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Is Anybody Out There?

What are the odds that life exists elsewhere in the universe, and what are we doing to find out? Topics in this video range from the meaning of the Drake Equation and assumptions being used to narrow the vast field of stars in which scientists are searching, to the Doppler and transit methods of discovering extrasolar planets, to three initiatives that will help pinpoint probable life-supporting worlds: the Kepler mission, the spectroscopic Life Finder mission, and the Terrestrial Planet Finder observatories. A viewable/printable instructor’s guide is available online. Correlates to National Science Education Standards, National Educational Technology Standards, and standards of the Association for the Advancement of Science. A Cambridge Educational Production. (27 minutes)

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Item#: FMK34748
Copyright date: ©2006
VHS ISBN 978-1-4213-4163-7
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN 978-1-4213-4763-9

Part of the Series : Cambridge Core Science Series: Space Science | The Physical Science Collection | The Complete New Releases Curriculum Library 2006 | Librarian Special-Science


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