Activity 1: The Goldilocks Principle

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Activity 1: The Goldilocks PrincipleFor this activity you will need to recall the story of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears". In thestory, Goldilocks is faced with several choices during her time in the Bears' home.A. Consider the information given in the table below and answer the following questions.Bowl Name:Papa BearMama BearBaby BearBowl Temp:85o C20o C52o CBowl Diameter:20 cm13 cm4 cmElectric BlueRedYellowBowl Color:i. Whose bowl of porridge did Goldilocks choose?ii. What characteristic about the porridge did Goldilocks use to decide whichbowl was "just right"?B. Consider the information given in the table below and answer the following questions.Chair Name:Papa BearMama BearBaby BearChair Temp:22o C22o C22o CChair Height:40 cm33 cm20 cmChair Material:MetalWoodPlastici. Which chair did Goldilocks choose?

ii. What characteristic about the chairs did Goldilocks use to decide which onewas "just right"?C. Consider the information given in the table below and answer the following questions.Bed Name:Papa BearMama BearBaby BearBed Temp:22o C22o C22o CBed Height:15 cm15 cm15 cmBed Stiffness:HardSoftMediumi. Which bed did Goldilocks choose?ii. What characteristic about the beds did Goldilocks use to decide which onewas "just right"?D. If the diameter of Papa Bear's bowl had only been 10 cm, would your answers in question A change? If so, how? If not, why not?E. If Mama Bear's chair was made out of plastic rather than wood, would your answers inquestion B change? If so, how? If not, why not?F. If Papa Bear's bed was 12 cm tall, would your answers in question C change? If so,how? If not, why not?G. If the height of Mama Bear's chair was 38 cm, would your answers in question Bchange? If so, how? If not, why not?H. If Mama Bear had a medium stiffness mattress, would your answers in question Cchange? If so, how? If not, why not?

NameSTUDENT INSTRUCTION AND ANSWER SHEETActivity 2: Why is There Abundant Life on Earth?Examine the information provided in the table below and answer thefollowing questions. (Note: 0.8 MEarth means that the planet has a mass thatis 80% the mass of Earth.)Planet Name:VenusEarthMarsPlanet Mass(MEarth):0.8 M Earth1 M Earth0.1 M EarthPlanet Radius(R Earth):0.95 R Earth1 R Earth0.5 R EarthDistance fromSun (DEarth):0.7 D Earth1 D Earth1.5 D Earth456 oC10 oC-95 oCThickMediumThinAverage SurfaceTemperature:Atmosphere:A. Which of the characteristics listed in the table above allow life to flourishon Earth but not Venus and Mars? Explain your reasoning.B. Describe how the characteristics identified in question A would change ifthe following changes were made.i. The Earth was moved closer to the Sun.

ii. The Earth was moved farther from the Sun.iii. The Sun's temperature was much hotter and it was much larger.iv. The Sun's temperature was much cooler and it was much smaller.

NameSTUDENT INSTRUCTION AND ANSWER SHEETActivity 3: Defining the Habitable ZoneThe planets in our Solar System orbit the Sun at very different distances.Scientists have developed a system for describing distances in our SolarSystem based on the average distance between Earth and the Sun. TheAstronomical Unit (AU) is approximately 149,570,000 kilometers (theaverage Sun-Earth distance). The distances between objects in our SolarSystem are measured using the AU as the common unit of distance. Thetable below provides the planet's name and average orbital distance to theSun.A. Convert the distances from km to AU for each of the planets in our SolarSystem.Planet NameDistance to Sun in km Distance to Sun in AUMercury57,950,000 kmVenus108,110,000 kmEarth149,570,000 kmMars227,840,000 kmJupiter778,140,000 kmSaturn1,427,000,000 kmUranus2,870,300,000 kmNeptune4,499,900,000 kmPluto5,913,000,000 kmB. Construct a scale model of our Solar System. Mark a large dot torepresent the Sun atone end of your scale model. Then place dots at thecorrectly scaled distances away fromthe Sun to represent each of the nineplanets. Your teacher will have further instructions onhow to complete thisactivity.The presence of liquid water at the surface of a planet appears to be one ofthe centralcharacteristics that distinguishes whether or not a planet canharbor life. This requires thatthe planet be at a distance from the central starwhere the temperature is not too low tocause all water to freeze nor too highto cause all water to boil. The region around a starwhere the temperature is

"just right" is known as the zone of habitability. For a star like our Sun thezone of habitability has been identified as between .84 AU and 1.7 AU.C. Mark the zone of habitability on your Solar System scale model.D. Which of the planets in our Solar System may have the potential for liquidwater on the surface? Explain how you can tell.E. Is the Moon in the zone of habitability? Does the Moon have liquid wateron the surface? Why, or why not?F. Describe how the location of the zone of habitability would change if thecentralstar's temperature was to increase.

NameSTUDENT INSTRUCTION AND ANSWER SHEETActivity 4: The Sun is a Star?A. Obtain a set of Star Cards from your teacher. Examine each star cardand using the information provided, sort the stars by their distance fromEarth, from largest to smallest.B. Does the star's temperature appear to depend on the distance from theEarth?C. Compare the color of the star to its temperature. Compare the spectralclass of the star to its temperature. Do the color or spectral class of the starappear to be related to the star's temperature?D. Sort your star cards by temperature, from coolest to hottest.E. Consider the four characteristics (1) temperature, (2) color, (3) distance,and (4) class or spectral type. Which characteristics most strongly influencethe size and location of the habitable zone? Explain your reasoning foreach.F. If we are looking for Earth-like life elsewhere in the universe, which of thestars described on the Star Cards would you explore first? What spectralclasses did you choose? Explain the reasoning behind your choices.Scientists believe that life as we know it is most likely to exist around starsmostlike our Sun, in the F, G and K classes. Size, temperature and lightappear to beimportant factors in identifying these stars.G. How would the zone of habitability be different around an "F" star, or a "K" staras compared to the Sun? Explain your reasoning.

