Unit #1 Driving Question: Why do we look at things from far away and close up?
Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to:
Students will be able to:
- Define thresholds of increasing complexity, origin stories, and scale.
- Understand that Big History is a modern, science-based origin story that draws on many different types of knowledge.
- Understand how they fit into the Big History narrative, using the concept of "thresholds" to frame their past, present, and future and the history of the Universe.
- Understand what disciplines are, and consider the viewpoints of many different scholars about the same topic.
- Learn to use timelines as a way to compare the scale of personal and historic events.
Lesson Plans for the Week of August 14, 2023 to August 28, 2023
Monday, August 14, 2023 6th Grade Transition Day (Tours & Lockers)
Tuesday, August 15, 2023 Intro to Social Studies: Big History Course Syllabus, Who Am I? Worksheet, Autobiography Essay, & Parent Essay
Wednesday, August 16, 2023 Filling Out Your Planner: Homework Website & The 4 Zones of Regulation (Worksheet & Google Slides)
Thursday, August 17, 2023 Reading Like a Historian Note Sheet, What is History, Sourcing, Close Reading, Contextualization, & Corroboration
Friday, August 18, 2023 Reading Like a Historian: The Lunchroom Fight Part 1
Lesson Plans for the Week of August 21, 2023 to August 25, 2023
Monday, August 21, 2023 Reading Like a Historian: The Lunchroom Fight Part 2
Tuesday, August 22, 2023 History as Mystery: The Case of the Headless Romans Part 1
Wednesday, August 23, 2023 History as Mystery: The Case of the Headless Romans Part 2
Thursday, August 24, 2023 No School (Heat Day)
Friday, August 25, 2023 No School (Heat Day)
Lesson Plans for the Week of August 28, 2023 to September 1, 2023
Monday, August 28, 2023 History as Mystery: Easter Island Day 1 (Graphic Organizer & Reading)
Tuesday, August 29, 2023 History as Mystery: Easter Island Day 2 (Graphic Organizer & Reading)
Wednesday, August 30, 2023 MAP Testing (No Classes)
Thursday, August 31, 2023 MAP Testing (No Classes)
Friday, September 1, 2023 Unit 1 Vocabulary Posters (Vocab Terms & Poster Instructions)
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 4, 2023 to September 8, 2023
Monday, September 4, 2023 No School (Labor Day)
Tuesday, September 5, 2023 Spurlock Museum Outreach: Gold & Salt
Wednesday, September 6, 2023 Archaeological Investigation: The Case of the Cainians
Thursday, September 7, 2023 What is Big History: Unit 1 DQ Notebook, What is Big History Video Questions, & A Big History of Everything Video Questions
Friday, September 8, 2023 Big History Overview Reading, Big History Overview Graphic Organizer, & Big History Overview Quick Sketch
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 11, 2023 to September 15, 2023
Monday, September 11, 2023 Thresholds of Increasing Complexity Poster Project & Thresholds of Increasing Complexity Cards
Tuesday, September 12, 2023 My Threshold Moments Timeline Project or My Favorite Celebrity Threshold Moments Timeline Project
Wednesday, September 13, 2023 Origin Stories Readings & Graphic Organizer
Thursday, September 14, 2023 Origin Stories Comic Strip Project
Friday, September 15, 2023 Project Work Day
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 18, 2023 to September 22, 2023
Monday, September 18, 2023 Modern Scientific Origin Story Reading & Graphic Organizer
Tuesday, September 19, 2023 Cosmos Episode 1 Viewing Guide
Wednesday, September 20, 2023 Scale Drawing Project
Thursday, September 21, 2023 Scale of the Universe Choice Board Day 1
Friday, September 22, 2023 Scale of the Universe Choice Board Day 2
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 25, 2023 to September 29, 2023
Monday, September 25, 2023 No School (Fall Holiday)
Tuesday, September 26, 2023 Spurlock Museum Outreach: Water
Wednesday, September 27, 2023 Claim Testers Reading & Graphic Organizer
Thursday, September 28, 2023 Claim Testers Quiz Slide Show, Claim Testing Quiz Worksheet & Claim Testers Trading Card Project
Friday, September 29, 2023 Unit 2 Vocabulary Flipbook & Unit 2 Vocabulary Spreadsheet
Lesson Plans for the Week of August 15, 2022 to August 19, 2022
Monday, August 15, 2022 SIP Day
Tuesday, August 16, 2022 SIP Day
Wednesday, August 17, 2022 SIP Day
Thursday, August 18, 2022 6th Grade Transition Day
Friday, August 19, 2022 Intro to Social Studies: Big History Course Syllabus, Who Am I? Worksheet, Autobiography Essay, & Parent Essay
Lesson Plans for the Week of August 22, 2022 to August 26, 2022
Monday, August 22, 2022 Filling Out Your Planner: Homework Website & The 4 Zones of Regulation (Worksheet & Google Slides)
Tuesday, August 23, 2022 Reading Like a Historian Note Sheet, What is History, Sourcing, Close Reading, Contextualization, & Corroboration
Wednesday, August 24, 2022 Reading Like a Historian: The Lunchroom Fight Part 1
Thursday, August 25, 2022 Reading Like a Historian: The Lunchroom Fight Part 2
Friday, August 26, 2022 Comet Con SEL Lesson: Manners
Lesson Plans for the Week of August 29, 2022 to September 2, 2022
Monday, August 29, 2022 History as Mystery: The Case of the Headless Romans Part 1
Tuesday, August 30, 2022 MAP Testing (No Class)
Wednesday, August 31, 2022 Map Testing (No Class)
Thursday, September 1, 2022 History as Mystery: The Case of the Headless Romans Part 2
Friday, September 2, 2022 History as Mystery: Easter Island Day 1 (Graphic Organizer & Reading)
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 5, 2002 to September 9, 2022
Monday, September 5, 2022 No School (Labor Day)
Tuesday, September 6, 2022 History as Mystery: Easter Island Day 2 (Graphic Organizer & Reading)
Wednesday, September 7, 2022 Archaeological Investigation: The Case of the Cainians
Thursday, September 8, 2022 Unit 1 Vocabulary Posters (Vocab Terms & Poster Instructions)
Friday, September 9, 2022 What is Big History: Unit 1 DQ Notebook, What is Big History Video Questions, & A Big History of Everything Video Questions
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 12, 2022 to September 16, 2022
Monday, September 12, 2022 Big History Overview Reading, Big History Overview Graphic Organizer, & Big History Overview Quick Sketch
Tuesday, September 13, 2022 Thresholds of Increasing Complexity Poster Project & Thresholds of Increasing Complexity Cards
Wednesday, September 14, 2022 My Threshold Moments Timeline Project or My Favorite Celebrity Threshold Moments Timeline Project
Thursday, September 15, 2022 Scale of the Universe Choice Board
Friday, September 16, 2022 Scale Drawing Project
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 19, 2022 to September 23, 2022
Monday, September 19, 2022 Cosmos Episode 1 Viewing Guide
Tuesday, September 20, 2022 Modern Scientific Origin Story Reading & Graphic Organizer
Wednesday, September 21, 2022 Panorama (SEL Survey)
Thursday, September 22, 2022 Origin Stories Readings & Graphic Organizer
Friday, September 23, 2022 Origin Stories Comic Strip Project
