All the materials for the class, including the videos, are available online at www.bighistoryproject.com.
The courses focuses on eight key turning points in history, which it labels as thresholds. The thresholds are the Big Bang, Stars Light Up, New Chemical Elements, Earth and the Solar System, Life on Earth, Collective Learning, Agriculture, and the Modern Revolution.
The goal of Gates, Christian, and Bain is to develop and expand the class across the nation. They are working to align it to Common Core curriculum standards.