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Description of the file: Meteosat, is the name of a family of geostationary meteorological satellites developed for the European Space Agency (ESA) and operated by EUMETSAT, allowing the continuous and accurate observation of a specific region of the Earth that is currently being studied.My students built and simulated the importance of these satellites, their observations are necessary.https://youtu.be/Vh3ITpjPBcsMeteosat ServicesThese services are vital to ensure the safety of lives, property and infrastructure, particularly in situations of severe weather.Each Meteosat satellite is expected to remain in orbit, in an operable condition for at least seven years. The current policy is to keep two operable satellites in orbit and to launch a new satellite close to the date when the fuel in the elder of the two starts to run out. After the end of the MSG lifetime there will be a follow-on series — Meteosat Third Generation.Today technology makes in our hands through the use of applications on mobile phones we can accompany and provide information in real time for students.Climate from Space, ESA's Tablet App, lets you take a closer look at visualisations of climate data being produced through the European Space Agency's Climate Change Initiative (CCI) programme. In the data viewer, see the changes through time of sea surface temperature, the ice sheets, sea level, sea ice, carbon dioxide, soil moisture and many more. Play, pause, and go step by step through the years of data; zoom in and use the buttons along the bottom to compare the data sets and switch between a globe and a map view. Informative text describes why measuring these parts of the Earth system is important for climate science, and how this can be seen in the visualisations of satellite data.Download Climate from Space on iPad.Download Climate from Space on Android.

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To inform your students about the wide range of careers related to satellite missions and services, check out the following suggested material with examples of career profiles.The satellites orbiting Earth are controlled from the ground-based mission control facilities. One of jobs related to analyses of images and data gathered from the Earth´s surface and atmosphere by satellites is an Earth observation scientist. Find all the details about an Earth observations scientist’s role and daily tasks in the career profile dedicated to this profession. When a brand new and shiny weather monitoring satellite is launched, it is filled with the top-notch equipment and newest gadgets. In order to help weather researchers and forecasters to understand all of the things that new weather satellites can do, satellite liaison comes in. Find out more about this career in this article. Our planet is wrapped in a metal shield made up of thousands of orbiting satellites. Each satellite has its own important job, from beaming phone calls across to the world to predicting the weather. But one is particularly special – the International Space Station (ISS) is the largest human-made satellite and it’s the only satellite that people can live and, what is most important, work on! Astronauts perform many functions while staying on orbit. One of the astronauts’ function is to observe the Earth and take numerous photos of our planet’s land surface, oceans, and atmosphere. "The astronauts' photos of Earth are visually stunning, but more than that, they can be used to study our changing Earth," says Dr. Gay, the Director of Technology and Citizen Science at the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (Source). The images taken by astronauts is a documentation of what is happening on Earth at this moment. From erupting volcanoes to seasonal flooding, the gradual changes that happen to our landscape are displayed in the ISS photo archive – a database of 1 890 908 images and counting! Another important role of an astronaut is to monitor both natural and human-made disasters and alert people on Earth about it. Here is how astronauts learn that there is a volcano eruption or another catastrophe like an earthquake, a flood, a fire, a hurricane, or a piping accident.“Observing Earth from far above, ESA astronaut André Kuipers is acting as a world ambassador for the World Wildlife Fund.” We hope that this video message will inspire you and your students and raise awareness about astronauts’ work on ISS and on the ground. Are you wondering about possible approaches to implement the knowledge gained in this module in a real classroom? See how you can do it in the following section! 