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 26, 2022 to September 30, 2022
Monday, September 26, 2022 Project Work Day & Grade Check
Tuesday, September 27, 2022 Claim Testers Reading & Graphic Organizer
Wednesday, September 28, 2022 Claim Testers Quiz Slide Show, Claim Testing Quiz Worksheet & Claim Testers Trading Card Project
Thursday, September 29, 2022 Unit 2 Vocabulary Flipbook & Unit 2 Vocabulary Spreadsheet
Friday, September 30, 2022 The DK Big History Project Book Big Bang Scavenger Hunt
Lesson Plans for the Week of August 23, 2021 to August 27, 2021
Monday, August 23, 2021 Big History Course Syllabus & Who Am I? Worksheet
Tuesday, August 24, 2021 Autobiography Essay & Parent Essay
Wednesday, August 25, 2021 Cosmos Episode 1
Thursday, August 26, 2021 MAP Testing
Friday, August 27, 2021 MAP Testing
Lesson Plans for the Week of August 30, 2021 to September 3, 2021
Monday, August 30, 2021 Cosmos Episode 1
Tuesday, August 31, 2021 History as Mystery: The Case of the Headless Romans Part 1
Wednesday, September 1, 2021 History as Mystery: The Case of the Headless Romans Part 2
Thursday, September 2, 2021 Archaeological Investigation CER
Friday, September 3, 2021 My Archaeological Investigation Artifact Project
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 6, 2021 to September 10, 2021
Monday, September 6, 2021 No School (Labor Day)
Tuesday, September 7, 2021 No School (Fall Holiday)
Wednesday, September 8, 2021 History as Mystery: The Case of Easter Island Day 1 Graphic Organizer & Reading
Thursday, September 9, 2021 History as Mystery: The Case of Easter Island Day 2 Graphic Organizer & Reading
Friday, September 10, 2021 Big History Project Website Scavenger Hunt
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 13, 2021 to September 17, 2021
Monday, September 13, 2021 What is Big History? (Unit 1 DQ Notebook, What is Big History Video Questions, & A Big History of Everything Video Questions)
Tuesday, September 14, 2021 Unit 1 Vocabulary List & Unit 1 Vocabulary Poster Project
Wednesday, September 15, 2021 Big History Overview Reading, Big History Overview Graphic Organizer, & Big History Overview Quick Sketch
Thursday, September 16, 2021 Thresholds of Increasing Complexity Poster Project & Thresholds of Increasing Complexity Cards
Friday, September 17, 2021 Project Work Day
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 20, 2021 to September 24, 2021
Monday, September 20, 2021 209 Seconds That Will Make You Question Your Existence & The Scale of the Universe Scavenger Hunt
Tuesday, September 21, 2021 Investigation 0 & History of the Universe in 13,799 Dominos Video Worksheet
Wednesday, September 22, 2021 To Scale: The Solar System, Power of 10 (1977), Power of Ten Ultimate Zoom and Men in Black Outro
Thursday, September 23, 2021 Scale Drawing Project
Friday, September 24, 2021 My Threshold Moments Timeline Project or My Favorite Celebrity Threshold Moments Timeline Project
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 27, 2021 to October 1, 2021
Monday, September 27, 2021 Modern Scientific Origin Story Reading & Worksheet; Origin Story Readings and Animated Videos Graphic Organizer
Tuesday, September 28, 2021 Origin Stories Comic Strip Project
Wednesday, September 29, 2021 Claim Testers Reading & Graphic Organizer
Thursday, September 30, 2021 Claim Testers Quiz & Claim Testers Trading Card Project
Friday, October 1, 2021 Project Work Day
Lesson Plans for the Week of August 24, 2020 to August 28, 2020
Monday, August 24, 2020 Virtual Orientation
Tuesday, August 25, 2020 3 Truths & A Lie Getting to Know You Activity
Wednesday, August 26, 2020 Homework Website & Bookmarking Bootcamp
Thursday, August 27, 2020 Big History Course Syllabus
Friday, August 28, 2020 Who Am I Slide, Autobiography Essay, & Parent Essay
Lesson Plans for the Week of August 31, 2020 to September 4, 2020
Monday, August 31, 2020 History as Mystery: Case of the Headless Romans Part 1
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 History as Mystery: Case of the Headless Romans Part 2 & 3
Wednesday, September 2, 2020 Archaeological Investigation CER and Archaeological Investigation Google Slides
Thursday, September 3, 2020 My Archaeological Investigation Artifact Set Mini-Project
Friday, September 4, 2020 My Archaeological Investigation Artifact Set Mini-Project
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 7, 2020 to September 11, 2020
Monday, September 7, 2020 No School (Labor Day)
Tuesday, September 8, 2020 History as Mystery: The Case of Easter Island (Mystery of Easter Island Reading & Mystery of Easter Island Graphic Organizer)
Wednesday, September 9, 2020 History as Mystery: The Case of Easter Island Part 2 (The Truth About Easter Island, Mystery of Easter Island Graphic Organizer Day 2 Discovery News: What Happened to Easter Island, Walking with Giants, Moving the Moai)
Thursday, September 10, 2020 OER Website (Big History), Student Survey, and Scavenger Hunt
Friday, September 11, 2020 History as Mystery: Motel of the Mysteries and Graphic Organizer
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 14, 2020 to September 18, 2020
Monday, September 14, 2020 SEL Survey with Mr. Pien
Tuesday, September 15, 2020 What is Big History? (Unit 1 DQ Notebook, What is Big History, & A Big History of Everything Lesson 1.0)
Wednesday, September 16, 2020 Unit #1 Vocabulary List & Unit #1 Vocabulary Poster Project
Thursday, September 17, 2020 Big History Overview & Big History Overview Graphic Organizer
Friday, September 18, 2020 Thresholds of Increasing Complexity Poster Project & Thresholds of Increasing Complexity Cards
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 21, 2020 to September 25, 2020
Monday, September 21, 2020 209 Seconds That Will Make You Question Your Existence Video Questions & Scale of the Universe Scavenger Hunt
Tuesday, September 22, 2020 To Scale: The Solar System Video Questions
Wednesday, September 23, 2020 Scale Drawing Project
Thursday, September 24, 2020 My Threshold Moments Timeline Project or My Chosen Celebrity Threshold Moments Timeline Project
Friday, September 25, 2020 Project Work Day
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 28, 2020 to October 2, 2020
Monday, September 28, 2020 No School (Fall Holiday)
Tuesday, September 29, 2020 Big History: A Modern Scientific Origin Story Reading & Questions
Wednesday, September 30, 2020 Origin Stories From Around the World Reading & Graphic Organizer
Thursday, October 1, 2020 Origin Stories Comic Strip Project
Friday, October 2, 2020 Project Work Day
Lesson Plans for the Week of August 12, 2019 to August 16, 2019
Monday, August 12, 2019 Institute Day
Tuesday, August 13, 2019 Institute Day
Wednesday, August 14, 2019 Institute Day
Thursday, August 15, 2019 Welcome & Tour of the Building/Classes & Lockers
Friday, August 16, 2019 Comet Con (Academic Mindset)
Lesson Plans for the Week of August 19, 2019 to August 23, 2019
