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Find a Planet Game Object of the Game Find a Planet Game Object of the Game: Find the most exoplanets Items needed: Game board, Dice Question List (one copy for the game master) Star list (copies for them and copy with # of planets for the game master) To play: At the start of each turn, a player must first answer a question. If they answer correctly, they can roll their die and move forward the number of spaces shown. If they land on a special space, they must follow the directions for that space. The first person to reach the finish line gets to observe 3 additional planets. The second player to reach the finish line gets to observe 2 additional planets. The third player to reach the finish line gets to observe 1 additional planet. Players finishing after this point do not observe additional planets. 55 Spaces of the Game Board: 19 regular spaces(no special instructions or symbols) 15 Observing spaces (solar system icon) 6 Move ahead spaces (1 or 2 stars on the space) 10 Telescope Time spaces (telescope icon) 5 Challenge spaces (symbol based on challenge) Observing Space: If you land on an observing space, you have the opportunity to observe a star and see if it has planets. You choose a star from the list to observe. The game master will tell you how many planets you detect. Move Ahead Spaces: If you land on a space with one or two stars on it, you move ahead on the board one space for every star. Telescope Time Spaces: If you land on a space with a telescope, you have to apply for and be granted research time on a telescope before you can proceed. If you answer your question correctly, you roll your die. If you get an odd number, you get telescope time! Roll your die again and proceed as normal. If you get an even number, you did not get telescope time and you must stay where you are. If you fail to get telescope time three times in a row, move back one space. Challenge Space: There are 5 challenge spaces on the board, each with a different effect Lightning Bolt - An electrical storm has damaged the telescope controls. Skip your next turn. Paper in a No Symbol - Your grant application has been denied! Roll the die and move backward the number of spaces shown Thumbs Up - Your research has been given priority status! Switch places with any other player on the game board. Clouds - The weather forecast for observing tonight is not great. Roll the die. If you get a 1, 2, or a 3 you will proceed as normal. If you get a 4 or higher, skip your next turn. Thumbs Down - Your research may be downgraded to low priority! Roll the die. If you get a 5 or a 6, switch places with the player in last place on the game board. Star List (number of planets) 6 Lyncis (1) Chalawan (3) NY Virginis (1) 11 Ursae Minoris (1) Chi Virginis (1) Pi Mensae (1) 14 Herculis (2) DP Leonis (1) Polaris (0) 23 Librae (2) Edasich (1) Pollux (1) 24 Sextantis (2) Epsilon Reticuli (1) Proxima Centauri (1) 30 Arietis B (1) Eta Hydri (1) Psi Aquarii (1) 54 Piscium (1) Fafnir (1) Ran (1) 61 Virginis (3) Fomalhaut (1) Regulus (0) 70 Virginis (1) Gamma Cephei (1) Rho Cancri (5) 79 Ceti (1) Hamal (1) Rho Indi (1) 81 Ceti (1) Helvetios (1) Scheat (0) 82 G Eridani (3) HW Virginis (1) Sirius (0) 83 Leonis B (2) Intercrus (1) Spica (0) 94 Ceti (1) Iota Horologii (1) Tau Bootis (1) 109 Piscium (1) Kappa Coronae Borealis Tau Gruis (1) Ain (1) (1) Upsilon Andromedae (4) Algieba (1) Libertas (1) UZ Fornacis (2) Alpha Centauri B (1) Mira (0) V391 Pegasi (1) Arcturus (0) Muscida (1) Veritate (1) Beta Pictoris (1) Musica (1) Zubenelgenubi (0) Castor (0) NN Serpentis (2) Cervantes (4) Nu Canis Majoris (1) Question List (Answer): True or False: Our home planet is called Earth. (T) CSI stands for (c) (a) Crazy Science Instigators (b) Cosmic Super Intentions (c) Cosmic Science Investigation (d) Crumbled Sugar Ingots Earth has ____ space colonies. (zero) True or False: A hypothesis is a completely confirmed scientific idea. (F) A planet is habitable if (a) (a) Living things can live on it (b) It has water (c) It has oxygen (d) It has a McDonald’s Stars on the ____________ are the most likely to have habitable planets. (main sequence) True or False: An exoplanet is a planet which orbits around a star other than the Sun. (T) Mass and weight (a) (a) Are related concepts (b) Are the same (c) Are not measurable (d) Are grocery stores ____ people have been to Mars. (Zero) True or False: There is no water in space. (F) If living things can survive on a planet, then the planet is _________ (habitable) There are ____ basic life