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Take a journey through the universe to learn about three planets that are mysteries to scientists—because they shouldn't be able to exist! Class members watch a short video to learn about Kepler-78b, Kepler-10c, and HD 106906b, three planets that are hundreds of light years away from earth, and whose unconventional compositions make them enigmas to astronomers.
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Instructional Ideas
- Assign the video for homework in a flipped classroom activity, encouraging learners to take notes on what they learned for a discussion in class the next day
- Have small groups choose one of the exoplanets to study and report on to the rest of the class
- Use in an earth science or astronomy class
Classroom Considerations
- Video moves quickly, which may make it engaging for some learners but difficult to follow for others; consider showing the video more than once
Pros
- An interesting addition to a space science unit about planetary composition
- Provides helpful graphics and captions
- Video comes with an assessment to check for understanding, as well as additional links about planets in the universe
Cons
- None