Los Angeles and the Future of Mono Lake
A Web Quest exploring the biodiversity, natural history, and preservation of Mono Lake
Introduction Task Process Resources Evaluation Conclusion Teachers
Resources
Use the following online resources as well as those found within MLER and Marine Biological Laboratory of the University of Chicago web site to gather information and write your summary. The following questions will help you narrow your search.
Astrobiology
- What are the goals of Astrobiology?
- What are extremophiles? Halophiles? Alkaliphiles? Anaerobes?
- Why are astrobiologists interested in Mono Lake?
- What is the significance of Mono Lake tufa?
Microbiology
- What is unusual about the microbes of Mono Lake?
- Why is Mono Lake alkaline and hypersaline?
- How are Mono Lake microbes able to survive environments that would be toxic for us?
- How might these microbes be used in the future?
Natural History
- What are some interesting events in the natural history of Mono Lake?
- What is the Mono Lake Committee?
- Why is Mono Lake alkaline and hypersaline?
- Why are there now restrictions on water being diverted from Mono Basin?
- What is the Los Angeles Aqueduct
- Why was it https://www.history.com/topics/landmarks/los-angeles-aqueduct#:~:text=In%20the%20early%2020th%20century,Angeles%20Aqueduct%2C%20completed%20in%201913. 'created' new?
- What is a present day problem brought to Los Angeles by the aqueduct?