

Brief: Mars mission

1.2.4

Mars mission pledge: team

Mars Mission pledge: student

S.P.A.C.E command: ID cards

2.1 How did everything begin?

2.1.1

Mission video 8: The Big Bang and the expanding Universe

2.1.2

Demo: the Big Bang balloon instruction sheet

2.1.3

Diagram: the Big Bang

2.1.4

Mission Video 9: Stars and the building blocks of our Universe

2.1.5

Image match: star life cycle

2.2 How did our solar system form?

2.2.1

Mission video 10: Matter and the process of accretion

2.2.2

Game: chemical elements 'Who Am I?'

2.2.3

Demo: accretion instruction sheet

2.2.4

Mission video 11: Our sun and neighboring planets

2.2.5

Model: Earth, Moon and Mars size

Model: Earth, Moon and Mars distance

2.3 Mission Control Report (PBL Part A)

2.3.1

Mission video 12: Mars background research

2.3.2

Reading: Exploring Mars

Notetaking: Mars information report

2.3.3

Planning: Mars information report

2.3.4

Rubric: Mars information report

Progress pass: mission control report (PBL Part A)

3.1 Is Earth just another rocky planet?

3.1.1

Mission video 14: Young Earth and its layers

3.1.2

Poster: the Earth's layers

3.1.3

Mission video 15: Earth's changing surface

3.1.4

Demo: tectonic plate boundaries instruction sheet

3.2 What are the goldilocks conditions for life?

3.2.1

Claims: snap judgement life worksheet

3.2.2

Mission video 16: Life and how it began

3.2.3

Comic: Commander Goldilocks and the three planets

3.2.4

Mission video 17: How life changes

3.2.5

Demo: bird beak adaptation instruction sheet

3.3 Mission Control Report (PBL Part B)

3.3.1

Mission video 18: Earth vs Mars

3.3.2

Reading: Earth vs Mars

Venn diagram: Earth vs Mars

3.3.3

Mission video 18: Earth vs Mars

3.3.4

Reading: Does Mars have the Goldilocks conditions for life?

Table: Earth vs Mars Goldilocks conditions

Progress pass: mission control report (PBL Part B)

4.1 What makes humans uniquely successful?

4.1.1

Claims: snap judgement human

4.1.2

Mission video 20: Differences between humans and other species

4.1.3

Demo: opposable thumbs

4.1.4

Mission video 21: Collective learning and technological innovation

4.1.5

Timeline: technological innovation

4.2 What are the challenges of human success?

4.2.1

Mission video 22: The positives & negatives of our connected world

4.2.2

Reading: Could exciting new discoveries and technologies like these solve 21st century problems?

Technology solution: choose a problem

4.2.3

Mission video 23: Your vision of the 22nd century

4.2.4

Future vision: 100 years from now

4.3 Mission Control Report (PBL Part C)

4.3.1

Mission video 24: Human needs & solutions

4.3.2

Reading: Meeting our four basic human needs on Mars

Reading: Meeting our need for air on Mars

Reading: Meeting our need for water on Mars

Reading: Meeting our need for food on Mars

Reading: Meeting our need for shelter on Mars

Research table: human needs & solutions

4.3.3

Mission video 25: Thriving human communities

4.3.4

Reading: Thriving human communities

Brainstorm: thriving human communities

Progress pass: mission control report (PBL Part C)

4.4 Mission Control Report (PBL Part D)

4.4.1

Mission video 26: Mars human habitat design

Instructions checklist: Mars human habitat model and presentation

4.4.2

Design and draw: Mars human habitat aerial view

Design and draw: Mars human habitat cross-section view

Design and draw: Mars human habitat individual module view

4.4.3

To do list: Mars human habitat model

To do list: Mars human habitat presentation

4.4.4

Rubric: Mars human habitat model and presentation

4.4.5

Reflection: Mars mission

Student peformance rubric: Mars mission

Mission video 27: mission accomplished

Progress pass: mission acomplished

Mars Mission: Phase 1

Your mission brief

Project Based Learning Part A:

Mission skills training

Mars Mission: Phase 2

What is in the Universe?

Project Based Learning Part B:

Mars background research

Mars Mission: Phase 3

What makes a planet livable?

Project Based Learning Part C:

An Earth vs Mars comparison

Mars Mission: Phase 4

How do humans survive and thrive?

Project Based Learning Part D and E:

Mars human habitat design