The Origins build-a-MEL: Introducing a Scaffold to Explore the Origins of the Universe

The origin of the Universe is something that people have pondered for thousands of years. As evidence has mounted, the Big Bang theory has become the consensus scientific model. Much of this same evidence refutes opposing theories such as the earlier Steady State model. The NGSS for high school includes the nature of and evidence for the Big Bang, providing a rich opportunity to explore—with the help of a scaffold—the connections between evidence and competing models about the origins of the Universe.

Bailey, J. M., Klavon, T. G., & Dobaria, A. (2020). The Origins build-a-MEL: Introducing a scaffold to explore the origins of the Universe. The Earth Scientist, 36(3), 7-12.