The Science and Technology of Space

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 07.07.03

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Overview
  2. Rationale
  3. Biological Considerations and Necessary Environmental Conditions
  4. Physics of Detecting Extraterrestrial Life
  5. Strategies
  6. Objectives
  7. Classroom Activities
  8. Cited Works
  9. Reading List
  10. Appendix-Content Standards

Are We Alone?

Eric J. Laurenson

Published September 2007

Tools for this Unit:

Reading List

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constructivism_%28learning_theory%29

(An explanation of constructivist learning theory)

Minkel, JR. Scientific American.com. Retrieved June 15, 2007.

www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=25A261F0- E7F2-99DF-313429A4883E6A86. April 24, 2007. "All Wet? Astronomers Claim Discovery of Earth-like Planet. Not too hot and not too cold means just right for water.

Galaxies and Cosmology. Ed. Mark H. Jones and Robert A Lambourne. 2004. UK. Cambridge University Press.

http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2007/611/1?eaf

"New Earth or Planetary Hothouse?" Phil Berardelli. ScienceNOW Daily News.11 June 2007

(An article about the implications of W. Von Bloh et. al. scientific article)

http://www.princeton.edu/~willman/planetary_systems/Gliese581.html

Gliese 581 Planetary System Data

(A table about Gliese 581 planets)

http://www.alienearths.org/

"Alien Earths: Beta" 2006 Space Science Institute

(A great interactive site that deals with the issues of finding intelligent life in the Universe)

http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/SIM/experiments.cfm

(Possible interferometery experiments)

Mallory, Michael (2005). Our Improbably Universe: A Physicists Considers How We Got Here.... New York: Thunder's Mouth Press.

Planet Quest: the search for another Earth. Retrieved July 7, 2007, from NASA Web site: http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/index.cfm

(Awesome site that includes links to numerous educational resources, current information about satellite missions, and even has a current planet count)

Citation Machine. Retrieved July 11, 2007.

http://citationmachine.net/index.php?callstyle=2&all=yes

(Provides specific information on how to cite references)

Retrieved July 9, 2007.

http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr162/lect/light/waves.html

(Provides information on light and waves)

Allel Telescope Array. Retrieved July 10, 2007 from Wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SETI#Allen_Telescope_Array

(Information about the ATA telescope)

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