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- 7th - 9th
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Students design an energy-efficient house to remain comfortable in the desert's temperature extremes, using their knowledge of thermodynamics, insulation, conduction, and the conversion of light energy into heat energy. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 3rd
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Students identify different plants based on oral descriptions. They examine some adaptations plants make to survive in the desert through experiments. Full Review »
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- 4th - 12th
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Students illustrate scenes showing day and nighttime activities in the desert. They include plant and animal life including predators and prey. Full Review »
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- 5th - 12th
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Students complete a variety of activities that go along with the study of and possible fieldtrip to Keys' Desert Queen Ranch in Joshua Tree National Park, east of Los Angeles. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 4th
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Students correspond with Israeli students from Jerusalem by email as part of a study on desert and semi-arid regions. They conduct background research and become proficient in the use of electronic mail. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students recognize native species of desert vegetation while examining the need for water conservation. They design and create a xeriscape landscape using a variety of materials. Full Review »
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- 5th - 9th
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Students examine the characteristics of the desert environment. They experiment with a container which they fill with sand and measure the amount of water that can be absorbed in the container. They compare this with the conditions in the Namib Desert. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students access Internet websites using URL's that are provided on notecards by the teacher. They examine Sonoran Desert animals, find pictures, and information about them. They print out coloring pages and write out two interesting facts about one of the animals. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students use the internet to gather information on the deserts of North America. In groups, they compare and contrast geographic features in Utah to those of other regions. They discuss how animals survive in the desert and view images of deserts. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students investigate the concept of deserts and erosion. They conduct research using a variety of resources and focus upon finding images of the Painted Desert in Arizona. They create drawings that are imitations taken from the images. Full Review »
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