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|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]]. | ||
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* | * Understanding that it is extremely unlikely that there is sentient life elsewhere in our solar system.<br /> | ||
* | * Appreciating that the majority of "encounters" are almost certainly not real and some of the psychological and physiological explanations for this.<br /> | ||
* | * Appreciating that microbial life may be much more common than sentient life, but is also much harder to find.<br /> | ||
* | * Understanding the SETI organisation and what it has found so far. | ||
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Revision as of 12:03, 4 October 2012
Lesson idea. 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.
Teaching approach. This last of six presentations to recruit students for A level physics, is more light-hearted and simpler than the two previous resources. It considers the arguments around whether or not humanity is alone and includes an initial look at the bizarre nature of many of the claims of alien encounters - including a fictional one for good measure - before moving onto the more serious side of alien hunting. It concludes with a probabilistic argument based on the Fermi paradox. (edit)
| Resource details | |
| Title | Alien Life |
| Topic | [[Topics/Astronomy|Astronomy]] |
| Teaching approach | [[Teaching Approaches/|]] |
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| Format / structure | A 26 minute narrated screencast which is part of the full, six hour 'Astronomy Masterclass'. Also supplied as a Prezi and a Acrobat file should you wish to do the presentation yourself. |
| Subject | [[Resources/Science|Science]] |
| Age of students / grade | [[Resources/Secondary|Secondary]], [[Resources/KS4|KS4]]
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| Files and resources to view and download | The Teacher's Notes are available here. The resources are available in a choice of formats
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