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What you will learn

Explore comets and asteroids, learn about what they are made of, find out if they might have been the source of life on Earth... look for life beyond the Solar System.

  • List key features of comets and asteroids

  • Explain whether life on Earth may have come from comets

  • Evaluate the search for life outside the Solar System

Session content

  • 1

    Lesson 1: Introducing comets and asteroids

    • Welcome to the lesson - READ ME!

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  • 2

    Lesson 2: The search for life

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  • 3

    Lesson 3: Looking beyond the Solar System

    • FREE lesson resources and independent learning activities

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Extend your knowledge

Take your learning beyond the lesson!

  • Independent learning activities

    Independent learning is provided to help deepen and extend knowledge.

  • Free resources included

    Links to great information on the internet are provided for you to explore further.

  • 3 other sessions in this short course

    Other lessons are available so you can learn even more about this subject.

Your tutor...

Science tutor and co-founder

Andy Milson

Andy Milson (BSc, PGCE) taught GCSEs and A-levels in state secondary schools for seven years and has been delivering private tuition since 2015. Alongside teaching Andy has worked in Child, Adolescent and Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and in an NHS Research team. Andy has a broad range of interests (literally ranging from Astronomy to Zoology!) and loves sharing his learning with children (and adults) of all ages.