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How Would Life Adapt to Extreme Atmospheric Conditions?
Essential Question/Problem:
- Students will be given a time machine scenario in which they will design an organism that will best survive the conditions at various times in Earth’s history.
- Introduces extremophiles as examples of organisms with unique adaptations to extreme environments on Earth today.
- Students will use this information to answer the question:
How would life adapt to extreme atmospheric conditions?
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