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Royal Observatory Greenwich
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Looking for a habitable exoplanet
Produce by the Royal Observatory Greenwich, this booklet introduces exoplanets, planetary transits and light curves. Included is an online video that provides context for a lesson by discussing if there are aliens and where they might be found. This is followed by questions and answers that test understanding of the physical concepts and equations introduced. This includes the use of Kepler’s third law to calculate the orbital distance of an exoplanet. The booklet could be given to students or used by teachers to support teaching. Whilst the resource is aimed at key stage 4 students, the video included could be used to engage and introduce ideas to students at key stage 3.
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