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Science Fiction

Science Fiction. 2 Minute writing exercise. Answer this question: Explain whether or not you think alien life can exist on other planets? The highest number of words wins a prize. Assignment Reminder. Part 1 of your assignment is due next Monday.

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Science Fiction

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  1. Science Fiction

  2. 2 Minute writing exercise Answer this question: • Explain whether or not you think alien life can exist on other planets? The highest number of words wins a prize.

  3. Assignment Reminder Part 1 of your assignment is due next Monday. 500 word essay on rocketry in science fiction • Describe how rocketry and space exploration existed in science fiction before man explored space in the 1960’s. • Discuss whether the ideas of rocketry or space exploration presented in the comic, novel or movie from question one are already, or are likely to become part of our lives.

  4. Themes in Sci-Fi Types of beings: Clones, extra-terrestrial life, genetic alteration, super human powers, mutants, and shape-shifters.

  5. Extra-terrestrial life Extra-terrestrial life is defined as life that does not originate from Earth (Aliens). Theoretical forms of life alien may range from simple bacteria-like organisms to beings far more complex than humans.

  6. Extra-terrestrial life Many scientist believe that aliens life exists somewhere in the Universe. The study of alien life is called astrobiology. • Their arguments include: • The universe so large that there may be other planets that have the right conditions to support life. • There is already evidence of fossilized life forms on meteors that have landed on Earth.

  7. Drake Equation In 1961, Dr Frank Drake calculated the possibility of life on other planets • Earth is in a galaxy called the milky way • There are over 125 billion galaxies in the universe that have planets. • Even if there are only 10% of those planets support life there are 6.25 billion planets that could have Alien life.

  8. Conditions for Life • Carbon • Oxygen • Nucleic acid (DNA) • Energy (Sun)

  9. Habitable Zone GoldilocksZone: The planet has to be the right distance from the star (sun) so it's not too hot and not too cold that liquid water can exist and sustain an atmosphere.

  10. Evidence for aliens • Crop circles? • Ancient civilizations, mythology etc. • Area 51

  11. First contact The term given to humans first encounter with aliens is called first contact. But do we really want this to occur?

  12. Super humans

  13. Questions?

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