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Big History 2

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Overview

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In 6 episodes, Emily Graslie continues telling you the story of “life, the universe, and everything” in Big History 2! This course challenges you to ask “why this stuff matters” and is based on the Big History Project social studies curriculum. By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Integrate physics, math, history, and more to tell a single story about people, civilizations, and how we are connected to everything around us
  • Zoom out to pose and refine scientific and historical questions
  • Outline the most powerful and important breakthroughs
  • Evaluate how we know what we know and why we’re sure we know it
  • Relate topics in Big History to contemporary humans and describe why they matter in our daily lives

Syllabus

Big History 2 Preview.
Why Cosmic Evolution Matters: Crash Course Big History #201.
Why Star Stuff Matters: Crash Course Big History 202.
Why the Evolutionary Epic Matters: Crash Course Big History #203.
Why Human Evolution Matters: Crash Course Big History 204.
Why Human Ancestry Matters: Crash Course Big History 205.
Why Early Globalization Matters: Crash Course Big History #206.

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