Aliens! What do they look like? Where might they live? During this activity you will answer these questions to create aliens’ passports. Like a real astrobiologist, you will need to take into account the climate, geography and other important living conditions of aliens. You will discover the effects of the environment on life! From the Physics & Astronomy team at the University of Edinburgh.

Start your mission by watching this brief introductory video

Design an Alien Passport Intro Video

Now you are ready! Click here to follow a link to grab information about the different planets, the alien template, an example passport. Then get designing!

We would love to see your creations! Please share with us on twitter @GlasgowSciFest and @PhysAstroEd #GlaSciFest #ScienceOnTheSofa, on Facebook @glasgowsciencefestival and @PhysicsAstronomyEdinburgh or on instagram @glascifest and @PhysicsAstronomyEdinburgh

Alien Passport was created by Lewis Maver, 4th year Physics undergraduate student, Dr Jean-Christophe Denis, Ogden Science Officer & ECFP Outreach Officer and Caroline Keir, Publicity and Recruitment Officer, School of Physics and Astronomy at The University of Edinburgh.

First published: 9 September 2020

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