Embark on an Antarctic research expedition with your students! Write a journal entry from the perspective of a research scientist about their experience in Antarctica.
In The Global Race to Discover New Worlds, learn how the Kepler telescope, launched in 2009, revolutionized the search for exoplanets by detecting a “wink” of light when a planet passes in front of its star. Despite the challenges of detecting distant planets, scientists work together, competing to be the first to discover intelligent life on another planet.
Take your students on a research journey to Antarctica! Explore what is known about the animal, identify gaps in scientific knowledge, and suggest future research areas.
In How Earth's Extreme Environments Are Helping Scientists Search for Habitable Worlds, astrobiologist Louisa Preston explores how life in extreme environments on Earth can provide clues for finding life on Mars. Scientists believe that if life can survive in Earth’s harshest conditions, similar life could exist on Mars. This exploration not only advances our search for life on Mars but also helps us better understand the origins of life on Earth and may lead to future innovations in space exploration.
In Discoveries at the South Pole, narrator Sir David Attenborough describes how scientists on Antarctica work to learn about the atmosphere, how volcanoes influence the air we breathe, about cosmic rays that are just reaching Earth, and what the interior of Antarctica is made of. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Frozen Planet, a series that shows a fragile world of beauty and hostility, where nature finds a way to survive and thrive in frigid conditions.
In The Journey to Mars, scientists explore the challenges astronauts face on a long journey to Mars, including radiation exposure, weightlessness, isolation, and confinement. A journey to Mars could take one to three years, and scientists are working on solutions to these obstacles to make human space travel to Mars possible. This video is excerpted from BBC’s The Big Thinkers, Should We Go to Mars?, where Dr. Kevin Fong explores the complex scientific and technological hurdles of space exploration.
Embark on an Antarctic research expedition with your students! Write a journal entry from the perspective of a research scientist about their experience in Antarctica.
In The Global Race to Discover New Worlds, learn how the Kepler telescope, launched in 2009, revolutionized the search for exoplanets by detecting a “wink” of light when a planet passes in front of its star. Despite the challenges of detecting distant planets, scientists work together, competing to be the first to discover intelligent life on another planet.
Take your students on a research journey to Antarctica! Explore what is known about the animal, identify gaps in scientific knowledge, and suggest future research areas.
In How Earth's Extreme Environments Are Helping Scientists Search for Habitable Worlds, astrobiologist Louisa Preston explores how life in extreme environments on Earth can provide clues for finding life on Mars. Scientists believe that if life can survive in Earth’s harshest conditions, similar life could exist on Mars. This exploration not only advances our search for life on Mars but also helps us better understand the origins of life on Earth and may lead to future innovations in space exploration.
In Discoveries at the South Pole, narrator Sir David Attenborough describes how scientists on Antarctica work to learn about the atmosphere, how volcanoes influence the air we breathe, about cosmic rays that are just reaching Earth, and what the interior of Antarctica is made of. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Frozen Planet, a series that shows a fragile world of beauty and hostility, where nature finds a way to survive and thrive in frigid conditions.
In The Journey to Mars, scientists explore the challenges astronauts face on a long journey to Mars, including radiation exposure, weightlessness, isolation, and confinement. A journey to Mars could take one to three years, and scientists are working on solutions to these obstacles to make human space travel to Mars possible. This video is excerpted from BBC’s The Big Thinkers, Should We Go to Mars?, where Dr. Kevin Fong explores the complex scientific and technological hurdles of space exploration.