What do you know about the Big Bang? Start off by judging a few claims before diving into the lesson. Register to explore the whole course here: https://school.bighistoryproject.com/bhplive?WT.mc_id=Slideshare12202017

1. STUDENT MATERIALS
BIG BANG SNAP JUDGMENT
Around the room are a series of statements printed on paper. Place a sticky note under all of the statements you believe to be true. At this stage, you don’t have to
defend your answer, though you may be called upon to explain how you voted, and to the best of your ability, why. Later, we will review these claims in depth and
you will definitely need to provide more detail then.
Claims:
1. We have a sense of what happened during the first few minutes of the Big Bang.
2. The four fundamental forces are gravity, electromagnetism, strong nuclear force, and weak nuclear force.
3. As the Universe expanded, it got hotter.
4. The formation of the first atoms had no effect on the Universe.
5. Cosmic background radiation is compelling evidence that supports the Big Bang theory.
BIG HISTORY PROJECT / LESSON 2.1 ACTIVITY

2. STUDENT MATERIALS
BIG BANG SNAP JUDGMENT
1.
We have a sense of what
happened during the first few
minutes of the Big Bang.
BIG HISTORY PROJECT / LESSON 2.1 ACTIVITY

3. STUDENT MATERIALS
BIG BANG SNAP JUDGMENT
2.
The four fundamental forces are
gravity, electromagnetism, strong
nuclear force, and weak nuclear
force.
BIG HISTORY PROJECT / LESSON 2.1 ACTIVITY

4. STUDENT MATERIALS
BIG BANG SNAP JUDGMENT
3.
As the Universe expanded,
it got hotter.
BIG HISTORY PROJECT / LESSON 2.1 ACTIVITY

5. STUDENT MATERIALS
BIG BANG SNAP JUDGMENT
4.
The formation of the first atoms
had no effect on the Universe.
BIG HISTORY PROJECT / LESSON 2.1 ACTIVITY

6. STUDENT MATERIALS
BIG BANG SNAP JUDGMENT
5.
Cosmic background radiation
is compelling evidence that
supports the Big Bang theory.
BIG HISTORY PROJECT / LESSON 2.1 ACTIVITY