Where Did Everything Come From?
Objectives
- D06.S1.K.01 Ask "why" and "how" questions about things in the world and offer their own ideas.
- D06.S4.K.01 Listen to an origin story about the universe and retell it in their own words, knowing it is one story among many.
Essential questions
- Where did everything come from?
- How do we wonder and ask questions about very big things?
Big ideas
- Some questions are very big, and wondering about them together is good.
- There are many stories about beginnings; the scientific story is one of them, and it is told because of evidence.
Lessons
- 1 Asking Big Questions 45 minutes
- 2 A Story About the Beginning 45 minutes
- 3 Many Stories of Beginnings 45 minutes
- 4 Retelling in My Own Words 45 minutes
- 5 Our Wonder Box 45 minutes
Assessment plan
Formative observation of questioning and retelling; a "wonder box" drawing as a portfolio artifact.
Unit 3 — Where Did Everything Come From?
Overview
This unit lets Kindergarten learners meet the oldest and biggest human question —
where did everything come from? — as wonder, not as a test. The Big Bang is told as
a story grounded in evidence, and held alongside other peoples’ origin stories,
without requiring belief. This unit is the exemplar for the “inquiry over creed”
voice (see docs/philosophy.md §11).
Essential questions
- Where did everything come from?
- How do we wonder and ask questions about very big things?
Lessons
| Lesson | Title | Standards |
|---|---|---|
| L.00.003.01 | Asking Big Questions | D06.S1.K.01 |
| L.00.003.02 | A Story About the Beginning | D06.S4.K.01 |
| L.00.003.03 | Many Stories of Beginnings | D06.S4.K.01 |
| L.00.003.04 | Retelling in My Own Words | D06.S4.K.01 |
| L.00.003.05 | Our Wonder Box | D06.S1.K.01 |