needs. (four) True or False: All living things need to consume something to give them energy. (T) The basic liquid needed to sustain life is (b) (a) Fanta Orange Soda (b) Water (c) Apple Juice (d) Milk Anaerobic bacteria can survive without needing ___ to breathe. (air) True or False: A hermit crab’s shell is not considered shelter. (F) To be habitable, an exoplanet must provide (b) (a) Eggs, water, shelter, and air (b) Food, water, shelter and air (c) Food, noodles, shelter and air (d) Food, water, lemonade and air Drinkable water is one of the __________ that Earth provides us. (life needs) True or False: Most planets do not have air. (T) Electromagnetic radiation is also known as _____ (light) True or False: Scientists test a hypothesis by performing theories. (F) This gas in the Earth’s atmosphere allows us to breathe (a) (a) Oxygen (b) Nitrogen (c) Argon (d) Carbon dioxide All living things require ____, water, air, and shelter. (food) True or False: If a planet can provide the four basic life needs, it is habitable. (T) The criteria used to evaluate the habitability of an exoplanet (c) (a) Change based on where the star is located (b) Cannot be explained (c) Are based on the four basic life needs (d) Are brought to you by Burger King The place where an animal lives and meets its life needs is called its _______. (habitat) True or False: Shelter and air are the two most critical life needs. (F) If an exoplanet is in the habitable zone of its star (a) (a) The temperature on the planet should allow water to exist in all three states of matter (b) The exoplanet is habitable (c) It has no moons (d) Praying mantises live on it A habitable exoplanet must provide food, _____, shelter and air. (water) True or False: The three states of matter are solid, liquid and gas. (T) How much oxygen is in the air? (c) (a) 5% (b) 30% (c) 21% (d) 63% Most exoplanets will not be able to meet the four basic __________ (life needs) True or False: Several planets in our solar system are known to have life. (F) Main sequence stars are more likely to have habitable planets because (a) (a) They have very stable energy output (b) They change in brightness on a regular basis (c) They have no asteroids orbiting them (d) They love disco music There are __ official constellations in the night sky. (88) True or False: The Sun is a yellow dwarf star. (T) Stars like the Sun are called (a) (a) G-type stars (b) F-type stars (c) K-type stars (d) C-type stars A red dwarf is a low-mass ____ (star) True or False: Blue supergiants are the lowest temperature stars (F) A neutron star is (a) (a) What is left after a star goes supernova (b) A high mass star (c) A star that does not rotate (d) A star made of noodles A brown dwarf is a ______ star (failed) True or False: A supernova is the explosive death of a star (T) All stars (a) (a) Burn fuel to make energy (b) Are yellow (c) Have planets (d) Enjoy long walks on the beach Stars form from giant clouds of gas and dust called _______ (nebulae) True or False: Stars are forever - they never change. (F) A nebula is (a) (a) A cloud of gas and dust in space (b) A kind of planet (c) A kind of star (d) A really great sandwich The main sequence is the part of a star’s lifetime where its energy output is very ______ (stable) True or False: A star can go nova many times. (T) White dwarf stars (d) (a) Have reached the end of their lifetimes (b) Don’t make any new energy in their cores (c) Slowly fade away and become black dwarfs (d) All of the above A star is most likely to have planets that can support life during its time on the ___________ (main sequence) True or False: Nebulas are made of dark matter. (F) Black holes (b) (a) Will eventually suck up everything in the universe (b) Are what is left after the largest stars die (c) Are easily visible in the night sky (d) Are made of peanut butter When a nebula collapses, _____ are formed. (stars) True or False: We can figure out where a star is in its lifecycle by measuring its properties (T) Brightness and luminosity (b) (a) Are the same (b) Are related terms that have to do with how much energy a star produces (c) Are not measurable (d) Are the two latest dance crazes The most massive star known is over 265 times the mass of the ___ (Sun) True or False: The color of a star has nothing to do with its temperature (F) Brightness and luminosity both have to do with how much ______ a star produces (energy) The Hertzsprung-Russell diagram (d) (a) Plots the temperature of a star versus its luminosity (b) Was developed by Mr.
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