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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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- 3rd - 5th
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Students construct a rough map of Antarctic ecosystems and explore relationships among the creatures that populate them. [Note: This lesson can be adapted to focus on other regions, including the one in which you live.] 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
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Students go on a virtual field trip to five ecosystems. They investigate and videotape a temperate forest in the school's backyard. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students pick an ecosystem (forest, desert, coral reef, open ocean, grassland, mountain, savanna, etc.) and design an interaction web for their chosen ecosystem. Each group shares their ecosystem's web of life with the class. 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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- 4th - 8th
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Students explore the characteristics of major ecosystems, the interactions of the organisms within the systems, and the effects of humans on the system. Both living and non-living components are examined in this five lesson unit. 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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- 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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- 4th
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Students explore ecosystems and habitats. Using the internet, students take a virtual field trip to five ecosystems. They investigate and videotape a temperate forest in the school's backyard. Full Review »
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