Monday, August 19, 2019 Cosmos Episode 1
Tuesday, August 20, 2019 Archaeological Investigation CER
Wednesday, August 21, 2019 Course Expectations, Who Am I? Worksheet, Autobiography Essay, Mr. Cain's Website, Homework Website and Parent Essay
Thursday, August 22, 2019 MAP Testing & History as Mystery: The Case of the Headless Romans (Periods 7-9)
Friday, August 23, 2019 MAP Testing & History as Mystery: The Case of the Headless Romans (Periods 1-2)
Lesson Plans for the Week of August 26, 2019 to August 30, 2019
Monday, August 26, 2019 History as Mystery Part 2: The Case of the Headless Romans Worksheet and Video and Motel of the Mysteries
Tuesday, August 27, 2019 Introduction to Chromebooks (Google Classroom, BHP Website, Mr. Cain's Website, Homework Website) Big History Scavenger Hunt
Wednesday, August 28, 2019 Investigation 0 and Student Survey Wave 1
Thursday, August 29, 2019 History as Mystery: The Case of Easter Island (Mystery of Easter Island Reading & Mystery of Easter Island Graphic Organizer)
Friday, August 30, 2019 History as Mystery: The Case of Easter Island Part 2 (The Truth About Easter Island, Mystery of Easter Island Graphic Organizer Day 2 Discovery News: What Happened to Easter Island, Walking with Giants, Moving the Moai)
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 2, 2019 to September 6, 2019
Monday, September 2, 2019 No School (Labor Day)
Tuesday, September 3, 2019 What is Big History? (Unit 1 DQ Notebook, What is Big History & A Big History of Everything Lesson 1.0)
Wednesday, September 4, 2019 Unit #1 Vocabulary List & Unit #1 Vocabulary Poster Project
Thursday, September 5, 2019 Scale & Timelines Part I (Timeline of the Universe, Scale of the Universe, & Big History Overview)
Friday, September 6, 2019 Scale & Timeline Part II ( Thresholds of Increasing Complexity Name Game, Thresholds of Increasing Complexity Poster Project)
This Threshold Today-Big History in the News Unit 1
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 9, 2019 to September 13, 2019
Monday, September 9, 2019 Scale & Timelines Part III (To Scale: The Solar System, Power of 10 & My Threshold Moments Timeline Project)
Tuesday, September 10, 2019 Scale Drawing Project
Wednesday, September 11, 2019 Introduction to Origin Stories & Big History: A Modern Day Origin Story
Thursday, September 12, 2019 Origin Story Comic Strip Project
Origin Story Reading & Animation Graphic Organizer
Chinese Origin Story Reading & Chinese Origin Story Animation
Judeo-Christian Origin Story Reading & Judeo-Christian Origin Story Animation
Iroquois Origin Story Reading & Iroquois Origin Story Animation
Mayan Origin Story Reading & Mayan Origin Story Animation
Ancient Greek Origin Story Reading & Ancient Greek Origin Story Animation
Zulu Origin Story Reading & Zulu Origin Story Animation
Friday, September 13, 2019 Spurlock Museum Visit
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 16, 2019 to September 20, 2019
Monday, September 16, 2019 Pond Field Trip
Tuesday, September 17, 2019 Investigation #1 Document Library & Graphic Organizer
Wednesday, September 18, 2019 Investigation #1 Outline
Thursday, September 19, 2019 Investigation Rough Draft
Friday, September 20, 2019 Investigation Final Draft
Lesson Plans for the Week of August 16, 2018 to August 17, 2018
Thursday, August 16, 2018 Welcome & Tour of the Building/Classes & Lockers
Friday, August 17, 2018 Course Syllabus/Class Expectations
Lesson Plans for the Week of August 20, 2018 to August 24, 2018
Monday, August, 20, 2018 Who Am I? Worksheet, Autobiography Essay, Mr. Cain's Website, Homework Website and Parent Essay
Tuesday, August 21, 2018 Introduction to Google Classroom, Big History Scavenger Hunt, David Christian TED Talk: A History of the World Worksheet & Video
Wednesday, August 22, 2018 Investigation 0 and Student Survey Wave 1
Thursday, August 23, 2018 History as Mystery Part 1: The Case of the Headless Romans Worksheet and Video
Friday, August 24, 2018 CometCon (The Academic Mindset: What Do I Need To Do To Be Successful)
Lesson Plans for the Week of August 27, 2018 to August 31, 2018
Monday, August 27, 2018 MAP Testing
Tuesday, August 28, 2018 History as Mystery Part 1: The Case of the Headless Romans Worksheet and Video
Wednesday, August 29, 2018 History as Mystery Part 2: The Case of the Headless Romans Worksheet and Video and Motel of the Mysteries
Thursday, August 30, 2018 History as Mystery: The Case of Easter Island (Mystery of Easter Island Reading & Mystery of Easter Island Graphic Organizer)
Friday, August 31, 2018 History as Mystery: The Case of Easter Island Part 2 (The Truth About Easter Island, Mystery of Easter Island Graphic Organizer Day 2 Discovery News: What Happened to Easter Island, Walking with Giants, Moving the Moai)
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 3, 2018 to September 7, 2018
Monday, September 3, 2018 No School (Labor Day)
Tuesday, September 4, 2018 Introduction to Reading Like a Historian (Reading Like a Historian Note Sheet) (What is History, Sourcing, Close Reading, Contextualization, Corroboration)
Wednesday, September 5, 2018 Reading Like a Historian: Lunchroom Fight Part 2
Thursday, September 6, 2018 Reading Like a Historian: Lunchroom Fight Part 2 Continued
Friday, September 7, 2018 What is Big History? (What is Big History & A Big History of Everything Lesson 1.0)
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 10, 2018 to September 14, 2018
Monday, September 10, 2018 What is Big History? (What is Big History & A Big History of Everything Lesson 1.0)
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 Unit #1 Vocabulary List & Unit #1 Vocabulary Poster Project
Wednesday, September 12, 2018 Scale & Timelines Part I (Power of 10, Scale of the Universe, My Threshold Moments Timeline Project)
Thursday, September 13, 2018 Scale & Timelines Part I (Power of 10, Scale of the Universe, My Threshold Moments Timeline Project)
Friday, September 14, 2018 Spurlock Museum Field Trip
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 17, 2018 to September 21, 2018
Monday, September 17, 2018 Scale & Timelines Part II (Timeline of the Universe & Thresholds of Increasing Complexity Poster Project)
Tuesday, September 18, 2018 Scale & Timelines Part II (Timeline of the Universe & Thresholds of Increasing Complexity Poster Project)
Wednesday, September 19, 2018 No School (Fall Holiday)
Thursday, September 20, 2018 Investigation #1 Document Library & Graphic Organizer
Friday, September 21, 2018 Investigation #1 Outline
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 24, 2018 to September 28, 2018
Monday, September 24, 2018 Pond Field Trip
Tuesday, September 25, 2018 Investigation #1 Essay
Wednesday, September 26, 2018 Investigation #1 Essay
Thursday, September 27, 2018 Scale of the Universe
Friday, September 28, 2018 Cosmos Episode 1
Lesson Plans for the Week of October 1, 2018 to October 5, 2018
Monday, October 1, 2018 Scale Drawing Project
Tuesday, October 2, 2018 The Nacirema and the Audio Reading
