Does reality exist, or are we just a part of a larger virtual reality game someone is playing? A mind-bending video explains why we study cosmic history. It presents details about the start of the universe and more accurate predictions about the end.

Concepts

cosmology, evolution, the big bang theory, stars, planets, quantum physics

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Take notes on each of the different theories and their pros and cons based on our current knowledge
• Discuss why the rate of cosmic inflation changes so drastically throughout history

Classroom Considerations

• Relies on knowledge from the previous 10 videos in the series, especially the first and last
• The 11th installment of a 16-part Crash Course-Big History series
  

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Offers closed captioning in English for ease of note taking
• Highlights key ideas and concepts

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.9-10.4 RST.11-12.4