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To inform your students about the wide range of careers related to satellite missions and services, check out the following suggested material with examples of career profiles.The satellites orbiting Earth are controlled from the ground-based mission control facilities. One of jobs related to analyses of images and data gathered from the Earth´s surface and atmosphere by satellites is an Earth observation scientist. Find all the details about an Earth observations scientist’s role and daily tasks in the career profile dedicated to this profession. When a brand new and shiny weather monitoring satellite is launched, it is filled with the top-notch equipment and newest gadgets. In order to help weather researchers and forecasters to understand all of the things that new weather satellites can do, satellite liaison comes in. Find out more about this career in this article. Our planet is wrapped in a metal shield made up of thousands of orbiting satellites. Each satellite has its own important job, from beaming phone calls across to the world to predicting the weather. But one is particularly special – the International Space Station (ISS) is the largest human-made satellite and it’s the only satellite that people can live and, what is most important, work on! Astronauts perform many functions while staying on orbit. One of the astronauts’ function is to observe the Earth and take numerous photos of our planet’s land surface, oceans, and atmosphere. "The astronauts' photos of Earth are visually stunning, but more than that, they can be used to study our changing Earth," says Dr. Gay, the Director of Technology and Citizen Science at the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (Source). The images taken by astronauts is a documentation of what is happening on Earth at this moment. From erupting volcanoes to seasonal flooding, the gradual changes that happen to our landscape are displayed in the ISS photo archive – a database of 1 890 908 images and counting! Another important role of an astronaut is to monitor both natural and human-made disasters and alert people on Earth about it. Here is how astronauts learn that there is a volcano eruption or another catastrophe like an earthquake, a flood, a fire, a hurricane, or a piping accident.“Observing Earth from far above, ESA astronaut André Kuipers is acting as a world ambassador for the World Wildlife Fund.” We hope that this video message will inspire you and your students and raise awareness about astronauts’ work on ISS and on the ground. Are you wondering about possible approaches to implement the knowledge gained in this module in a real classroom? See how you can do it in the following section! 

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Citizen Science

Our Citizen Science project featured in this module is called The Weather Observations Website (WOW), with which you share your local weather observations.

WOW reflects recent advances in technology and how weather observations can be made. At the same time, the growing world of social networking makes it relatively easy for anyone to get involved and share their weather observations. The Met Office wants to grow the weather-observing community by asking anyone to submit observations. This can be done using all types of equipment, so there are no cost restrictions.

You can watch how to submit data to WOW, learn how to make your own weather observation equipment from household items, and explore weather for kids. This Citizen Science project is ideal for working on topics like seasons and climate change.

Visualisation tools and apps for students

The European Space Agency (ESA) provides two extra tools we would like to feature. The first one, Climate from Space, is a visualization tool available as an app. This tool “lets you take a closer look at visualisations of climate data being produced through the European Space Agency's Climate Change Initiative (CCI) programme. In the data viewer, see the changes through time of sea surface temperature, the ice sheets, sea level, sea ice, carbon dioxide, soil moisture and many more ». You can see the full information and how to access the app, here.

Another good resource is the ESA Earth online website where you can access information about all of ESA’s Earth monitoring activities including earth-observing data.

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This activity is very interesting and I used it with my students;

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Didactic courseIn Module 3 we look at a didactic course on the topic of the greenhouse effect, for primary school children.Didactic course – Greenhouse effect - Primary SchoolIn this activity, students will be able to learn about the main cause of climate change, the Greenhouse effect, and how it impacts our Earth. To do so, they will test a series of hypotheses using an experimental activity. This course is ideal for primary school and lower secondary students (6-10 years old but can be adapted for students up until 13 years old).You can download the didactic course from the Space Awareness website HERE.Watch also Cornelia's story about how she did the lesson with her students and some key insights she shares with other teachers who would like to apply it in their classoom!

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Didactic courseIn Module 3 we look at a didactic course on the topic of the greenhouse effect, for primary school children.Didactic course – Greenhouse effect - Primary SchoolIn this activity, students will be able to learn about the main cause of climate change, the Greenhouse effect, and how it impacts our Earth. To do so, they will test a series of hypotheses using an experimental activity. This course is ideal for primary school and lower secondary students (6-10 years old but can be adapted for students up until 13 years old).You can download the didactic course from the Space Awareness website HERE.Watch also Cornelia's story about how she did the lesson with her students and some key insights she shares with other teachers who would like to apply it in their classoom!

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Initiative: Climathon

After learning the facts about climate change and global warming, students can ask “Why should we care?” The consequences of global warming can be dramatic to many countries, whole continents and the planet in general, and it should be of a great concern of every person. Simple tips you cam give to children to help against global warming are: saving electricity, recycling and helping plant trees! Here is the article, which can inspire you to talk to students why we should all care about climate change.

