Do+Aliens+Exist?



Click on the above link for your "Do Aliens Exist" project information. Your debate will be held in class on Tuesday, November 12th!

You need to find two articles that support the idea that life exists elsewhere in the universe //and// two articles that support the idea that life does not/can not exist elsewhere in the universe. After you've collected and read these four articles you'll have the tools to formulate your own opinion. Then you'll find two additional articles that support your own personal belief of whether or not alien life exists. All in all you'll have found six articles for the purposes of this assignment.

Here's some information on finding resources for the Project:

Go to the WHS LIbrary site (http://wellesleyhighschoollibrary.wikispaces.com/). Click on the A-Z Index (on the left-hand side of the page).


 * Scientific American and Science in Context are both excellent resources for you to use for this project.
 * InfoTrac and JStor are also good resources.
 * For any data base you choose to use, you should have the option to type in your search terms: varying your search terms will help you find a variety of articles. For example, you can use terms like "aliens", "extraterrestrial life", "life on other planets".......
 * YOUR SOURCES SHOULD NOT BE NEWS ARTICLES. The articles you find need to be academically-oriented, and for this reason, academic journals are a great option. Magazines are okay to use, depending on the source. //Scientific American//, //Smithsonian//, //National Geographic//, or //Discovery//, for example, would be appropriate, but //Time Magazine// is not as scientific and would not be as appropriate. Use your best judgement, and if you are unsure, run your article by me.
 * Remember to write down/copy your source information for your bibliography.

Additionally - here's a link to the PBS video that we watched in class to help you formulate your opinion (note that you can also access the transcript - or the written script - of the program, too):

Origins: Where are the Aliens?