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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students identify the characteristics of desert animals that enable them to adapt to the harsh environment. They draw and color animals in their desert habitats and write riddles about the animals. 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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- 1st - 7th
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Students place items on a Venn diagram in the appropriate part for desert, forest, or both. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students complete a unit of lessons on ecology, habitats, and food chains. They conduct research, analyze data and record the information in a science journal, discuss key vocabulary, and design and create a shoebox habitat project. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 1st
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Students examine the Nevada state quarter and discuss the Great Basin and the desert habitat. They draw a desert animal and write a sentence about its attributes and how they help the animal to survive in its habitat. 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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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students use the computer and other reference books to illustrate and construct a desert animal. Students present a desert animal report and explain how their animal is added to the desert habitat mural display that is created within the classroom. Students compile a class book. 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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- 4th
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Students create a Sonora Desert Mural. They explore the plants and animals of three different Sonora Desert habitats and describe how animals, plants, and people adapt to living in a dry area. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore components of habitat, identify basic need for animals to have food, water, shelter, and space, identify specific habitat components necessary for Chihuahuan Desert animal species, and use Habitat Cards to play habitat game. Full Review »
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