The oldest known planet is more than 12 billion years old! A video lesson explains how unique the planet is and why it intrigues scientists. The instructor describes the recent discovery of the planet and the actual data collected that adds to the mystery.

Concepts

planets, gravitational force, exoplanets

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Incorporate into a lesson about unique exoplanets
• Have students view the video independently and record questions or interesting points they have to bring to a class discussion

Classroom Considerations

• Requires a strong understanding of gravitational forces in space

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Provides an option for closed captioning to support English learners
  
• Includes links to sources to use for further research

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.9-10.7 RST.11-12.7