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Big History is a new field on a grand scale: it tells the story of the universe over time through a diverse range of disciplines that spans cosmology, physics, chemistry, astronomy, geology, evolutionary biology, anthropology, and archaeology, thereby reconciling traditional human history with environmental geography and natural history. Weaving the myriad threads of evidence-based human knowledge into a master narrative that stretches from the beginning of the universe to the present, the Big History framework helps students make sense of their studies in all disciplines by illuminating the structures that underlie the universe and the connections among them. __Teaching Big History__ is a powerful analytic and pedagogical resource, and serves as a comprehensive guide for teaching Big History, as well for sharing ideas about the subject and planning a curriculum around it. Readers are also given helpful advice about the administrative and organizational challenges of instituting a general education program constructed around Big History. The book includes teaching materials, examples, and detailed sample exercises. This book is also an engaging first-hand account of how a group of

Who reads Teaching Big History?

Author

Behmand, Mojgan; Burke, Thomas; Simon, Richard B

Publisher

University of California Press

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9780520283541

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Science, Computer Science

Rating

4.7 / 5 (4 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14