ACTIVITY - PILBARA TO MARS ARE WE ALONE
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Pilbara to Mars: Are We Alone? - NASA and Macquarie University 
Lesson PlanSummary
Using data collected from Pilbara, Australia, students study the age of the fossilized stromalites of the region.
Concept: Early life in the ocean
It is thought that life began in the ocean.
It is thought that life began in the ocean.
National Science Education Standards
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K-12 Unifying Concepts and Processes
Systems, order, and organization
Evidence, models, and explanation
Constance, change, and measurement
9-12 A Science as Inquiry
Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
Understandings about scientific inquiry
9-12 B Physical Science
Structure of atoms
Chemical reactions
9-12 C Life Science
Matter, energy, and organization in living systems
9-12 D Earth and Space Science
Origin and evolution of the earth system
9-12 G History and Nature of Science
Historical perspectives
Ocean Literacy Essential Principles (PDF booklet): 4. The ocean makes Earth habitable (concept a)
Life on an Ocean Planet text reference (book link): Chapter 3 Theories of the Origins of Life 3:10-15
(click a standard to show activities that meet it)
K-12 Unifying Concepts and Processes
Systems, order, and organization
Evidence, models, and explanation
Constance, change, and measurement
9-12 A Science as Inquiry
Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
Understandings about scientific inquiry
9-12 B Physical Science
Structure of atoms
Chemical reactions
9-12 C Life Science
Matter, energy, and organization in living systems
9-12 D Earth and Space Science
Origin and evolution of the earth system
9-12 G History and Nature of Science
Historical perspectives
Ocean Literacy Essential Principles (PDF booklet): 4. The ocean makes Earth habitable (concept a)
Life on an Ocean Planet text reference (book link): Chapter 3 Theories of the Origins of Life 3:10-15
60 mins
