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Lifestyles of the Extreme and Adapted Lesson PlanLifestyles of the Extreme and Adapted Lesson Plan
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Lifestyles of the Extreme and Adapted

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Students explain challenging theories about the evolution and distribution of microbes. They also investigate other examples of extremophile species, then create posters and write diary entries about them.

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microbes

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extremophile species, microbes, english language arts
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Resource Details

Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning
Year
2003
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