{"id":1441,"date":"2016-08-26T16:49:52","date_gmt":"2016-08-26T16:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lewisdartnell.com\/en-gb\/?p=1441"},"modified":"2016-08-27T08:13:03","modified_gmt":"2016-08-27T08:13:03","slug":"exoplanets-classroom-worksheet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lewisdartnell.com\/en-gb\/2016\/08\/exoplanets-classroom-worksheet\/","title":{"rendered":"Exoplanets classroom worksheet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1442 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lewisdartnell.com\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/eso1629a-300x195.jpg\" alt=\"This artist\u2019s impression shows a view of the surface of the planet Proxima b orbiting the red dwarf star Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the Solar System. The double star Alpha Centauri AB also appears in the image to the upper-right of Proxima itself. Proxima b is a little more massive than the Earth and orbits in the habitable zone around Proxima Centauri, where the temperature is suitable for liquid water to exist on its surface.\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lewisdartnell.com\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/eso1629a-300x195.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lewisdartnell.com\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/eso1629a-1024x665.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This week saw the announcement of the\u00a0discovery of Proxima b, an Earth-sized planet orbiting in the habitable zone of the closest star to the solar system. This is a really exciting discovery, and I thought it as good a reason as any to republish this school classroom worksheet I created on how we hunt for exoplanets.<\/p>\n<p>This worksheet is suitable for A-level students (12th Grade in North America)\u00a0or a good GCSE class (10th Grade in North America), and gets the students thinking about the methods used to indirectly detect exoplanets, and what information can be gleaned about the world\u00a0from the telescope data.<\/p>\n<p>These worksheets are intended to be used in conjunction with a teacher-lead discussion on the topics &#8212; a Problem-Based Learning exercise. Teachers Notes are also provided below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lewisdartnell.com\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Physics_worksheet\u2013detecting_and_characterising_exoplanets-Dartnell.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Detecting and Characterising Exoplanets &#8211; Worksheet<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lewisdartnell.com\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Teachers_notes-detecting_and_characterising_exoplanets-Dartnell.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Detecting and Characterising Exoplanets &#8211; Teachers&#8217; Notes<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top: 5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"StumbleUpon\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"Lewis_Dartnell\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Exoplanets%20classroom%20worksheet\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week saw the announcement of the\u00a0discovery of Proxima b, an Earth-sized planet orbiting in the habitable zone of the closest star to the solar system. 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