Wednesday, October 3, 2018 Introduction to Origin Stories & Big History: A Modern Day Origin Story
Thursday, October 4, 2018 Origin Story Comic Strip Project
Origin Story Reading & Animation Graphic Organizer
Chinese Origin Story Reading & Chinese Origin Story Animation
Judeo-Christian Origin Story Reading & Judeo-Christian Origin Story Animation
Iroquois Origin Story Reading & Iroquois Origin Story Animation
Mayan Origin Story Reading & Mayan Origin Story Animation
Ancient Greek Origin Story Reading & Ancient Greek Origin Story Animation
Zulu Origin Story Reading & Zulu Origin Story Animation
Friday, October 5, 2018 Origin Story Comic Strip Project
Lesson Plans for the Week of August 16, 2017 to August 18, 2017
Wednesday, August 16, 2017 Welcome & Tour of the Building/Classes & Lockers
Thursday, August 17, 2017 How Ancient Civilizations Explained an Eclipse Comic Strip Project
Friday, August 18, 2017 Yardstick Eclipse Simulation Project
Lesson Plans for the Week of August 21, 2017 to August 25, 2017
Monday, August 21, 2017 Eclipse Stories for Around the World & The Great America Eclipse 2017 Viewing
Tuesday, August 22, 2017 Math Placement Testing (All Day)
Wednesday, August 23, 2017 Math Placement Testing (All Day)
Thursday, August 24, 2017 Course Syllabus/Class Expectations, Who Am I? Worksheet, Autobiography Essay, Mr. Cain's Website, and Parent Essay
Friday, August 25, 2017 CometCon (The Academic Mindset: What Do I Need To Do To Be Successful)
Lesson Plans for the Week of August 28, 2017 to September 1, 2017
Monday, August 28, 2017 Introduction to Google Classroom, Introduction to Big History, David Christian TED Talk: A History of the World Worksheet & Video
Tuesday, August 29, 2017 History as Mystery Part 1: The Case of the Headless Romans Worksheet and Video
Wednesday, August 30, 2017 History as Mystery Part 2: The Case of the Headless Romans Worksheet and Video
Thursday, August 31, 2017 Unit #1 Vocabulary Poster Project (Unit #1 Vocabulary List & Unit #1 Vocabulary Poster Project)
Friday, September 1, 2017 No School
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 4, 2017 to September 8, 2017
Monday, September 4, 2017 Labor Day (No School)
Tuesday, September 5, 2017 History as Mystery: The Case of Easter Island (Mystery of Easter Island Reading & Mystery of Easter Island Graphic Organizer)
Wednesday, September 6, 2017 History as Mystery: The Case of Easter Island Part 2 (Archaeological Analysis Rewrites the Cautionary Tale of Easter Island
Discovery News: What Happened to Easter Island, Walking with Giants, Moving the Moai)
Thursday, September 7, 2017 Investigation 0 Essay Writing Day (9-11 Questionnaire, Spurlock Permission Slip AM, Spurlock Permission Slip PM)
Friday, September 8, 2017 MAP Testing Day
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 11, 2017 to September 15, 2017
Monday, September 11, 2017 Remembering 9/11 (9/11 Questionnaire & 14 Cows for America)
Tuesday, September 12, 2017 What is Big History? (What is Big History & A Big History of Everything Lesson 1.0)
Wednesday, September 13, 2017 Scale & Timelines Part I (Power of 10, Scale of the Universe, My Threshold Moments Timeline Project)
Thursday, September 14, 2017 Cosmos Episode 1
Friday, September 15, 2017 Scale & Timelines Part II (Timeline of the Universe & Thresholds of Increasing Complexity Poster Project)
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 18, 2017 to September 22, 2017
Monday, September 18, 2017 Introduction to Origin Stories, The Nacirema & Big History: A Modern Day Origin Story
Tuesday, September 19, 2017 No Classes (Science Pond Field Trip)
Wednesday, September 20, 2017 Origin Story Comic Strip Project
Origin Story Reading & Animation Graphic Organizer
Chinese Origin Story Reading & Chinese Origin Story Animation
Judeo-Christian Origin Story Reading & Judeo-Christian Origin Story Animation
Iroquois Origin Story Reading & Iroquois Origin Story Animation
Mayan Origin Story Reading & Mayan Origin Story Animation
Ancient Greek Origin Story Reading & Ancient Greek Origin Story Animation
Zulu Origin Story Reading & Zulu Origin Story Animation
Thursday, September 21, 2017 No School (Fall Holiday)
Friday, September 22, 2017 No Classes (Spurlock Museum Field Trip)
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 25, 2017 to September 29, 2017
Monday, September 25, 2017 Analyzing Investigation Writing - Thesis/Major Claim Structure & Approaches to Knowledge Reading
Tuesday, September 26, 2017 Claim Testers Reading & Graphic Organizer
Wednesday, September 27, 2017 Claim Testers Trading Cards Mini-Project & Claim Testing Quiz
Thursday, September 28, 2017 Investigation #1 Evidence, Investigation #1 Graphic Organizer, & Investigation #1 Outline
Friday, September 29, 2017 Investigation #1 Essay
Lesson Plans for the Week of August 22, 2016 to August 25 , 2016
Monday, August 22, 2016 Course Syllabus and Class Expectations & Autobiography Essay
Tuesday, August 23, 2016 Introduction to Reading Like a Historian (Reading Like a Historian Note Sheet) (What is History, Sourcing, Close Reading, Contextualization, Corroboration)
Wednesday, August 24, 2016 Reading Like a Historian: Lunchroom Fight Part 2
Thursday, August 25, 2016 Reading Like a Historian: Lunchroom Fight Part 2 Continued
Friday, August 26, 2016 School Improvement Day (No School)
Lesson Plans for the Week of August 29, 2016 to September 2, 2016
Monday, August 29, 2016 Introduction to the Big History Project (TED Talk: A History of Everything Worksheet)
Tuesday, August 30, 2016 Big History Unit #1 Pre-Assessment & History as Mystery (History as Mystery Worksheet)
Wednesday, August 31, 2016 Spurlock Museum Visit: Origin Stories
Thursday, September 1, 2016 History as Mystery Part II
Friday, September 2, 2016 Unit #1 Vocabulary Poster Project (Unit #1 Vocabulary List & Unit #1 Vocabulary Poster Project)
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 5, 2016 to September 9, 2016
Monday, September 5, 2016 Labor Day (No School)
Tuesday, September 6, 2016 Introduction to Big History Project Website (Big History Website Scavenger Hunt)
Wednesday, September 7, 2016 Unit #1 Vocabulary Poster Project (Unit #1 Vocabulary List & Unit #1 Vocabulary Poster Project)
Thursday, September 8, 2016 Cosmos Episode 1
Friday, September 9, 2016 Remembering 9/11 (9/11 Questionnaire & 14 Cows for America)
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 12, 2016 to September 16, 2016
Monday, September 12, 2016 What is Big History? (What is Big History & H2-A Big History of Everything)
Tuesday, September 13, 2016 Scale & Timelines Part I (Power of 10, Scale of the Universe, History of Me Instructions & Personal Timelines)
Wednesday, September 14, 2016 Scale & Timelines Part II (Timeline of the Universe & Thresholds of Increasing Complexity Poster Project)
Thursday, September 15, 2016 Origin Stories Part I
Friday, September 16, 2016 Spurlock Museum Field Trip
