The article to be used in conjunction with the lesson is from the magazine Astronomy . It called “Does Life Exist on This Exoplanet?” by Ray Villard.
This is the link for the article:
Here (The PDF of the article)
or
Here (In text only with an abstract. There is a link to the article here.)
A podcast of a “Think Aloud” for the beginning of the article is kindly hosted by SUNY Geneseo server space. It was very nice of them. It is here.
I would start my lesson with the students hearing the Think Aloud of the first paragraph of the article, be it in person or through the podcast.
My objectives for the lesson as are follows:
1. Students will understand what exoplanets are.
2. Students will be able to identify Epsilon Eridani and its’ significance to biology.
3. Students will develop critical thinking skills in order to answer questions related to the implications of the possibility of life on Epsilon Eridani
