What you’ll learn:
Key takeaways:
Is there another planet out there that could support life? Many astronomers searching for exoplanets (planets orbiting stars outside our solar system) might tell you the most important number is the number 2. We have the number 1, we have life on Earth. But will we ever find 2? Will we find life on another planet or exoplanet?
In our search for exoplanets, we also have to think about if those planets are habitable. Many exoplanets orbiting stars are orbiting too close, making them molten spheres. Others orbit too far, making them frigid gas giants. In this activity you will have a chance to make your own exoplanet, decide if it is habitable or not, potentially create alien life, and more!
Project Ingredients:Cardboard tube (TP tubes work great)Styrofoam ballsCraft decorations
LEARNING ABOUT EXOPLANETS
(Aka cool facts about exoplanets to look at while you are engaged in the STEM activity)
Breathable air.Just finding exoplanets is tricky on its own, but astronomers have taken that feat to a new level with the ability to find and measure atmospheres, allowing us to learn what gasses fill the “air” on those planets.
Finding Earth’s Twin.More than 22% of similarly sized stars to our Sun also have Earth-sized exoplanets orbiting around them, that’s billions of Earth’s orbiting similar Sun’s…
Exoplanets are plentiful.There have been more than 4,000 exoplanets found, with more and more being found all the time!
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