Cosmos: Possible Worlds - Episode 7: The Search for Intelligent Life on Earth

This is a question set to accompany Episode 7 of Cosmos: Possible Worlds, a thirteen-part documentary series released in 2020. Cosmos: Possible Worlds continues Carl Sagan's legacy that began more than 40 years ago. This wonder-filled voyage through humanity's past, present and hopeful future transports viewers to lost worlds and worlds yet to be revealed by science. State-of-the-art visual effects, stylized animations and dramatic reenactments carry viewers deep into the future and through that hole in the curtain of reality.

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THE SEARCH FOR INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH (33 questions)

A revelation of the hidden underground network that is a collaboration of four kingdoms of life, and a true first contact story between humans and beings who communicate in a symbolic language and have maintained a representative democracy for many tens of millions of years.

Lessons of Phyz advantages:

• A heavy font ensures high legibility even in dim lighting
• Questions are designed to be answered while the video plays—quick, simple responses keep students engaged without requiring deep reflection that would take them out of the presentation
• Question types are mixed: fill-in-the-blank, multiple choice, check lists, and short answer are common; in some cases, matching or list-making.
• Certain moments in the series merit undivided attention. No questions have been placed in those moments.
• "Play to the buzzer": Whenever possible, the last question in the set is answered during the last minute of the video.
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Find resources for the other seasons of Cosmos here:

Cosmos: A Personal Voyage (1980)

Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (2014)