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 19, 2016 to September 23, 2016
Monday, September 19, 2016 Origin Stories Part
Tuesday, September 20, 2016 Origin Stories Part II (Origin Story Comic Strip Mini-Project)
Wednesday, September 21, 2016 Claim Testers Reading & Graphic Organizer
Thursday, September 22, 2016 Claim Testers Trade Card Mini-Project & Claim Testing Quiz
Friday, September 23, 2016 Unit #2 Vocabulary Flipbooks
Monday, August 14, 2023 6th Grade Transition Day (Tours & Lockers)
Tuesday, August 15, 2023 Intro to Social Studies: Big History Course Syllabus, Who Am I? Worksheet, Autobiography Essay, & Parent Essay
Wednesday, August 16, 2023 Filling Out Your Planner: Homework Website & The 4 Zones of Regulation (Worksheet & Google Slides)
Thursday, August 17, 2023 Reading Like a Historian Note Sheet, What is History, Sourcing, Close Reading, Contextualization, & Corroboration
Friday, August 18, 2023 Reading Like a Historian: The Lunchroom Fight Part 1
Lesson Plans for the Week of August 21, 2023 to August 25, 2023
Monday, August 21, 2023 Reading Like a Historian: The Lunchroom Fight Part 2
Tuesday, August 22, 2023 History as Mystery: The Case of the Headless Romans Part 1
Wednesday, August 23, 2023 History as Mystery: The Case of the Headless Romans Part 2
Thursday, August 24, 2023 No School (Heat Day)
Friday, August 25, 2023 No School (Heat Day)
Lesson Plans for the Week of August 28, 2023 to September 1, 2023
Monday, August 28, 2023 History as Mystery: Easter Island Day 1 (Graphic Organizer & Reading)
Tuesday, August 29, 2023 History as Mystery: Easter Island Day 2 (Graphic Organizer & Reading)
Wednesday, August 30, 2023 MAP Testing (No Classes)
Thursday, August 31, 2023 MAP Testing (No Classes)
Friday, September 1, 2023 Unit 1 Vocabulary Posters (Vocab Terms & Poster Instructions)
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 4, 2023 to September 8, 2023
Monday, September 4, 2023 No School (Labor Day)
Tuesday, September 5, 2023 Spurlock Museum Outreach: Gold & Salt
Wednesday, September 6, 2023 Archaeological Investigation: The Case of the Cainians
Thursday, September 7, 2023 What is Big History: Unit 1 DQ Notebook, What is Big History Video Questions, & A Big History of Everything Video Questions
Friday, September 8, 2023 Big History Overview Reading, Big History Overview Graphic Organizer, & Big History Overview Quick Sketch
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 11, 2023 to September 15, 2023
Monday, September 11, 2023 Thresholds of Increasing Complexity Poster Project & Thresholds of Increasing Complexity Cards
Tuesday, September 12, 2023 My Threshold Moments Timeline Project or My Favorite Celebrity Threshold Moments Timeline Project
Wednesday, September 13, 2023 Origin Stories Readings & Graphic Organizer
Thursday, September 14, 2023 Origin Stories Comic Strip Project
Friday, September 15, 2023 Project Work Day
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 18, 2023 to September 22, 2023
Monday, September 18, 2023 Modern Scientific Origin Story Reading & Graphic Organizer
Tuesday, September 19, 2023 Cosmos Episode 1 Viewing Guide
Wednesday, September 20, 2023 Scale Drawing Project
Thursday, September 21, 2023 Scale of the Universe Choice Board Day 1
Friday, September 22, 2023 Scale of the Universe Choice Board Day 2
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 25, 2023 to September 29, 2023
Monday, September 25, 2023 No School (Fall Holiday)
Tuesday, September 26, 2023 Spurlock Museum Outreach: Water
Wednesday, September 27, 2023 Claim Testers Reading & Graphic Organizer
Thursday, September 28, 2023 Claim Testers Quiz Slide Show, Claim Testing Quiz Worksheet & Claim Testers Trading Card Project
Friday, September 29, 2023 Unit 2 Vocabulary Flipbook & Unit 2 Vocabulary Spreadsheet
Lesson Plans for the Week of August 15, 2022 to August 19, 2022
Monday, August 15, 2022 SIP Day
Tuesday, August 16, 2022 SIP Day
Wednesday, August 17, 2022 SIP Day
Thursday, August 18, 2022 6th Grade Transition Day
Friday, August 19, 2022 Intro to Social Studies: Big History Course Syllabus, Who Am I? Worksheet, Autobiography Essay, & Parent Essay
Lesson Plans for the Week of August 22, 2022 to August 26, 2022
Monday, August 22, 2022 Filling Out Your Planner: Homework Website & The 4 Zones of Regulation (Worksheet & Google Slides)
Tuesday, August 23, 2022 Reading Like a Historian Note Sheet, What is History, Sourcing, Close Reading, Contextualization, & Corroboration
Wednesday, August 24, 2022 Reading Like a Historian: The Lunchroom Fight Part 1
Thursday, August 25, 2022 Reading Like a Historian: The Lunchroom Fight Part 2
Friday, August 26, 2022 Comet Con SEL Lesson: Manners
Lesson Plans for the Week of August 29, 2022 to September 2, 2022
Monday, August 29, 2022 History as Mystery: The Case of the Headless Romans Part 1
Tuesday, August 30, 2022 MAP Testing (No Class)
Wednesday, August 31, 2022 Map Testing (No Class)
Thursday, September 1, 2022 History as Mystery: The Case of the Headless Romans Part 2
Friday, September 2, 2022 History as Mystery: Easter Island Day 1 (Graphic Organizer & Reading)
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 5, 2002 to September 9, 2022
Monday, September 5, 2022 No School (Labor Day)
Tuesday, September 6, 2022 History as Mystery: Easter Island Day 2 (Graphic Organizer & Reading)
Wednesday, September 7, 2022 Archaeological Investigation: The Case of the Cainians
Thursday, September 8, 2022 Unit 1 Vocabulary Posters (Vocab Terms & Poster Instructions)
Friday, September 9, 2022 What is Big History: Unit 1 DQ Notebook, What is Big History Video Questions, & A Big History of Everything Video Questions
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 12, 2022 to September 16, 2022
Monday, September 12, 2022 Big History Overview Reading, Big History Overview Graphic Organizer, & Big History Overview Quick Sketch
Tuesday, September 13, 2022 Thresholds of Increasing Complexity Poster Project & Thresholds of Increasing Complexity Cards
Wednesday, September 14, 2022 My Threshold Moments Timeline Project or My Favorite Celebrity Threshold Moments Timeline Project
Thursday, September 15, 2022 Scale of the Universe Choice Board
Friday, September 16, 2022 Scale Drawing Project
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 19, 2022 to September 23, 2022
Monday, September 19, 2022 Cosmos Episode 1 Viewing Guide
Tuesday, September 20, 2022 Modern Scientific Origin Story Reading & Graphic Organizer
Wednesday, September 21, 2022 Panorama (SEL Survey)
Thursday, September 22, 2022 Origin Stories Readings & Graphic Organizer
Friday, September 23, 2022 Origin Stories Comic Strip Project
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 26, 2022 to September 30, 2022
Monday, September 26, 2022 Project Work Day & Grade Check
Tuesday, September 27, 2022 Claim Testers Reading & Graphic Organizer
Wednesday, September 28, 2022 Claim Testers Quiz Slide Show, Claim Testing Quiz Worksheet & Claim Testers Trading Card Project
