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- 6th
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Students learn the definition of a desert, how and why deserts have developed in certain areas. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students survive within an ecosystem, an animal must be physically and behaviorally adapted to the conditions of its environment. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students identify and label the major deserts of the world using a satellite image map of the world. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students study the desert, the plants, and animals of the desert and how they can live there. They engage in a wide variety of hands-on experiments, which illustrate life in the desert. Full Review »
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- 1st - 2nd
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Students brainstorm on what they think characterizes a desert. Outside experts come to the class to discuss desert animals with the class. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine the climate map of Africa with emphasis on the desert regions. They work together in groups to play the role of different delegations preparing for a conference. They present their information to the class. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students are able to identify adaptations that plants have developed to deal with harsh desert conditions, as well as explain how these adaptations help to protect these plants. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students investigate and identify a variety of animals that live in the desert. They complete a class KWL chart, then listen to the book "Way Out in the Desert." Next, students observe a presentation of live desert animals, and discuss the characteristics of each animal they examine. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 4th
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Students explore the four different deserts in the United States and their characteristics. They discuss the four different types of deserts in United States and their characteristics, and locate them on a map. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the health and safety risks associated with a desert environment and identify measures necessary for desert survival. They listen to a teacher-led lecture and take notes. In small groups they write a short story that includes how the person should have gotten out of danger using survival skills. Full Review »
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