Watch the video to the right about the ground breaking Miller-Urey experiment. Think about the following questions as you watch. Discuss some of them with a friend or family member.

1. What was the Miller-Urey experiment?

2. Why was the Miller-Urey experiment so significant?

3. Why was finding Amino Acids as a result of the experiment so important?

4. What other environments have been shown to provide the conditions for the formation of biomolecules?

5. Do you think it's possible that this same chance event has happened else where in the universe?