Elective 04 — Extremophiles

Target Phenomenon

Organisms surviving in boiling acid, deep sea vents, radioactive waste.

NGSS Standards

• HS-LS1-2 — Develop and use a model to illustrate the hierarchical organization of interacting systems that provide specific functions within multicellular organisms.
• HS-LS4-4 — Construct an explanation based on evidence for how natural selection leads to adaptations of populations.

Lesson Breakdown

Lesson	Title	Type
L01	[TBD]	Launch
L02	[TBD]	Explore
L03	[TBD]	Explain
L04	[TBD]	Elaborate

Total: 4 lessons

Recommended Prior Module

None — standalone. No prerequisites.

Notes

Students research and present on extremophile adaptations. Great for student-driven exploration.