Cosmic Connections
OER PROJECT: BIG HISTORY/ LESSON 2.4CLOSERCOSMIC CONNECTIONSUnless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “Cosmic Connections,” OER Project, www.oerproject.com/PurposeAnalyzing a quote and reflecting on how itrelates to your place in thehistory of the Universe will help you improve your sourcing skills as you considerwhat this history means to you, personally.Process1.Read this quote from Carl Sagan, a professor of astronomy and astrophysics.“Scattered among the stars of the Milky Way are supernova remnants, each one the remains of a stellar explosion ... gas is unraveling, returning star stuff back into space. ... The cosmos is also within us. We’remade of star stuff.We are a way for the cosmos to know itself.”Citation: Carl Sagan,Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, Episode 1, “The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean,” written by Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan, and Steven Soter, directed by Geoffrey Haines-Stiles, Adrian Malone, and Rob McCain, aired September 28, 1980, on PBS.2.Use information in the source to complete the table below.QuestionResponseWho is the author of this quote?Where is this quote from?When was this quote published?Why do you think the author wrote this quote? What was his purpose in writing it?
OER PROJECT: BIG HISTORY / LESSON 2.4CLOSERCOSMIC CONNECTIONS2QuestionResponseWho was the intended audience?3.Write a four-or five-sentence response that answers this question: How does knowing that we’re made of “starstuff” make you think about yourself and your connections to the Universe? How do you fit into the Big History story?