There are lots of actions taken around the world to draw attention to change of climate.

We would like to inform you about the initiative called Climathon, which is a global 24-hour climate change hackathon. It will take place simultaneously in major cities around the world on 27 October 2017. Climathon attracts innovators, entrepreneurs, students and professionals to create innovative solutions to cities climate challenges.

Climathon Overview:

By 2017, which is the third year of initiative’s operation, the Climathon movement has grown tremendously, encouraging more innovators across the globe to drive climate action. Climathon 2016 took place in 59 cities across 6 continents, creating over 2,330 ideas and reaching 16.8 million people worldwide.

On the Climathon website you can read more about the Climathon and search for events in your country.  Downloadable version of a flyer (pdf) and detailed handbook (pdf) can be used for educational purposes to demonstrate an example of initiative that exists in your country/in the world to students.

Climate-KIC - Europe's largest public-private innovation partnership focused on climate change - provides support to the host organisations with a website for each Climathon city, logistics guidance, marketing and communication packages, and regular support calls. Excellent coverage is guaranteed through tweets and articles of the event.

The information provided on this page is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Climate-KIC or Climathon. Please note that Space Awareness and European Schoolnet Academy do not collaborate in any way with Climate-KIC.

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CareersThere is a big variety of careers related to climate change and greenhouse effect.One of job related to climate field is a scientist who does measurements of the greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide and analyses the three-dimensional distribution of gases and particles. Information extracted from these measurements is important for understanding what happens to emissions from automobiles, industry, and natural sources. A person who chooses this specific career should not afraid of height since the job requires to climb tall (up to 300 m!) towers. With this job, stunning view is guaranteed!Learn what it takes to track greenhouse gases in the following article.Climatologists are atmospheric or earth scientists who study the Earth's climate, weather patterns over long period of time. “They collect and analyse data from sources such as ice cores, soil, water, air, and even plant life to find patterns in weather and learn how those patterns affect the Earth and its inhabitants. Research might be used for agricultural planning, building design, and weather forecasting. Some climatologists study climates of the past.” (Source)

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CareersThere is a big variety of careers related to climate change and greenhouse effect.One of job related to climate field is a scientist who does measurements of the greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide and analyses the three-dimensional distribution of gases and particles. Information extracted from these measurements is important for understanding what happens to emissions from automobiles, industry, and natural sources. A person who chooses this specific career should not afraid of height since the job requires to climb tall (up to 300 m!) towers. With this job, stunning view is guaranteed!Learn what it takes to track greenhouse gases in the following article.Climatologists are atmospheric or earth scientists who study the Earth's climate, weather patterns over long period of time. “They collect and analyse data from sources such as ice cores, soil, water, air, and even plant life to find patterns in weather and learn how those patterns affect the Earth and its inhabitants. Research might be used for agricultural planning, building design, and weather forecasting. Some climatologists study climates of the past.” (Source)

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Gender balance

For those of you who want to teach about gender balance in an experiential way, we propose you check out this game from the Red Cross / Red Crescent Climate Centre.

This game is “a participatory activity to support experiential learning and dialogue on the differential vulnerability of women and men facing climate variability and change. Players first take on the role of subsistence farmers facing changing risks -- then ‘walk in the shoes’ of a specific gender role. Experiencing the consequences of individual and collective decisions, rich discussions emerge, as do winners and losers.”

