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Pbs Learning Media: Life's Rocky Start Deep Sea Vents Instructional VideoPbs Learning Media: Life's Rocky Start Deep Sea Vents Instructional Video
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PBS
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Grade
9th - 10th
Subjects
Science
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Instructional Videos
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1090L
Instructional Video

Pbs Learning Media: Life's Rocky Start Deep Sea Vents

Curated by ACT

What if life began deep in the ocean? One experiment set out to prove the theory that life began around deep sea vents. This video shows the results of this experiment and it what it taught us about the origins of life. Closed caption available. [3:37]

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hydrothermal vents

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deep sea vents, miller-urey experiment, nova, origins of life, pbs learning media: life's rocky start-deep sea vents, origin of life, scientific investigation

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional

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