Thursday, September 29, 2022 Unit 2 Vocabulary Flipbook & Unit 2 Vocabulary Spreadsheet
Friday, September 30, 2022 The DK Big History Project Book Big Bang Scavenger Hunt
Lesson Plans for the Week of August 23, 2021 to August 27, 2021
Monday, August 23, 2021 Big History Course Syllabus & Who Am I? Worksheet
Tuesday, August 24, 2021 Autobiography Essay & Parent Essay
Wednesday, August 25, 2021 Cosmos Episode 1
Thursday, August 26, 2021 MAP Testing
Friday, August 27, 2021 MAP Testing
Lesson Plans for the Week of August 30, 2021 to September 3, 2021
Monday, August 30, 2021 Cosmos Episode 1
Tuesday, August 31, 2021 History as Mystery: The Case of the Headless Romans Part 1
Wednesday, September 1, 2021 History as Mystery: The Case of the Headless Romans Part 2
Thursday, September 2, 2021 Archaeological Investigation CER
Friday, September 3, 2021 My Archaeological Investigation Artifact Project
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 6, 2021 to September 10, 2021
Monday, September 6, 2021 No School (Labor Day)
Tuesday, September 7, 2021 No School (Fall Holiday)
Wednesday, September 8, 2021 History as Mystery: The Case of Easter Island Day 1 Graphic Organizer & Reading
Thursday, September 9, 2021 History as Mystery: The Case of Easter Island Day 2 Graphic Organizer & Reading
Friday, September 10, 2021 Big History Project Website Scavenger Hunt
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 13, 2021 to September 17, 2021
Monday, September 13, 2021 What is Big History? (Unit 1 DQ Notebook, What is Big History Video Questions, & A Big History of Everything Video Questions)
Tuesday, September 14, 2021 Unit 1 Vocabulary List & Unit 1 Vocabulary Poster Project
Wednesday, September 15, 2021 Big History Overview Reading, Big History Overview Graphic Organizer, & Big History Overview Quick Sketch
Thursday, September 16, 2021 Thresholds of Increasing Complexity Poster Project & Thresholds of Increasing Complexity Cards
Friday, September 17, 2021 Project Work Day
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 20, 2021 to September 24, 2021
Monday, September 20, 2021 209 Seconds That Will Make You Question Your Existence & The Scale of the Universe Scavenger Hunt
Tuesday, September 21, 2021 Investigation 0 & History of the Universe in 13,799 Dominos Video Worksheet
Wednesday, September 22, 2021 To Scale: The Solar System, Power of 10 (1977), Power of Ten Ultimate Zoom and Men in Black Outro
Thursday, September 23, 2021 Scale Drawing Project
Friday, September 24, 2021 My Threshold Moments Timeline Project or My Favorite Celebrity Threshold Moments Timeline Project
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 27, 2021 to October 1, 2021
Monday, September 27, 2021 Modern Scientific Origin Story Reading & Worksheet; Origin Story Readings and Animated Videos Graphic Organizer
Tuesday, September 28, 2021 Origin Stories Comic Strip Project
Wednesday, September 29, 2021 Claim Testers Reading & Graphic Organizer
Thursday, September 30, 2021 Claim Testers Quiz & Claim Testers Trading Card Project
Friday, October 1, 2021 Project Work Day
Lesson Plans for the Week of August 24, 2020 to August 28, 2020
Monday, August 24, 2020 Virtual Orientation
Tuesday, August 25, 2020 3 Truths & A Lie Getting to Know You Activity
Wednesday, August 26, 2020 Homework Website & Bookmarking Bootcamp
Thursday, August 27, 2020 Big History Course Syllabus
Friday, August 28, 2020 Who Am I Slide, Autobiography Essay, & Parent Essay
Lesson Plans for the Week of August 31, 2020 to September 4, 2020
Monday, August 31, 2020 History as Mystery: Case of the Headless Romans Part 1
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 History as Mystery: Case of the Headless Romans Part 2 & 3
Wednesday, September 2, 2020 Archaeological Investigation CER and Archaeological Investigation Google Slides
Thursday, September 3, 2020 My Archaeological Investigation Artifact Set Mini-Project
Friday, September 4, 2020 My Archaeological Investigation Artifact Set Mini-Project
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 7, 2020 to September 11, 2020
Monday, September 7, 2020 No School (Labor Day)
Tuesday, September 8, 2020 History as Mystery: The Case of Easter Island (Mystery of Easter Island Reading & Mystery of Easter Island Graphic Organizer)
Wednesday, September 9, 2020 History as Mystery: The Case of Easter Island Part 2 (The Truth About Easter Island, Mystery of Easter Island Graphic Organizer Day 2 Discovery News: What Happened to Easter Island, Walking with Giants, Moving the Moai)
Thursday, September 10, 2020 OER Website (Big History), Student Survey, and Scavenger Hunt
Friday, September 11, 2020 History as Mystery: Motel of the Mysteries and Graphic Organizer
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 14, 2020 to September 18, 2020
Monday, September 14, 2020 SEL Survey with Mr. Pien
Tuesday, September 15, 2020 What is Big History? (Unit 1 DQ Notebook, What is Big History, & A Big History of Everything Lesson 1.0)
Wednesday, September 16, 2020 Unit #1 Vocabulary List & Unit #1 Vocabulary Poster Project
Thursday, September 17, 2020 Big History Overview & Big History Overview Graphic Organizer
Friday, September 18, 2020 Thresholds of Increasing Complexity Poster Project & Thresholds of Increasing Complexity Cards
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 21, 2020 to September 25, 2020
Monday, September 21, 2020 209 Seconds That Will Make You Question Your Existence Video Questions & Scale of the Universe Scavenger Hunt
Tuesday, September 22, 2020 To Scale: The Solar System Video Questions
Wednesday, September 23, 2020 Scale Drawing Project
Thursday, September 24, 2020 My Threshold Moments Timeline Project or My Chosen Celebrity Threshold Moments Timeline Project
Friday, September 25, 2020 Project Work Day
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 28, 2020 to October 2, 2020
Monday, September 28, 2020 No School (Fall Holiday)
Tuesday, September 29, 2020 Big History: A Modern Scientific Origin Story Reading & Questions
Wednesday, September 30, 2020 Origin Stories From Around the World Reading & Graphic Organizer
Thursday, October 1, 2020 Origin Stories Comic Strip Project
Friday, October 2, 2020 Project Work Day
Lesson Plans for the Week of August 12, 2019 to August 16, 2019
Monday, August 12, 2019 Institute Day
Tuesday, August 13, 2019 Institute Day
Wednesday, August 14, 2019 Institute Day
Thursday, August 15, 2019 Welcome & Tour of the Building/Classes & Lockers
Friday, August 16, 2019 Comet Con (Academic Mindset)
Lesson Plans for the Week of August 19, 2019 to August 23, 2019
Monday, August 19, 2019 Cosmos Episode 1
Tuesday, August 20, 2019 Archaeological Investigation CER
Wednesday, August 21, 2019 Course Expectations, Who Am I? Worksheet, Autobiography Essay, Mr. Cain's Website, Homework Website and Parent Essay
Thursday, August 22, 2019 MAP Testing & History as Mystery: The Case of the Headless Romans (Periods 7-9)
