Biologists

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Can life exist in different forms and places? Define life as we know it on Earth, and ways life forms adapt to different environments: 

• Conditions for Life - Read "Searching for Life in Our Solar System" in Magnificent Cosmos by Scientific American (May 31, 1998).
• NASA Research on Ancient Microbes Reveals Insights on Early Life Forms of Earth.  What have they found and what does it reveal about early forms of life on Earth?  URL:

http://ccf.arc.nasa.gov/dx/basket/storiesetc/95_46.html
 
• Human Life Conditions .  What does the human body need to survive?  Use an encyclopedia book or CD-ROM.  Or try the reference section of your library.  The health section is also a good area to look.
• Astronauts' physical requirements.  URL:http://soundprint.org/~science/after_dogs.html

 
• Earth - Human Interactions.  URL: http://earth.jsc.nasa.gov/categories.html

Using text only, look for evidence of man's interactions with others.  Look for man-made ways to live, such as production of  food and water, creation of cities.  Look at low-resolution images and save a few for later. And use this URL: http://www.rspac.ivv.nasa.gov/nasa/earth/earth_index.shtml  for further information regarding human effects on earth.
 
• Origins of Life: Building Blocks and Our Chemical Origins. URL: http://eis.jpl.nasa.gov/roadmap/site/slide_life.html
• Deep Sea Vent Life - Go to the Pacific Ocean to see how life forms live on the side of a volcanic vent. Describe what you hear and see. How does it compare to how we humans live? Keep a log of the site. Record your descriptions in your data collector.  URL:

http://educate.si.edu/lessons/currkits/ocean/connect/essay.html and read the Ocean Planet "Sea Connections" site information. Add an image to your floppy disk. Collect data about four different ocean environments.
Area of Ocean:                        Environment Description:                           Life Forms:
 
• View the movie: "Dive Into Darkness", a production of A & E - The New Explorers.
• Other Forms of Life - Magnetite-Producing Bacteria Found in Desert Varnish   URL:

http://ccf.arc.nasa.gov/dx/basket/storiesetc/97_32AR.html
• Ask a Scientist about the Earth's environment and conditions for human life and animal life.  Pick a scientist who can answer questions on earth and life science.

URL: http://scorescience.humboldt.k12.ca.us/ast/ask/earth.htm
http://scorescience.humboldt.k12.ca.us/fast/ask/earth.htm
• Use Encarta Encyclopedia (CD-ROM) - to find out about the kind of environment an Aardvark lives in, such as climate, temperature, area on Earth, vegetation, home, predators and food sources.  Check out the gases it breaths, and the liquids it drinks.  Compare this animal to deep sea creatures and also the magnetite-producing bacteria found in the desert.