Could life survive in alien environments? - Defining environments suitable for life | Teach with space B09
In brief
In this activity students will consider whether life found in extreme environments on Earth could survive elsewhere in the Solar System. Students will examine the characteristics of different places in the Solar System and then use fact cards of some example extremophiles to hypothesize which they think might be able to survive in the different extra-terrestrial environments.La
In-depth
Languages: English, Danish, Estonian, French, German, Italian, Romanian, Spanish
Subjects: Biology
Age range: 12-16 years old
Keywords: Biology, Solar System, Planets, Moons, Extremophiles, Abiotic factors, Search for life
Learning objectives:
• Learn what extremophiles are.
• Consider ecological tolerance.
• Consider the abiotic factors that affect adaptation and survival of lifeforms.
• Learn about the environmental conditions of various Solar System objects.
• Understand that changes in environmental conditions have an impact on the evolution of living organisms.
