Does intelligent life exist beyond our planet? An exercise in estimation and problem solving

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BULLOUGH, Andy (2016). Does intelligent life exist beyond our planet? An exercise in estimation and problem solving. School Science Review, 97 (360), 61-62. [Article]

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Abstract

In this activity, students use the famous Drake equation to estimate the probability of intelligent life existing elsewhere in our galaxy. Many students (some fascinated by the possibility of life beyond our planet) will be interested in this activity once they realise that the computer can do the difficult mathematics. However, the calculations are actually straightforward enough to be done with paper and pencil.

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Research Institute, Centre or Group - Does NOT include content added after October 2018:

Sheffield Institute of Education

Departments - Does NOT include content added after October 2018:

Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities > Department of Education, Childhood and Inclusion

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61-62

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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4533-8174