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The Drake Equation -- Estimating the Number of Civilizations in the Milky Way Galaxy
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The Drake Equation -- Estimating the Number of Civilizations in the Milky Way Galaxy

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Grade Level: 5-8, 9-12

Body: Earth's Moon

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Science Education Standards: Science as Inquiry

History and Nature of Science

Short Description: Students estimate the number of civilizations in the galaxy by first estimating the number of craters on the Moon and then by performing estimates of multiple-variable systems culminating in the use of the Drake Equation.

Source: Montana State University
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