Activity 5: Size and Mass Are Important!Up to this point we have identified that the "just right" condition for life is the presence ofliquid wateron a planet's surface. This suggests we should first search for a planet thatrests in orbit around aSun-like star (classes F, G or K) within the star's zone of habitability.In addition to the distance fromthe star, the planet must also have a suitable atmosphere.This requires that the planet have a massbetween 0.5 and 10 Earth masses, with a radiusbetween 0.8 and 2.2 times that of Earth. Planets thatare too small will not have enoughgravity to hold an atmosphere, and larger planets will have anatmosphere too thick tosupport life as we know it. For example, photosynthesis cannot occur if theatmosphere isimpenetrable, or a runaway greenhouse effect could occur such as on Venus today. Ahabitable planet would also need to have the right type of atmospheric chemistry. Nitro-gen, carbondioxide and oxygen would likely need to be present in amounts similar to whatis found on Earth.Consider the information listed in the table below.Star (Temp/Class)Altair (7,900/A)Regulus (11,500/B)Procyon (6,600/F)Beta Cassiopeia(8,000/F)Alpha-Centauri(5,750/G)Epsilon Indus(4,400/K)Planet NameDistanceMassSize0.0572.4 ME10.7 RESchembechler0.751.5 ME1.1 REDesmond0.557.7 ME3.5 REBraylon1.258 ME2.1 MEHarbaugh0.46250 ME175 REDenard1.60.3 ME0.42 REBrady(AU)

Activity 6: Recently Discovered PlanetsIn this activity we will investigate real data corresponding to new planets thathave beendiscovered outside our Solar System. Refer to the data found(half way down the page) in thetable #1 titled "Confirmed Planets" at:http://www.obspm.fr/encycl/catalog.html .The (primary) star is classified by its spectral type. The planet mass isprovided in multiples ofthe mass of Jupiter which is 317 times more massivethan Earth. The distance from the starto the planet is shown in AU.For example the table shows that the star named HD 16141 is a G-type star.The orbitingplanet has a mass of 0.215 times the mass of Jupiter or about68.2 times the mass ofEarth. We also find that the planet is located 0.35 AUfrom the star.A. Examine the first 6 planets in the table. In the space below, state whetheror not thecompanion planet can support Earth-like life. To assist you inmaking this determination usethe Planet Classification Flowchart. Forplanets that fail the test, state the major factors thatkeep them from beingcandidates for Earth-like life.StarGI 785Spectral DistanceClass(AU)K-00.038111 MEWolf1061M-3Kepler408G-50.35.68 M EHD20782F-80.981.08 MEWasp109GlieseK-2M-4.036Mass3.30.134ME27.3 ME41 MESupport Earth-like life?

Activity 7: Crash Landing!A meteoroid has hit your spaceship! Luckily, you are passing through the Nonog System,which consists of a sun-like star surrounded by seven planets, some of which havemoons. Your ship has barely enough fuel and guidance ability to allow you to select anearby place to crash-land. Below are profiles of each of the planets and moons in theNonog system. The information is sketchy, but it's all your sensors had time to collectbefore going off-line due to the damage caused by the meteoroid. Good luck.Planet 1 (closest the star)Mass: 1.5 (Earth 1)Tectonics: Active volcanoes and seismicactivity detected.Atmosphere: CO2, N, and H20Average Temperature: 651 degrees CDescription: Thick clouds surround theplanet. No surface is visible through theclouds.Planet 2Mass: 0.5Tectonics: No activity detected.Atmosphere: Thin CO2 atmospheredetected.Average Temperature: 10 degrees CDescription: Polar ice caps, dry riverbeds,and many craters can be seen from orbit.Planet 3Mass: 1Tectonics: Active volcanoes and seismicactivity detected.Atmosphere: CO2, H20Temperature: 30 degrees CDescription: Liquid water oceans covermuch of the surface. Volcanic island chainsmake up most of the dry land.Planet 4Mass: 1.5Tectonics: Active volcanoes and seismicactivity detected.Atmosphere: N, O2, and ozone layerAverage Temperature: 2 degrees CDescription: Cold oceans, covered with icealong much of the globe. Some open wateraround equator.Planet 5Gas Giant with one large moon.Moon: Sulfur dioxide (SO2) atmosphere.Many volcanoes and hot springs onsurface. Temperatures in hot spots can beup to 600 degrees C. Other spots awayfrom volcanic heat can get as low intemperature as 145 degrees C.Planet 6Gas giant with four large, rocky satellites(moons). Moons have no appreciableatmosphere. Ice detectable on one.Planet 7 (furthest from star)Gas giant with two large moons.Moon 1: Thick methane atmosphere withhigh enough pressure to keep a potentialmethane ocean liquid underneath.Temperature: -200 degrees CMoon 2: Covered in water ice. Ice appearscracked and re-frozen in parts, indicating apotential liquid ocean underneath. Surfacetemperature -100 degrees C.

0.8 M Earth 1 M Earth 0.1 M Earth Planet Radius (R Earth): 0.95 R Earth 1 R Earth 0.5 R Earth Distance from Sun (DEarth): 0.7 D Earth 1 D Earth 1.5 D Earth Average Surface Temperature: 456 oC 10 oC -95 oC Atmosphere: T

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