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- 2nd - 3rd
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Students practice identifying parts and using dictionary entries within the desert theme. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 3rd
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Students use the cinquain structure and correct parts of speech to write a poem with a desert theme. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students listen to a story that introduce them to reptiles. They participate in a discussion concerning these desert animals and write from the rattlesnake's point of view. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students estimate the life size height or length of a desert plant or animal using measurements given. They create pictures that compare their estimates with the true size of the plant or animal. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students choose a desert animal to research using encyclopedias and a specific website. They take notes and compose a report.They take their rough draft through the writing process. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students compare and contrast the temperature, rainfall, humidity in the desert, rain forest and Atlanta for 10 days. They create a graph of the temperatures of the three places. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students use the internet to find out information about desert animals. With a partner, they read a book about animals in the desert and write down any questions they have. Using the internet, they find answers to their questions and make illustrations of the animals. As a class, they create a chart showing all of the information they collected. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students review desert animals they have been researching and discuss animal traits. They complete desert animal worksheet during Internet scavenger hunt to further develop their knowledge and to practice their note taking and technology skills. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students participate in a lesson to investigate the types of life found in a desert biome. The topic is supposed to change every week for six weeks. They shall write in a journal the new information as it is discovered. Students also grow plants and monitor the growth rates using a chart. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 12th
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Students draw contrasting scenes representing daytime and nighttime activities of animals in the desert. They label the scenes, identify the animals and the relationships among them. Full Review »

