The Kepler Space Telescope ran out of fuel in October 2018. Learn what the telescope communicated to scientists before its demise! A video lesson from the SciShow Space series highlights the important data the Kepler Space Telescope gave to science, including the discovery of over two-thirds of the known exoplanets.

Concepts

telescopes, space, stars, the solar system, exoplanets

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Use screenshots from the video to create a lesson presentation on exoplanet research
• Have learners view the video independently and write three facts and three questions to use during a class discussion

Classroom Considerations

• Expects a basic understanding of the behavior of stars

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Includes images and facts from the actual telescope footage
• Highlights key points using text within the video

Cons

• None