Are there Organisms that Can Live in Outer Space?

LIFE SCIENCES

Curiosity trigger

The students will impersonate scientists who examine the most resilient organisms on earth. They will prepare specimens from lichens on their own in order to examine their structure under a microscope.

Curriculum and Skills

Work and Life Skills:

Critical thinking and drawing conclusion
Environmental awareness

In this lesson, you will cover:

You will need

Fragments of lichen thalli, for example tube lichen, maritime sunburst lichen or false-fleabane rim-lichen.

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Authors

Author: Ewa Sucharzewska
Methodology: Joanna Gulczyńska
Translation: Paweł Fabrowicz
Producer: Klaudia Chmura

Source

This is a modified version of a lesson plan created by the Children’s University Foundation under the CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0 license. Photo by Bob Blaylock (talk), published on wikipedia under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license.

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