Estimating The Number Of Civilizations In The Milky Way Galaxy

Students examine the contributions of African American soldiers during the Civil War. In pairs, they complete Civil War timeline worksheets. They use character cards to assume the identities of African Americans and determine whether or...

In this Drake Equation learning exercise, students read about how scientists can estimate the number of intelligent civilizations that may exist in our galaxy. Students answer 7 questions about the Drake Equation and they use the...

In this galaxy activity, students use the Internet or other resources to answer 13 questions about the galaxy NGC-1232. They are given a photograph of the galaxy to help determine the width and diameter of certain regions of...

High schoolers use the Drake Equation to calculate the probability of sustaining life on various planets. Through the use of the equation, they determine whether intelligent and advanced civilizations can be developed on planets other...

Sal outlines a framework for detecting possible civilizations in our universe. He considers the number of stars and uses the requirements for civilizations to derive the number of potentially suitable planets. The Drake equation can help...

Mr. Khan works through the equations that he derived in previous videos. In this fourth video of in a series of five, he uses an equation that he created himself.

Could there really be over 200 billion galaxies? It turns out the number may be closer to two trillion galaxies! A video presentation discusses the existence of galaxies in the universe. The narrator explains how scientists make...

This lecture continues the calculations involved in deducing the number of possible detectable civilizations. The main subject is a comparison of the traditional Drake equation and the calculations made in the previous videos in this...

I love lessons like this because they let kids see the power of art, poetry, and activism in times of social injustice and unrest. They'll analyze the art used by Emory Douglas in the production of the Black Panther newspaper and...

Science is magic that works. Magical color-changing beads and a coffee can that follows voice commands are just two examples of magic tricks that rely on science. After completing a hands-on activity and an experiment investigating the...