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- 20-30m
- 715
- 5
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Travel back in geologic time to explore some of the major historical events of Earth in an attempt to understand the search for life among other planets in the universe. Explore this final chapter of the search for life in the North Pole Dome, Western Australia. Explore the Dresser Drawer formation to find evidence of the earliest forms of life on Earth. Learn about stomatalites and how early photosynthetic bacteria paved the way for more complex lifeforms.
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What does the rock record tell us about the search for life in the universe?
Construct an argument about the constraints and limitations regarding the search for life in the universe using evidence from Earth’s rock record.
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