Title: New Earth-Like Planet Could Support Oceans And Life

Date: Oct 23, 203 Grade: 0th Subject: Science!Astrono"#

URL: http$!!www%news#%co"!&ideos!new-earth-like-planet-could-support-oceans-and-life!
Teacher Information$ 'he News# &ideo
e(plains the disco&er# of a planet that is
si"ilar to Earth% )t *i&es an e(a"ple a+out
the necessar# re,uire"ents to *enerate a
ha+ita+le planet, and how the new earth
co"pares, like ours% 'his topic will help
+e*in dialo*ue pertainin* to solar s#ste"s
and outer space%
Phase Task(s) Time
Preparation Ask the students to take out a separate sheet a paper and pen%
-a&e the" write -. down the left side of the "ar*in% /rite 0New
Earth1 on the s"art!chalk!dr#-erase +oard% -and out worksheets
to the class%
2 "in
/atch /atch the &ideo clip as a class$
New Earth-Like Planet Could Support Oceans And Life
http$!!www%news#%co"!&ideos!new-earth-like-planet-could-
support-oceans-and-life!
"in
3e-watch
and answer
4i&e the class ti"e to fill out the worksheet% 'hen ) would ha&e
the" re-watch it once "ore%
20 "in
4roup /ork Separate the class in half% One *roup would +e tasked to pro&ide
reasons for the disco&er# of a New Earth +ein* possi+le and the
other to retort wh# it is i"possi+le%
30 "in
5iscussion 'he class will share +oth points of &iews and en*a*e in a
colla+orati&e dialo*ue%
. "in
Title: New Earth- Like Planet Could Support Oceans And Life
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!tended Learnin" #cti$ities % &'tional
Parent In$ol$ement )nstruct the student share the topic and
worksheet with their parent% 'his will enli*hten
the parent of the student6s acti&it#% 'his will
help the student *ain a new perspecti&e
hearin* their parent6s point of &iew%
7aried
Research 'he class will stud# our solar s#ste" to *ain a
*reater perspecti&e of how uni,ue earth is%
7aried
Research 'he students will research what conditions are
needed in a solar s#ste" to *enerate a
ha+ita+le planet%
7aried
Re'ort 5e&elop a su""ar# co"prised of the student6s
class discussion, worksheet, and i"portant
facts fro" the &ideo% Share with class to reflect
on e(perience%
7aried
Lookin" for related resources( )heck out*
)++
)n the "idst of chaos here on Earth, scientists are findin* hope for life on other planets%
Scientists announced 'hursda# the disco&er# of three planets that are so"e of the +est
candidates so far for ha+ita+le worlds outside our own solar s#ste" -- and the#8re &er# far awa#%
NASA8s 9epler satellite, which is keepin* an e#e on "ore than .0,000 stars in hopes of
identif#in* Earth-like planets, found the trio%
http$!!www%cnn%co"!203!0:!;!us!planet-disco&er#!
)arne"ie Science
A tea" of scientists, includin* Carne*ie6s Alan <oss, has disco&ered two Earth-like planets in
the ha+ita+le or+it of a Sun-like star% 'heir work is pu+lished in Science Express.
http$!!carne*iescience%edu!news!new=earthlike=planets=found
+#S#
A solar s#ste" refers to a star and all the o+>ects that tra&el in or+it around it% Our solar s#ste"
consists of the sun-our star- ei*ht planets and their natural satellites ?such as our "oon@A dwarf
planetsA asteroids and co"ets% Our solar s#ste" is located in an outward spiral of the Bilk# /a#
*ala(#%
http$!!solars#ste"%nasa%*o&!planets!inde(%cf"
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A ha+ita+le Cone, so"eti"es called a 4oldilocks Cone, is the re*ion around a star where
or+itin* planets si"ilar to the Earth can support li,uid water% )t is neither too hot, nor too cold%
http$!!www%++c%co%uk!science!space!uni&erse!si*hts!ha+ita+le=Cones
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