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Scale: Big History Timeline

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BIG HISTORY PROJECT / LESSON 1.2 CLOSER SCALE: BIG HISTORY TIMELINEUnless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “Scale: Big History Timeline”, OER Project, www.oerproject.com/PurposeShow off your knowledge of scale switching by explaining how it helps you understand Big History. Process1. Examine the Big History Timeline and answer the following questions:a. What is the time scale of this timeline?b. How does this timeline switch scales?c. How does looking at things from different scales of time and space help usunderstand the past?