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Citizen ScienceThe featured Citizen Science project in Module 3, for discussing with your students about weather and climate change, is the GeoTag-X Pilot Project with which you can recognise important information from a photograph and create datasets that could become essential tools for predicting disasters. Scientists want to know if Geo-Tag-X can be a useful tool in case of disasters. Therefore, they have set up a series of pilot projects covering different related disaster events, such as earthquakes, floods, and hurricanes as well as slow-moving events such as drought, climate change and pollution. The analysis can cover topics as diverse as environmental conditions, health, agriculture, and engineering.GeoTag-X is a research project that asks you to recognise the important information in a photo and create relevant, structured datasets. There are two ways to contribute. The main way is answering specific questions about images. One other way is finding photos for active projects. Without photos, the applications on this website will not give much information. To help you do this an add-on for Firefox is available and allows you to send photos directly to the server while you are browsing the web.Games for studentsOne great way to teach your students about weather and climate change is through games. They are interactive and one of the fastest ways to get the information across to children.We present here just one example (out of many) on disaster prevention, for students between 9-16 years old. This disaster simulation game from the UN/ISDR (United Nations/International Strategy for Disaster Reduction) allows you to teach “children how to build safer villages and cities against disasters. Children will learn playing how the location and the construction materials of houses can make a difference when disasters strike and how early warning systems, evacuation plans and education can save lives. Children are the future architects, mayors, doctors, and parents of the world of tomorrow, if they know what to do to reduce the impact of disasters; they will create a safer world.” In the information section, you will also find other teaching resources on these topics.Below you can watch a video of Tilly Smith, an eleven-year-old pupil who, while on holidays with her parents, recognized the signs of a tsunami and managed to prevent loss of life. This was all because Tilly had studied in her Geography class how to recognize a tsunami. Although the video is quite old, it still sends a powerful message about awareness and teaching children about natural disasters from a young age.

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Citizen ScienceThe featured Citizen Science project in Module 3, for discussing with your students about weather and climate change, is the GeoTag-X Pilot Project with which you can recognise important information from a photograph and create datasets that could become essential tools for predicting disasters. Scientists want to know if Geo-Tag-X can be a useful tool in case of disasters. Therefore, they have set up a series of pilot projects covering different related disaster events, such as earthquakes, floods, and hurricanes as well as slow-moving events such as drought, climate change and pollution. The analysis can cover topics as diverse as environmental conditions, health, agriculture, and engineering.GeoTag-X is a research project that asks you to recognise the important information in a photo and create relevant, structured datasets. There are two ways to contribute. The main way is answering specific questions about images. One other way is finding photos for active projects. Without photos, the applications on this website will not give much information. To help you do this an add-on for Firefox is available and allows you to send photos directly to the server while you are browsing the web.Games for studentsOne great way to teach your students about weather and climate change is through games. They are interactive and one of the fastest ways to get the information across to children.We present here just one example (out of many) on disaster prevention, for students between 9-16 years old. This disaster simulation game from the UN/ISDR (United Nations/International Strategy for Disaster Reduction) allows you to teach “children how to build safer villages and cities against disasters. Children will learn playing how the location and the construction materials of houses can make a difference when disasters strike and how early warning systems, evacuation plans and education can save lives. Children are the future architects, mayors, doctors, and parents of the world of tomorrow, if they know what to do to reduce the impact of disasters; they will create a safer world.” In the information section, you will also find other teaching resources on these topics.Below you can watch a video of Tilly Smith, an eleven-year-old pupil who, while on holidays with her parents, recognized the signs of a tsunami and managed to prevent loss of life. This was all because Tilly had studied in her Geography class how to recognize a tsunami. Although the video is quite old, it still sends a powerful message about awareness and teaching children about natural disasters from a young age.

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https://www.esa.int/esaKIDSen/Earth.html

The oil is expanding and contaminating the sea!
The death of the fish, the water being harmed and the people the population and the cities.

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.6 Module 2 Quiz

Test done

Your result in the test was: 100%

You have passed the test.

Your answers

Climate is unexpected and unpredictable phenomenon in a climate zone ones live in:

True

False

The only one natural resource people should be concerned about when speaking about climate change is water because it is the main source of life on Earth:

True

False

Women:

are unrelated to science

can be as successful as their men colleagues in the same field of science

are much less motivated than men to do science

To strive for gender balance in your science classroom, one thing you can do is to let boys and girls manipulate STEM equipment equally:

True

False

A common gender stereotype is that women get assigned to active and productive roles and men get assigned passive and supportive roles.

