The Big History Project (OER Project)

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About

Big History is a unique course that looks at the history of the entire Universe, stretching 13.8 billion years into the past and all the way into the future. You’ll travel to the earliest stars, discover new chemical elements, investigate the Earth’s fiery origins, explore how life on Earth evolved, and journey through human history to see what the future may hold.
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Unit 1: What is Big History? - What’s so big about Big History? It explores all 13.8 billion years of the Universe’s history. But it’s also about you, and the tools you’ll need to examine this history—like scale switching and claim testing.
Unit 2: History of the Universe and Earth  - Why are we talking about outer space in your history class? Well, we all live on Earth, one planet in our Solar System that makes up a tiny part of our Universe. How can we know anything if we don’t start with the big picture?
Unit 3: Life - Living organisms have evolved into billions of different species since life first emerged over 3 billion years ago. While the complexity of life has increased over time, many species are extinct, which tells us life on Earth is also fragile.
Unit 4: Early Humans - We had to start somewhere. Discover the superpower that helped our earliest ancestors thrive like no other species: collective learning.
Unit 5: Agriculture & Complex Societies 10,000 BCE/12,000 BP–1500 CE - Just about everything we eat today started out on a farm. So, it’s easy to think that farming has always existed, but it hasn’t—humans invented it. As agriculture spread across the world, complex societies usually followed.
Unit 6: The Modern Age - Around 500 years ago, people lived in four distinct world zones. Our only sources of energy were the Sun and human and animal power. Understatement alert: A lot has changed since then!
Unit 7: The Future - Big History is an unfinished story. How do you think complexity will increase in the future? What do you think the next threshold of increasing complexity will be?
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What is Big History? Big History is an academic discipline that examines history from the Big Bang to the present day, connecting the cosmos, Earth, life, and humanity into a single, unified narrative. It uses a multidisciplinary approach that integrates evidence from science and the humanities to understand cause-and-effect relationships across vast scales of time and space. The goal is to provide a holistic perspective and show humanity's place within the grand story of the universe. Most of it is history heavy with a few aspects from other fields.

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Christopher B 🇺🇸

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Hi! I’m Christopher, a high school sophomore passionate about learning, teaching, and helping others succeed. I’ve been tutoring through Schoolhouse.world since 8th grade, specializing in Pre-Algebra, Algebra I, History, and Computer Science. I also mentor other tutors as a Schoolhouse Tutors Host and serve as a Senior Tutor in Reading/Writing and Enrichment. I love supporting learners by breaking down challenging concepts and encouraging curiosity. Outside of tutoring, I’m interested in Math, Science, Music, Creative Writing, and Social Advocacy. My goal is to make learning accessible, engaging, and empowering for every student I work with. 6th Grade Courses Math 6 Honors (Period 4, 2021-2022) ELA 6 (Period 5, 2021-2022) Integrated Science 6 (Period 1, 2021-2022) World Studies I: Beginnings of Human Society to the Emergence of the First Global Age (Period 3, 2021-2022) Band 6 (Period 2, A Day, 2021-2022) Keyboarding & Basic Word Processing (Period 2, B Day, Fall 2021) Physical Education 6 (Period 2, B Day, Spring 2022, Q3) Health Education 6 (Period 2, B Day, Spring 2022, Q4) 7th Grade Courses NC Math 1 (Period 4, 2022-2023) ELA 7 (Period 3, 2022-2023) Integrated Science 7 (Period 1, 2022-2023) World Studies II: The Great Global Convergence (1400-1800) to the Present (Period 2, 2022-2023) Band 7 (Period 5, B Day, 2022-2023) Media Art: Visual Art (Period 5, A Day, Fall 2022) Physical Education 7 (Period 5, A Day, Spring 2023, Q3) Health Education 7 (Period 5, A Day, Spring 2023, Q4) 8th Grade Courses NC Math 2 (Period 3, 2023-2024) ELA 8 Honors (Period 5, 2023-2024) Integrated Science 8 (Period 1, 2023-2024) North Carolina and United States History (Period 2, 2023-2024) AVID 8 (Period 4, A Day, 2023-2024) Advanced Dance 8 (Period 4, B Day, Fall 2023) Health & Physical Education 8 (Period 4, B Day, Spring 2024) 9th Grade Courses English I Honors (Period 1, Fall 2024) Band Intermediate (Period 2, Fall 2024) JROTC I (Period 3, Fall 2024) Career Management (Period 4, Fall 2024) Earth & Environmental Science (Period 1, Spring 2025) NC Math 3 Honors (Period 2, Spring 2025) World History Honors (Period 3, Spring 2025) Health/Physical Education (Period 4, Spring 2025) 10th Grade Courses Microsoft Excel Honors (Period 1, Fall 2025) NC Math 4 Honors (Period 2, Fall 2025) English II Honors (Period 3, Fall 2025) Theater Arts Beginning (Period 4, Fall, 2025) AP United States Government and Politics (Period 1, Spring 2026) AP Psychology (Period 2, Spring 2026) NCVPS: Latin I Honors (Period 3, Spring 2026) Biology Honors (Period 4, Spring 2026)

Sessions

✋ ATTENDANCE POLICY

You will be withdrawn from the series if you have more than 4 lessons in a row. This is because each lesson builds on previous one. Please message me in advance for any absences and you will be excused! If you miss a session but don't tell me, you have to write a 2 paragraph (3-10 sentences) each on one Threshold in Big History (you can choose any of the Thresholds) and that will count as being there for the session.

SESSION 1

29

Nov

SESSION 1

World History

Sat 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM UTCNov 29, 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM UTC

Lesson 1.1: Welcome to Big History - This isn’t your average social studies course. Big History explores the history of the Universe, Earth, life, and humanity, and how you fit into that history.

SESSION 2

30

Nov

SESSION 2

World History

Sun 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM UTCNov 30, 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM UTC

Lesson 1.2: Scale - Looking at the history of the Universe from different scales of time and space will help you see both the big picture and the tiny details that make up our shared history.

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Nov 29 - Nov 30

1 week

60 mins

/ session

SCHEDULE

Saturday, Nov 29

7:30PM

Sunday, Nov 30

7:30PM