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The Most Extreme Life Forms on Earth… and Beyond? Instructional VideoThe Most Extreme Life Forms on Earth… and Beyond? Instructional Video
Publisher
Be Smart
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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
5:45
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Duration
10 mins
Instructional Strategy
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Year
2018
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The Most Extreme Life Forms on Earth… and Beyond?

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Earth's strangest creatures may be the key to finding life on other planets! Introduce biology scholars to the extreme world of extremophiles with a video from a large science playlist. From the depths of the ocean to the heart of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the narrator shows the amazing archaebacteria that call these places home.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

archaea, prokaryotes, extremophile, hydrothermal vents, chernobyl, adaptations, carbon, hydrogen, water, sulfur, cells, deserts, space exploration, the deep sea

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Extremely interested in extremophiles? Assign a colorful astrobiology interactive after the video
  • Ask pupils to pick an archaebacteria and create a profile of its appearance, habitat, and unusual features

Classroom Considerations

  • Make sure learners understand the difference between eukaryotes and prokaryotes before tackling the topic of archaebacteria
  • This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

  • Full of fascinating facts, the video is sure to engage young minds
  • The narrator is upbeat and provides clear explanations

Cons

  • None

Common Core

SL.6.2 SL.7.2 SL.9-10.2

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