True

False

Meteorologists acquire, process and interpret data from instruments on land, at sea, in the sky and in space for use in weather forecasting and climate monitoring.

True

False

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I enjoy working with experiments in the classroom and when I set up the weather station, the frown notes recorded in an Excel worksheet and when you use statistical charts !!! Visualization becomes easier

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http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/climate/climate-change/toolkit/ff/tg-carbonfootprint.pdf

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Do you have any students who are interested in becoming a meteorologist or a hydrologist? How do you think you can raise their awareness for these careers? Share your ideas below!

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Do you have any students who are interested in becoming a meteorologist or a hydrologist? How do you think you can raise their awareness for these careers? Share your ideas below!

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I carried out an activity of an assembly of a recycled weather station, in order to arouse interest.
Every elaborate activity awakens curiosity.
Our planet needs help and we have to provide activities that will awaken them.
The result was very good, as they are able to do the monitoring in their home and share with other friends;

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Hydrologists are scientists, engineers, or professionals who observe, monitor, model and forecast trends in the water cycle and in the water supply. Hydrologists play a vital role by studying the water cycle – the continuous movement of water on, above and below the surface of the Earth – and its impact on the distribution and supply of water. They are able to assess the quantity and quality of water resources available for meeting the needs of society (for example, in agriculture). 

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Hydrologists are scientists, engineers, or professionals who observe, monitor, model and forecast trends in the water cycle and in the water supply. Hydrologists play a vital role by studying the water cycle – the continuous movement of water on, above and below the surface of the Earth – and its impact on the distribution and supply of water. They are able to assess the quantity and quality of water resources available for meeting the needs of society (for example, in agriculture). 

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Meteorologists face constant challenges that relate to observing, empirically measuring (by performing experiments) and forecasting the atmosphere’s myriad dynamic patterns and to communicating such complex data to the public. Meteorologists acquire, process and interpret data from instruments on land, at sea, in the sky and in space for use in weather forecasting and climate monitoring.In the video below, you will meet Australian Bureau of Meteorology employee Clare Yeo who talks about how she became a Meteorologist.

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Meteorologists face constant challenges that relate to observing, empirically measuring (by performing experiments) and forecasting the atmosphere’s myriad dynamic patterns and to communicating such complex data to the public. Meteorologists acquire, process and interpret data from instruments on land, at sea, in the sky and in space for use in weather forecasting and climate monitoring.In the video below, you will meet Australian Bureau of Meteorology employee Clare Yeo who talks about how she became a Meteorologist.

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https://public.wmo.int/en/resources/bulletin/women-meteorology

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Kelly leads you through a classification of Hurricane Gert when he was a strong storm exhibiting an eye feature.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruKMvnFXsGA

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Inquiry Learning Spaces

Create Inquiry Learning Spaces and give your students the experience of doing science.

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LEO is a network of local observers and topic experts who share knowledge about unusual animal, environment, and weather events. With LEO, you can connect with others in your community, share observations, raise awareness, and find answers about significant environmental events. You can also engage with topic experts in many different organizations and become part of a broader observer community.

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LEO is a network of local observers and topic experts who share knowledge about unusual animal, environment, and weather events. With LEO, you can connect with others in your community, share observations, raise awareness, and find answers about significant environmental events. You can also engage with topic experts in many different organizations and become part of a broader observer community.

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https://www.cyclonecenter.org/
https://www.cyclonecenter.org/#/about

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Additional material you can use to catch-up on the subject or just share it with your students

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Jeane de Fatima - Rio de Janeiro - Brasil 

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Jeane de Fatima - Rio de Janeiro - Brasil 

