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- 7th - Higher Ed
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Students, in school and at field-based sites, investigate the characteristics and history of deserts. They create a tabletop replica of a desert environment. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students explore the challenges of building a thriving human civilization in a desert environment. They design new technologies to assist people living in the desert. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 3rd
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Students participate in simulated trip to the desert as an introduction to the study of the desert habitat. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students write a first person postcard describing the desert. They use PowerPoint, watercolor crayons, and crayons to complete their projects. Full Review »
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- 5th - 6th
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Students study the location, animals, flora and characteristics of the Great Basin Desert area. They create a model of the Great Basin ecosystem. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students examine how desert plants and animals are adapted to life in the desert. They listen to the book, "Seasons of Saguaro," conduct experiments to demonstrate plant succulence, and create and draw an animal or plant that illustrates desert survival. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 4th
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Students listen to a reading of the "Desert Tortoise Tale" and complete a maze that highlights the different threats the baby tortoise faces along the way. They discuss the reasons the Desert Tortoise is becoming endangered. Full Review »
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- 4th - 7th
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Students examine two prints that show examples of life in the desert ecosystem. They investigate the diversity of animals and plants that make homes in the desert. They determine how the plants and animals depend on each other to survive in this environment. Full Review »
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- 1st - 2nd
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Students explore desert habitats. They discuss characteristics of desert habitats and write three questions related to desert life. Students summarize a story using sequence of events and they write a paragraph describing desert life. Full Review »
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- 1st - 2nd
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Students use a book to discover an interesting fact from the desert using each letter of the alphabet. Using a United States map, they identify the meanings of symbols and locate deserts within the U.S. In groups, they participate in writings and discuss how climate affects how people live in those areas. Full Review »
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