Instructional Video4:40
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Crash Course Kids

Planetary Plants

3rd - 8th
Since plants are the main source for all life on Earth, that would mean there would have to be plants on other planets to support life. This is the focus of a video that explores how plants could exist on planets other than Earth.
Instructional Video4:28
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Crash Course Kids

Life on Other Planets

3rd - 8th
Is there life beyond Earth? Take a look through a virtual telescope in a video that provides possible scenarios in which life could exist on other planets.
Instructional Video6:21
TED-Ed

The Search for Other Earth-like Planets

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Olivier Guyon, professor of optical science and astronomy, explains how scientists are searching for other planets that can support life. Viewers learn the odds of finding a habitable planet, how long it would take, and some techniques...
Instructional Video
Science for Kids

Science Kids: Space Videos: Nasa Kepler Mission

9th - 10th
Describes the work of the NASA Kepler Mission to search for potentially habitable planets in outer space. (Length: 7 min. 27 sec.)
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Are We Alone?

9th - 10th
This video segment adapted from NOVA features a variety of scientific perspectives on the age old question, "Are we alone in the universe?" Animations make vivid the improbability that we could intercept a radio wave signaling extra...
Instructional Video
Science for Kids

Science Kids: Space Videos: The Search for Life

9th - 10th
Astronomer Carl Sagan discusses the probability of life in outer space, and humankind's quest to find it. (Video Length: 3 min. 52 sec.)
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Astrobiology and the Origins of Life

9th - 10th
Join a conversation on astrobiology, the origins of life- and the possibility we're not alone in the universe.
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Hello, Is There Anybody Out There?

9th - 10th
An interview with Jill Tarter, who works for the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute looking for evidence of life in outer space. Aired May 10, 2014 [24:20 min]
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Life in the Universe: Detectable Civilizations in Our Galaxy 4

9th - 10th
Explains how one could use mathematics to estimate the number of detectable civilizations in our galaxy. [6:16]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence: Are We Alone?

9th - 10th
In this video segment adapted from NOVA, learn about the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI).
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Seti Throws a Party

9th - 10th
SETIcon celebrates all things extraterrestrial this weekend.
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Uk Team Plans Et Search

9th - 10th
A newly formed group in the UK will join the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.