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We are accustomed to seeing animals in environments such as rivers, forests or even in the backyard of our house. However, there are species of animals that live in extreme environments. This incredible adaptation was due both to evolution and to the ability to use many things in these environments in their favor. These incredible animals are called extremophiles, that is, organisms capable of living in extreme environments. These organisms are very peculiar both in their form and in their power of adaptation and survival.
The origin of these animals is confused, in part, with the origin of the Earth itself. One of the most widely held hypotheses is that life on Earth has sprung up around hydrothermal vents on ocean floors. Extremophiles exist in a variety of ways, being they can be prokaryotes (beings made of simple cells) or eukaryotes (beings with complex cells), besides being unicellular (contains only one cell) or multicellular (contains several cells).
There are at least five main types of extremophilia:
Adaptation in saline environments: halophiles;
Adaptation to elevated temperatures: thermophilic and hyperthermophilic;
Adaptation at very low temperatures: psychrophiles;
Adaptation to pH extremes: acidophilic and alkaliphilic;
Adaptation to high levels of radiation: radioresistant microorganisms.
The term extremophile was first used in 1974 by MacElroy. He used the term when referring to extreme environments whose characteristics would exclude the vast majority of life species known on the planet. The mild environments, which house much of the Earth's life quantity, are those with a temperature of up to 40 degrees, pH values ​​close to neutrality, relative salinity of the oceans, atmospheric pressure and radiation similar to the earth's surface under normal conditions. Apart from this, only organisms such as very efficient adaptation managed to survive in environments outside of such characteristics.
Extremophiles are extensively studied in astrobiology, which is a branch of astronomy that aims to understand the origins of life on Earth and how life could adapt on other planets and moons. These animals live in very similar environmental conditions to those found elsewhere in the cosmos and some behave very much like the first types of life on our planet.
http://labisismi.fmrp.usp.br/index.php/br/extremofilos
http://ead.hemocentro.fmrp.usp.br/joomla/index.php/publicacoes/ciencia-em-foco/524-extremofilos-no-foco-da-ciencia
http://www1.univap.br/spilling/AB/Aula_11_Extremofilos.pdf

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You have learned from the video that astrobiologists try to understand how life originates and how it can survive and exist in many different types of environments. This often involves the study of extreme life right here, on Earth. Astrobiologists study different planets and moons to see if conditions there might support life whereas others are involved in projects that aim at searching for radio signals from intelligent life in the Universe (this side of the profession was brilliantly demonstrated in the movie “Contact”), while others look for places where the simplest forms of life may exist.An astrobiologist is usually an expert in biology as well as in astronomy. Here is an article prepared by Space Awareness which you can use to inform your students about this space career!To demonstrate a real-life role model of an astrobiologist in your classroom, we recommend you to use one of the following videos in your class. We interviewed two specialists in the field of astrobiology - Karen Olsson-Francis and Zita Martins. They both shared their stories, career path and challenges on the way, and their thoughts on how they see themselves in the near future.

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You have learned from the video that astrobiologists try to understand how life originates and how it can survive and exist in many different types of environments. This often involves the study of extreme life right here, on Earth. Astrobiologists study different planets and moons to see if conditions there might support life whereas others are involved in projects that aim at searching for radio signals from intelligent life in the Universe (this side of the profession was brilliantly demonstrated in the movie “Contact”), while others look for places where the simplest forms of life may exist.An astrobiologist is usually an expert in biology as well as in astronomy. Here is an article prepared by Space Awareness which you can use to inform your students about this space career!To demonstrate a real-life role model of an astrobiologist in your classroom, we recommend you to use one of the following videos in your class. We interviewed two specialists in the field of astrobiology - Karen Olsson-Francis and Zita Martins. They both shared their stories, career path and challenges on the way, and their thoughts on how they see themselves in the near future.

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Welcome to the Our Fragile Planet MOOC!

This course is designed in such a way that all teachers can easily participate in it, focusing especially on those who are interested in astronomy but never had the opportunity to learn more about it. This course is also great for those teachers who have limited background information about space sciences and do not feel comfortable when communicating basic information about the Earth, its properties and its place in the Universe to their students.

By joining this course, you will enhance your basic knowledge about the Earth, its properties, its uniqueness and fragility and how to teach about these topics. The course addresses misconceptions about the connection between space sciences and astronomy with chemistry, biology, geography and Earth sciences. You will learn and practice with fun educational activities about weather, climate and the Earth, how to use these activities at school and/or at home, raise awareness about different space missions and space careers, and strengthen social responsibility in relation to climate change.

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