Friday, August 23, 2019 MAP Testing & History as Mystery: The Case of the Headless Romans (Periods 1-2)
Lesson Plans for the Week of August 26, 2019 to August 30, 2019
Monday, August 26, 2019 History as Mystery Part 2: The Case of the Headless Romans Worksheet and Video and Motel of the Mysteries
Tuesday, August 27, 2019 Introduction to Chromebooks (Google Classroom, BHP Website, Mr. Cain's Website, Homework Website) Big History Scavenger Hunt
Wednesday, August 28, 2019 Investigation 0 and Student Survey Wave 1
Thursday, August 29, 2019 History as Mystery: The Case of Easter Island (Mystery of Easter Island Reading & Mystery of Easter Island Graphic Organizer)
Friday, August 30, 2019 History as Mystery: The Case of Easter Island Part 2 (The Truth About Easter Island, Mystery of Easter Island Graphic Organizer Day 2 Discovery News: What Happened to Easter Island, Walking with Giants, Moving the Moai)
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 2, 2019 to September 6, 2019
Monday, September 2, 2019 No School (Labor Day)
Tuesday, September 3, 2019 What is Big History? (Unit 1 DQ Notebook, What is Big History & A Big History of Everything Lesson 1.0)
Wednesday, September 4, 2019 Unit #1 Vocabulary List & Unit #1 Vocabulary Poster Project
Thursday, September 5, 2019 Scale & Timelines Part I (Timeline of the Universe, Scale of the Universe, & Big History Overview)
Friday, September 6, 2019 Scale & Timeline Part II ( Thresholds of Increasing Complexity Name Game, Thresholds of Increasing Complexity Poster Project)
This Threshold Today-Big History in the News Unit 1
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 9, 2019 to September 13, 2019
Monday, September 9, 2019 Scale & Timelines Part III (To Scale: The Solar System, Power of 10 & My Threshold Moments Timeline Project)
Tuesday, September 10, 2019 Scale Drawing Project
Wednesday, September 11, 2019 Introduction to Origin Stories & Big History: A Modern Day Origin Story
Thursday, September 12, 2019 Origin Story Comic Strip Project
Origin Story Reading & Animation Graphic Organizer
Chinese Origin Story Reading & Chinese Origin Story Animation
Judeo-Christian Origin Story Reading & Judeo-Christian Origin Story Animation
Iroquois Origin Story Reading & Iroquois Origin Story Animation
Mayan Origin Story Reading & Mayan Origin Story Animation
Ancient Greek Origin Story Reading & Ancient Greek Origin Story Animation
Zulu Origin Story Reading & Zulu Origin Story Animation
Friday, September 13, 2019 Spurlock Museum Visit
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 16, 2019 to September 20, 2019
Monday, September 16, 2019 Pond Field Trip
Tuesday, September 17, 2019 Investigation #1 Document Library & Graphic Organizer
Wednesday, September 18, 2019 Investigation #1 Outline
Thursday, September 19, 2019 Investigation Rough Draft
Friday, September 20, 2019 Investigation Final Draft
Lesson Plans for the Week of August 16, 2018 to August 17, 2018
Thursday, August 16, 2018 Welcome & Tour of the Building/Classes & Lockers
Friday, August 17, 2018 Course Syllabus/Class Expectations
Lesson Plans for the Week of August 20, 2018 to August 24, 2018
Monday, August, 20, 2018 Who Am I? Worksheet, Autobiography Essay, Mr. Cain's Website, Homework Website and Parent Essay
Tuesday, August 21, 2018 Introduction to Google Classroom, Big History Scavenger Hunt, David Christian TED Talk: A History of the World Worksheet & Video
Wednesday, August 22, 2018 Investigation 0 and Student Survey Wave 1
Thursday, August 23, 2018 History as Mystery Part 1: The Case of the Headless Romans Worksheet and Video
Friday, August 24, 2018 CometCon (The Academic Mindset: What Do I Need To Do To Be Successful)
Lesson Plans for the Week of August 27, 2018 to August 31, 2018
Monday, August 27, 2018 MAP Testing
Tuesday, August 28, 2018 History as Mystery Part 1: The Case of the Headless Romans Worksheet and Video
Wednesday, August 29, 2018 History as Mystery Part 2: The Case of the Headless Romans Worksheet and Video and Motel of the Mysteries
Thursday, August 30, 2018 History as Mystery: The Case of Easter Island (Mystery of Easter Island Reading & Mystery of Easter Island Graphic Organizer)
Friday, August 31, 2018 History as Mystery: The Case of Easter Island Part 2 (The Truth About Easter Island, Mystery of Easter Island Graphic Organizer Day 2 Discovery News: What Happened to Easter Island, Walking with Giants, Moving the Moai)
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 3, 2018 to September 7, 2018
Monday, September 3, 2018 No School (Labor Day)
Tuesday, September 4, 2018 Introduction to Reading Like a Historian (Reading Like a Historian Note Sheet) (What is History, Sourcing, Close Reading, Contextualization, Corroboration)
Wednesday, September 5, 2018 Reading Like a Historian: Lunchroom Fight Part 2
Thursday, September 6, 2018 Reading Like a Historian: Lunchroom Fight Part 2 Continued
Friday, September 7, 2018 What is Big History? (What is Big History & A Big History of Everything Lesson 1.0)
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 10, 2018 to September 14, 2018
Monday, September 10, 2018 What is Big History? (What is Big History & A Big History of Everything Lesson 1.0)
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 Unit #1 Vocabulary List & Unit #1 Vocabulary Poster Project
Wednesday, September 12, 2018 Scale & Timelines Part I (Power of 10, Scale of the Universe, My Threshold Moments Timeline Project)
Thursday, September 13, 2018 Scale & Timelines Part I (Power of 10, Scale of the Universe, My Threshold Moments Timeline Project)
Friday, September 14, 2018 Spurlock Museum Field Trip
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 17, 2018 to September 21, 2018
Monday, September 17, 2018 Scale & Timelines Part II (Timeline of the Universe & Thresholds of Increasing Complexity Poster Project)
Tuesday, September 18, 2018 Scale & Timelines Part II (Timeline of the Universe & Thresholds of Increasing Complexity Poster Project)
Wednesday, September 19, 2018 No School (Fall Holiday)
Thursday, September 20, 2018 Investigation #1 Document Library & Graphic Organizer
Friday, September 21, 2018 Investigation #1 Outline
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 24, 2018 to September 28, 2018
Monday, September 24, 2018 Pond Field Trip
Tuesday, September 25, 2018 Investigation #1 Essay
Wednesday, September 26, 2018 Investigation #1 Essay
Thursday, September 27, 2018 Scale of the Universe
Friday, September 28, 2018 Cosmos Episode 1
Lesson Plans for the Week of October 1, 2018 to October 5, 2018
Monday, October 1, 2018 Scale Drawing Project
Tuesday, October 2, 2018 The Nacirema and the Audio Reading
Wednesday, October 3, 2018 Introduction to Origin Stories & Big History: A Modern Day Origin Story
Thursday, October 4, 2018 Origin Story Comic Strip Project
Origin Story Reading & Animation Graphic Organizer
Chinese Origin Story Reading & Chinese Origin Story Animation
Judeo-Christian Origin Story Reading & Judeo-Christian Origin Story Animation
