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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 - 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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- 4th - Higher Ed
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Students research five different biomes while working in groups. They complete a graphic organizer with the information. 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 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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- 3rd
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Students explore America's history prior to 1492. This unit of six lessons identifies five regions of the United States and assists students in the development of an understanding of the Native Americans who lived in the regions. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 11th
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Students create a "parfleche" (folded container used by Native Americans), learn how to make their own sketchbook, and keep it as a journal for notes and drawings in this Art lesson adaptable for all levels of instruction. Emphasis is placed on the art of Steve Allely. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students identify the biomes of each region: mountains, forests, plains, tundra, desert. They identify and describe features of North American desert (Mojave, Sonoron, Great Basin. Chihuahaun). They identify what we are doing today is different from what they saw on the Internet. 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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