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The Rare Earth - How Rare Is Earth-Like Life? Lesson PlanThe Rare Earth - How Rare Is Earth-Like Life? Lesson Plan
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Students systematically investigate the time frame for complex life to develop on Earth. They approximate how many other planets there may be harboring Earth-like complex life in our galaxy.

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9th - 12th
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Math
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