NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI)

University of Arizona

Executive Summary

An Astronomical Search for the Essential Ingredients for Life: Placing our Habitable System in Context

Project Reports

Module 1: The Building Blocks of Life

Module 2: Formation and Evolution of Habitable Worlds

Module 3: Nature of Planetary Systems

Module 4: Strengthening the Astrobiology Community

EPO Reports

Graduate Winterschool

Teaching Astrobiology with Dilemmas and Paradoxes

Assign a Writing Task to Improve Student Engagement at Public Lectures.

Journey Across the Disciplines: A Foundation for Scientific Communication in Bioastronomy

Star Properties Concept Inventory: Design, development, and first results

Probing Student Understanding of the Atmospheric Greenhouse Effect

Beyond Inspiration: Assessing the Impact of a Teaching-Practice Workshop for College Astronomy Faculty

Students' beliefs about stars and star formation

Capturing Student Interest in Astrobiology through Dilemmas and Paradoxes.

Portfolio Assessment, Astrobiology, and You - A New Method for Teaching Students How to Evaluate Evidence

Continuing Education and Academic Outreach Division, ASTR 4202-Life in the Universe

Lecture-Tutorials for Introductory Astronomy ? Second Edition

Learner-Centered College Astrobiology and Astronomy Teaching Workshop

Astrobiology and the Sacred

"Astrobiology for Teachers" online

Evaluation Workshop

What is Astrobiology?

Project Reports

Organized by Astrobiology Roadmap Objective

Goal 1: Understand the nature and distribution of habitable environments in the Universe

• Objective 1: Determine whether the atmosphere of the early Earth, hydrothermal or exogenous matter were significant sources of organic matter. (3 reports)

Goal 3: Understand how life originates from cosmic and planetary precursors

• Objective 3: Replicating, catalytic systems capable of evolution, and construct laboratory models of metabolism in primitive living systems. (2 reports)

Goal 4: Understand how past life on Earth interacted with its changing planetary and Solar System environment

• Objective 4: Expand and interpret the genomic database of a select group of key microorganisms in order to reveal the history and dynamics of evolution. (1 reports)