TABLE OF CONTENTS - Lindbergh School District

a. Describe how the Earth’s placement in the
solar system is favorable to sustain life (i.e.
distance from the sun, temperature,
atmosphere)
b. Compare and contrast the characteristics of
Earth that support life with the characteristics
of other planets that are considered favorable
or unfavorable to life (e.g. atmospheric
gases, extremely high/low temperatures)
R a. Students will compare Earth with its two
closest neighbors, Venus and Mars. Why
are conditions on those planets so much
different than conditions on Earth (1.3;
3.5)
b. Students will list the conditions on Earth
favorable for life and relate those to our
position in the solar system. (1.8)
a. Students will perform research on the
major physical characteristics of the
planets. Students will create a travel
brochure introducing a space tourist to one
planet.
b. Students will select a planet other than
Earth and describe how they would survive
on its surface. What adaptations to life
might an alien from that planet have made
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