Curriculum - 6th grade social studies
The Big History Project
The Big History Project curriculum is free and online. Parents, you can take the class with us!
What is Big History? Watch this TED Talk from David Christian.
The units look a lot like they are science based at first, but they're really about the history of scientific thought. We are really interested in the story of history. We are looking at the big picture and will create a background of knowledge that everything your students study in the rest of their school career will fit into. We discover big themes about humanity. For example, my students discovered an important theme last year. In human history when we meet people different than us and we approach them out of fear; we end up with the low points of history such as wars, and the slave trade. When we meet people different than us and we approach them with curiosity, it leads to a flourishing of ideas and culture such as the Silk Road.
The Major Units
Threshold 1: The Big Bang
Threshold 2:The Stars Light Up
Threshold 3:New Chemical Elements
Threshold 4:Earth & the Solar System
Threshold 5:Life
Threshold 6:Collective Learning
Threshold 7:Agriculture
Threshold 8:The Modern Revolution
The Big History Project curriculum is free and online. Parents, you can take the class with us!
What is Big History? Watch this TED Talk from David Christian.
The units look a lot like they are science based at first, but they're really about the history of scientific thought. We are really interested in the story of history. We are looking at the big picture and will create a background of knowledge that everything your students study in the rest of their school career will fit into. We discover big themes about humanity. For example, my students discovered an important theme last year. In human history when we meet people different than us and we approach them out of fear; we end up with the low points of history such as wars, and the slave trade. When we meet people different than us and we approach them with curiosity, it leads to a flourishing of ideas and culture such as the Silk Road.
The Major Units
Threshold 1: The Big Bang
Threshold 2:The Stars Light Up
Threshold 3:New Chemical Elements
Threshold 4:Earth & the Solar System
Threshold 5:Life
Threshold 6:Collective Learning
Threshold 7:Agriculture
Threshold 8:The Modern Revolution