Many people believe in aliens, but what does the science say about life on another planet? Part of a larger series, an interesting video discusses the concept with people on the street and scientists, finding vastly different answers. It presents the known statistics and likelihood of aliens existing as well as aliens visiting Earth.

Concepts

aliens, exoplanets, planets, the universe

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Create an activity to help scholars understand the relative size of the universe compared to our galaxy
• Before the video, vote on the title question then re-vote after the video to see if anyone changes their mind

Classroom Considerations

• Display the video without sharing the comment section if at all possible

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Includes links to many other video resources
• Provides closed captioning in seven languages for visual learners
• Works well in a traditional or a flipped classroom

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.9-10.4 RST.11-12.4