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{{ResourcePageGroupMenu|TES Teaching Resource of the Year - 2011}} | {{ResourcePageGroupMenu|TES Teaching Resource of the Year - 2011}} | ||
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|type= Lesson idea | |||
|attribution={{Andrew Jackson}} | |attribution={{Andrew Jackson}} | ||
|title=Alien Life | |title=Alien Life | ||
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|subject=Science | |subject=Science | ||
|resourcenumber=SC0024 | |resourcenumber=SC0024 | ||
|age= Secondary | |age= KS4, Secondary | ||
|content=This presentation looks at claims of alien encounters and at arguments on whether humanity is alone. It concludes with a probabilistic argument based on the Fermi paradox. This is lesson 6 of a series of 6 entitled | |content=This presentation looks at claims of alien encounters and at arguments on whether humanity is alone. It concludes with a probabilistic argument based on the Fermi paradox. This is lesson 6 of a series of 6 entitled [[Astronomy Master Class]]. | ||
|strategy= | |strategy= | ||
|Learning Objectives= | |Learning Objectives= | ||
* | * Understanding that it is extremely unlikely that there is sentient life elsewhere in our solar system. | ||
* | * Appreciating that the majority of "encounters" are almost certainly not real and some of the psychological and physiological explanations for this. | ||
* | * Appreciating that microbial life may be much more common than sentient life, but is also much harder to find. | ||
* | * Understanding the SETI organisation and what it has found so far. | ||
|additional resources= | |additional resources= | ||
|useful information= | |useful information= | ||
|related resources=[[Astronomy | |related resources= | ||
* [[88 Miles per hour]] | |||
* [[Astronomy Master Class]] | |||
* [[Celestial Wanderers]] | |||
* [[From Earth to Moon]] | |||
* [[It's full of stars]] | |||
* [[Recreating the Big Bang]] | |||
|other= | |other= | ||
|format=A 26 minute narrated | |format=A 26 minute narrated screen cast which is part of the full, six hour 'Astronomy Master Class'. Also supplied as a Prezi and a Acrobat file should you wish to do the presentation yourself. | ||
|resources=The [[Alien Life/Teacher Notes|Teacher's Notes are available here]] | |resources= | ||
* The [[Alien Life/Teacher Notes|Teacher's Notes are available here]] | |||
* Narrated video - 26 mins http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9Q6NdqwXz8&feature=relmfu <br /> | * Narrated video - 26 mins http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9Q6NdqwXz8&feature=relmfu <br /> | ||
* Astronomy Masterclass - Prezi Slide presentation | * Astronomy Masterclass - Prezi Slide presentation: http://prezi.com/2hk390sfkqjh/the-astronomy-masterclass/ <br /> | ||
* Acrobat PDF document - for session 6, use pages 201-234 of Astronomy masterclass.pdf | * Acrobat PDF document - for session 6, use pages 201-234 of Astronomy masterclass.pdf: https://www.box.com/shared/aqnk3lvr09 (241Mb) | ||
* TES Resources link - http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/The-Astronomy-Masterclass-6070303/ This also includes links to other YouTube videos. | * TES Resources link - http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/The-Astronomy-Masterclass-6070303/ This also includes links to other YouTube videos. | ||
|final=yes | |final=yes | ||
}} | }} | ||
[[Category:Secondary]] [[Category:Science]] | [[Category:Secondary]] [[Category:Science]] | ||
