Capturing Student Interest in Astrobiology Through Dilemmas and Paradoxes | NSTA

Capturing Student Interest in Astrobiology Through Dilemmas and Paradoxes

Journal of College Science Teaching -- May/June 2006

Astrobiology is an interdisciplinary science course that combines essential questions from life, physical, and Earth sciences. An effective astrobiology course also capitalizes on students' natural curiosity about social science implications of studying the origin of life and the impact of finding life elsewhere in the universe.

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