The Hunt for Exoplanets

Learn how science relies on creative and innovative thinking as we explore the science of discovering exoplanets in this interactive tutorial. Science is a problem solving endeavor as we try and figure out and learn new things. The answers are hard to find, but if we keep asking questions and building on what we know, then we can solve problems to things we once were thought were impossible!

 
Resource ID#: 173500 Type: Original Student Tutorial
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Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): 8
Intended Audience: Students
Keywords: astronomy, empirical evidence, model, modeling, electromagnetic spectrum, doppler effect, red shift, spectrum, gravity, nature of science, exoplanets, models, scientific models.
Instructional Component Type(s): Original Student Tutorial
Resource Collection: Original Student Tutorials Science - Grades K-8

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