Iroquois Origin Story Reading & Iroquois Origin Story Animation
Mayan Origin Story Reading & Mayan Origin Story Animation
Ancient Greek Origin Story Reading & Ancient Greek Origin Story Animation
Zulu Origin Story Reading & Zulu Origin Story Animation
Friday, October 5, 2018 Origin Story Comic Strip Project
Lesson Plans for the Week of August 16, 2017 to August 18, 2017
Wednesday, August 16, 2017 Welcome & Tour of the Building/Classes & Lockers
Thursday, August 17, 2017 How Ancient Civilizations Explained an Eclipse Comic Strip Project
Friday, August 18, 2017 Yardstick Eclipse Simulation Project
Lesson Plans for the Week of August 21, 2017 to August 25, 2017
Monday, August 21, 2017 Eclipse Stories for Around the World & The Great America Eclipse 2017 Viewing
Tuesday, August 22, 2017 Math Placement Testing (All Day)
Wednesday, August 23, 2017 Math Placement Testing (All Day)
Thursday, August 24, 2017 Course Syllabus/Class Expectations, Who Am I? Worksheet, Autobiography Essay, Mr. Cain's Website, and Parent Essay
Friday, August 25, 2017 CometCon (The Academic Mindset: What Do I Need To Do To Be Successful)
Lesson Plans for the Week of August 28, 2017 to September 1, 2017
Monday, August 28, 2017 Introduction to Google Classroom, Introduction to Big History, David Christian TED Talk: A History of the World Worksheet & Video
Tuesday, August 29, 2017 History as Mystery Part 1: The Case of the Headless Romans Worksheet and Video
Wednesday, August 30, 2017 History as Mystery Part 2: The Case of the Headless Romans Worksheet and Video
Thursday, August 31, 2017 Unit #1 Vocabulary Poster Project (Unit #1 Vocabulary List & Unit #1 Vocabulary Poster Project)
Friday, September 1, 2017 No School
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 4, 2017 to September 8, 2017
Monday, September 4, 2017 Labor Day (No School)
Tuesday, September 5, 2017 History as Mystery: The Case of Easter Island (Mystery of Easter Island Reading & Mystery of Easter Island Graphic Organizer)
Wednesday, September 6, 2017 History as Mystery: The Case of Easter Island Part 2 (Archaeological Analysis Rewrites the Cautionary Tale of Easter Island
Discovery News: What Happened to Easter Island, Walking with Giants, Moving the Moai)
Thursday, September 7, 2017 Investigation 0 Essay Writing Day (9-11 Questionnaire, Spurlock Permission Slip AM, Spurlock Permission Slip PM)
Friday, September 8, 2017 MAP Testing Day
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 11, 2017 to September 15, 2017
Monday, September 11, 2017 Remembering 9/11 (9/11 Questionnaire & 14 Cows for America)
Tuesday, September 12, 2017 What is Big History? (What is Big History & A Big History of Everything Lesson 1.0)
Wednesday, September 13, 2017 Scale & Timelines Part I (Power of 10, Scale of the Universe, My Threshold Moments Timeline Project)
Thursday, September 14, 2017 Cosmos Episode 1
Friday, September 15, 2017 Scale & Timelines Part II (Timeline of the Universe & Thresholds of Increasing Complexity Poster Project)
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 18, 2017 to September 22, 2017
Monday, September 18, 2017 Introduction to Origin Stories, The Nacirema & Big History: A Modern Day Origin Story
Tuesday, September 19, 2017 No Classes (Science Pond Field Trip)
Wednesday, September 20, 2017 Origin Story Comic Strip Project
Origin Story Reading & Animation Graphic Organizer
Chinese Origin Story Reading & Chinese Origin Story Animation
Judeo-Christian Origin Story Reading & Judeo-Christian Origin Story Animation
Iroquois Origin Story Reading & Iroquois Origin Story Animation
Mayan Origin Story Reading & Mayan Origin Story Animation
Ancient Greek Origin Story Reading & Ancient Greek Origin Story Animation
Zulu Origin Story Reading & Zulu Origin Story Animation
Thursday, September 21, 2017 No School (Fall Holiday)
Friday, September 22, 2017 No Classes (Spurlock Museum Field Trip)
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 25, 2017 to September 29, 2017
Monday, September 25, 2017 Analyzing Investigation Writing - Thesis/Major Claim Structure & Approaches to Knowledge Reading
Tuesday, September 26, 2017 Claim Testers Reading & Graphic Organizer
Wednesday, September 27, 2017 Claim Testers Trading Cards Mini-Project & Claim Testing Quiz
Thursday, September 28, 2017 Investigation #1 Evidence, Investigation #1 Graphic Organizer, & Investigation #1 Outline
Friday, September 29, 2017 Investigation #1 Essay
Lesson Plans for the Week of August 22, 2016 to August 25 , 2016
Monday, August 22, 2016 Course Syllabus and Class Expectations & Autobiography Essay
Tuesday, August 23, 2016 Introduction to Reading Like a Historian (Reading Like a Historian Note Sheet) (What is History, Sourcing, Close Reading, Contextualization, Corroboration)
Wednesday, August 24, 2016 Reading Like a Historian: Lunchroom Fight Part 2
Thursday, August 25, 2016 Reading Like a Historian: Lunchroom Fight Part 2 Continued
Friday, August 26, 2016 School Improvement Day (No School)
Lesson Plans for the Week of August 29, 2016 to September 2, 2016
Monday, August 29, 2016 Introduction to the Big History Project (TED Talk: A History of Everything Worksheet)
Tuesday, August 30, 2016 Big History Unit #1 Pre-Assessment & History as Mystery (History as Mystery Worksheet)
Wednesday, August 31, 2016 Spurlock Museum Visit: Origin Stories
Thursday, September 1, 2016 History as Mystery Part II
Friday, September 2, 2016 Unit #1 Vocabulary Poster Project (Unit #1 Vocabulary List & Unit #1 Vocabulary Poster Project)
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 5, 2016 to September 9, 2016
Monday, September 5, 2016 Labor Day (No School)
Tuesday, September 6, 2016 Introduction to Big History Project Website (Big History Website Scavenger Hunt)
Wednesday, September 7, 2016 Unit #1 Vocabulary Poster Project (Unit #1 Vocabulary List & Unit #1 Vocabulary Poster Project)
Thursday, September 8, 2016 Cosmos Episode 1
Friday, September 9, 2016 Remembering 9/11 (9/11 Questionnaire & 14 Cows for America)
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 12, 2016 to September 16, 2016
Monday, September 12, 2016 What is Big History? (What is Big History & H2-A Big History of Everything)
Tuesday, September 13, 2016 Scale & Timelines Part I (Power of 10, Scale of the Universe, History of Me Instructions & Personal Timelines)
Wednesday, September 14, 2016 Scale & Timelines Part II (Timeline of the Universe & Thresholds of Increasing Complexity Poster Project)
Thursday, September 15, 2016 Origin Stories Part I
Friday, September 16, 2016 Spurlock Museum Field Trip
Lesson Plans for the Week of September 19, 2016 to September 23, 2016
Monday, September 19, 2016 Origin Stories Part
Tuesday, September 20, 2016 Origin Stories Part II (Origin Story Comic Strip Mini-Project)
Wednesday, September 21, 2016 Claim Testers Reading & Graphic Organizer
Thursday, September 22, 2016 Claim Testers Trade Card Mini-Project & Claim Testing Quiz
Friday, September 23, 2016 Unit #2 Vocabulary Flipbooks