Exploring Extreme Life

 

Image
An image of a hot spring

Grades
K-2

 

Time
3 lessons, 45-90 min each

 

Languages
English, Spanish

 

K-2 Module 3
This module explores the extreme life forms that survive on the planet Earth, and why astrobiologists study these creatures to learn how life might survive on other worlds. Lesson 1 is optional and not needed for Lesson 2 or 3. Lesson 1 introduces extreme life with a slime creation activity. Lesson 2 explores extreme creatures through physical play. Lesson 3 focuses on the extreme life found in the Sonoran Desert. The K-2 modules do not need to be completed sequentially; you can pick and choose which modules work for your classroom.

Materials

 

Media (YouTube)

Lesson 1:
Bartholomew and the Oobleck Reading

Let's Make Oobleck!

Slime Mold

Snottites

 

Lesson 2:
Meet the Tardigrade