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| NOVA's
Origins Web Site Now Offers
Teachers' Guide |
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| The Origins site is the online
companion to the NOVA miniseries airing September 28 & 29, from 8 to
10 PM ET on PBS. "Origins" investigates and offers new ideas about the
origins of the universe, the Earth, and life itself. |
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How did life begin?
Where did the Earth
come from?
Are we alone?
NOVA presents some
startling new answers on Origins, a groundbreaking four-part NOVA miniseries
airing September 28 & 29, from 8 to 10 PM ET on PBS (check local listings).
Hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist and director of the Hayden
Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History, the miniseries investigates
new clues from the frontiers of science. Throughout the four episodes,
Tyson guides viewers on a cosmic journey from the beginning of time and
to the far reaches of the universe — in search of the recipes for life.
Just added to the
Origins web site is a Teachers'
Guide with four lessons targeted to middle and high school students
covering micrometeorites, the characteristics of life, the search for life
on other planets, and facts about Earth's elements. Each lesson has
a program summary, ideas for before and after viewing the series, an activity
setup, science standard connections, student handouts, activity answers,
and a resources list.
Additional site features
include:
-Interactives &
Slide Shows
History of the
Universe
This interactive
timeline reveals the evolution of the universe from the Big Bang to the
time 10100 years from now when burned-out stars and black holes will have
evaporated.
Origins on Earth
In this mapping
game, try to pinpoint where origins researchers are finding clues to how
the universe, Earth, and life itself began.
A Brief History
of Life
The first tetrapods,
or four-legged creatures, lived during the Devonian Period. How about the
first simple plants? Insects? Dinosaurs? Get the answers in our illustrated
geologic table.
Alien Gallery
Sci-Fi films and
television shows imaginatively depicting alien life forms offer some perspective
on what other intelligent life might look like. In this photo gallery,
view ten classic celluloid extraterrestrials.
Reading Spectra
How do astronomers
learn what distant stars, nebulae, and other heavenly bodies are made of?
They turn to spectroscopy, which you’ll use here to examine astronomical
objects millions of light-years away.
Create Your Own
Hubble Image
Join astronomer
Jeff Hester as he walks you through the many steps he took to translate
raw data from the Hubble Space Telescope into the famous image of the Eagle
Nebula.
The Drake Equation
Try your hand at
calculating how many intelligent, communicating civilizations exist in
our galaxy by using the famous equation developed in the 1960s by radio
astronomer Frank Drake.
- Inquiries &
Interviews
Life’s Little
Essential
Everybody knows
that liquid water is necessary for life, at least as we know it. But why,
exactly? This Inquiry explores the question.
Are Aliens in
the Milky Way?
Do aliens capable
of communicating with humans exist in our galaxy? Explore a series of arguments,
pro and con, through our interactive poll, then vote online.
A Talk with Tyson
In this Web-only
interview, Neil Tyson discusses why the subject of origins is so hot, why
he became an astrophysicist, what it was like to host the show, and more.
On Origins
Read engaging interviews
with Harvard’s Andy Knoll on the origins of life on Earth, NASA’s Chris
McKay on martian life, and UC Santa Cruz’s Sandy Faber on the importance
of galaxies in the formation of life. Finally, follow a lively tête
à tête between Neil Tyson and the University of Washington’s
Peter Ward regarding the chances for intelligent life elsewhere.
For further information
contact Diane Buxton, NOVA, WGBH Boston at
617-300-4274 or
diane_buxton(--at--)wgbh.org
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