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What We Know/What Do We
Need to Know
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1. Recording what you know about life forms on Earth
and the characteristics of life forms, what types of gases they live in
and environmental adaptations
they may have made is a first step in finding out what environment may
be needed to survive beyond Earth.
Here is a list of Earth life forms:
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Aardvarks (mammals)
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Deep sea worms and clams by ocean volcanic vents
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Bacteria of Desert Area
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Astronauts (humans)
Then make a list of what you need to know .
2. Record what you know about life beyond Earth, in our
Solar System and out in space. Use this list to define what you know:
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Moon
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Mars and other planets of our solar system
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View of Universe and beyond through telescopes and satellites
Then make a list of what you need to know about life
beyond Earth.
3. List what you know and then list what you need to know
about the following:
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Conditions necessary for life?
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How do life forms adapt to different conditions?
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What are robots? What are satellites? How are they used in space studies?
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How has man traveled in space? What is the future of man in space?
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What is an extraterrestrial? Define exobiology?
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What kind of atmospheres and geological environments can we speculate
will be out there, in our Solar System?
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What kinds of environments can we expect to find in deep space?
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Can life exist beyond Earth?