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In this video, you will share your travel brochure with a classmate so they can learn more about your exoplanet.

You and your partner will then leave comments on each other's travel brochures.

To start, find a partner or ask your teacher to assign you a partner.

You can sit at separate computers.

Then share your travel brochure.

Type your partner's email address.

Then select the permission you want to use: "Editor" means the person you share it with can make changes directly to your presentation, "Commenter" allows them to make comments but not to change the presentation, And "Viewer" lets them see your presentation only.

For this lesson, choose "Commenter" so your partner can leave comments on your travel brochure.

Write a message to your classmate about what you're sending them.

Then, send them your travel brochure.

When your partner shares their presentation with you, you will get an email with a link to their travel brochure.

As you view your partner's travel brochure, think about questions you might want to ask about their exoplanet.

Or, you might compliment your partner about a design choice they made.

When your partner comments on your travel brochure, you'll receive notifications in your email.

Respond to your partner's comments about your travel brochure so they can learn more.

After reading all of the comments from your partner and responding, you can mark them as resolved.

Marking a comment as resolved hides the discussion.

Now, it's your turn: share your travel brochure with a partner, add at least two comments for your partner about their travel brochure, and respond to comments about your travel brochure.

In this video you will learn more about the methods scientists use to discover exoplanets.

Then, you will add information about how your exoplanet was discovered to your travel brochure.

The majority of exoplanets are discovered through three methods: the Transit Method, Radial Velocity, and Direct Imaging.

When an exoplanet passes between its star and the person observing it, it dims the star's light, creating a shadow.

Scientists use the Transit Method to observe these shadows and confirm the existence of an exoplanet.

Another way scientists discover exoplanets is through Radial Velocity.

When an exoplanet orbits around a star, it tugs on the star, causing the star to wobble.

When a star wobbles, the color of light that it emits changes.

Scientists can observe these changes in color and confirm the existence of a planet.

Although less common, scientists can take pictures of exoplanets by removing the glare of the stars they orbit.

This method is called Direct Imaging.

As of now, technology is not advanced enough for scientists to get very detailed images of exoplanets.

For example, these images of exoplanet HIP 65426 b were first captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, the world's largest and most complex space observatory ever built.

Compared to images taken of exoplanets in the past, these images are very high quality.

The details captured by this telescope are the clearest and most detailed by far.

This telescope will give scientists the opportunity to learn so much more about exoplanets in the future.

In the meantime, scientists continue to use the Transit and Radial Velocity methods to search for exoplanets.

To learn how the exoplanet you've been researching was discovered, search the Exoplanet Catalog.

Look for information about which method was used to discover your exoplanet, along with the date it was discovered.

If your exoplanet is not listed in the catalog, do a search online to learn more.

Next, open your travel brochure from Google Drive.

Navigate to the slide in your brochure that features an image and caption of your exoplanet.

Add information about when and how your exoplanet was discovered to give your visitors more information about the place they're visiting.

Then, choose a font to make your caption stand out.

Change the color and style of your font if you'd like.

Now, it's your turn: learn how your exoplanet was discovered, add discovery information to your travel brochure, and change the font and style of your caption.

In this video, you will create a website about your exoplanet using the facts you found during your research.

In your brochure, you only added a few facts from your research.

Creating a one page website can help people learn more about your exoplanet.

To get started, open your notes document from Google Drive.

Then, using Google Drive, open Google Sites.

Give your site a title.

Next, give your site a heading to let people know what they will learn about.

Insert a layout into your site that has space for an image and facts.

Then, return to your notes document, and copy the facts from your research.

Add a bulleted list.

Then paste the facts from your notes.

Make sure to paste your facts without formatting so the text matches the style of your website.

Next, add the poster image from the Exoplanet Travel Bureau to your website.

Images look different depending on where you use them.

In the main lesson, you used a wallpaper image for your presentation to fit with the design elements of your travel brochure.

For your website, use the poster image because you have more space.

The poster will also fit well with the text on your site.

Adding an image to your website gives your viewers an idea of what your Exoplanet might look like.

Choose a theme and site header type to give your website a customized look.

Preview your website so you know what others will see when they visit.

Make any changes or corrections if you'd like.

Finally, publish your website so other people can view it online.

Now, it's your turn: create a new website in Google Sites, add a site title, header, and layout, add facts from your notes, and an image from the Exoplanet Travel Bureau, customize the appearance of your site, and publish and preview it.