Big Bang Theory
Produced by Twig, this animated video is an engaging and accessible introduction to the Big Bang and subsequent formation of the Universe.
It describes how, 13.7 billion years ago, the Big Bang produced an expanding Universe. Early on in its expansion, elements of hydrogen and helium were formed as the early Universe started to cool. These elements formed the building blocks of all other elements. As cooling continued, material condensed into nebulae, stars, galaxies and all the other cosmic bodies.
Suitable for secondary school students, the video is also a useful introduction for post-16 students.
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Comments
This is a good video, however it needs to be discussed, in particular the final comment on the fate of the universe. I questioned with the group I used it with the idea of expanding forever, encouraging them to start thinking of mass and the amount and effect of it in the Universe, leading on to discussion of Dark Matter etc.