Subject: Science, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math)
Lesson Length: 45 mins - 1 hour
Topic: Astronomy, Universe, Origin
Brief Description: Students will explain the Big Bang Theory based on the composition of matter in the universe.
Know Before You Start: Students should be familiar with the Big Bang Theory of the origin of the universe.
Hook:
- Ask students:
- “Why do scientists like to research the origin of the universe?”
- “What is the Big Bang Theory?”
- “Why is it important to know about where things come from?”
Activity:
- Review the definition of a theory in science.
- Have students discuss the Big Bang Theory and how scientists formulated the Big Bang Theory.
- Have students create a comic that explains the Big Bang Theory, using at least two different principles, such as continued expansion and cooling.
Closure:
- Have students share their comics with the class or in small groups.
- Have students explain their representations of the Big Bang Theory.
- Have students discuss why a scientific explanation of the universe’s origin is important.
- Remind students that while there are other origin stories for the universe, an understanding of the Big Bang Theory is important because it is the prevailing accepted theory of origin.
- Emphasize that while it is called a “theory,” a scientific theory is based on facts and evidence and can be used to make predictions.
Differentiation:
- Allow students to use the speech-to-text feature.
- Allow students to work in pairs or groups as needed.
- Allow students to use the voiceover feature to read their comics aloud.
- Allow students to make their representations as complex or basic as is appropriate.
Resources:
Suggested Content Packs:
Solar System
