Unit Plan
Tramline

A Desert Virtual Field Trip

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Travel with your students on a virtual field trip and explore the deserts of the world! This is site is interactive and informative.
Website
Oxfam

Oxfam's Cool Planet: Animals of the Desert

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource looks at the different types of insects, mammals, reptiles, and birds found in the desert and the strategies they use for survival.
Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Facts About the Sahara Desert

For Students 4th - 7th
Discusses the physical geography of the Sahara Desert, the climate, its landforms, the plants and animals that live there, and some of the people who live there or visit.
Article
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Sahara Desert Facts and Information

For Students 3rd - 8th
Provides interesting facts about the Sahara Desert including its climate, plants, animals, and landscape.
Handout
Other

Whozoo: Desert Horned Viper

For Students 9th - 10th
Special adaptations of the Desert Horned Viper are featured on the WHOZOO website. This endangered species lives in the sand and rocks of the deserts of North Africa, Israel, Arabia, and the Sinai peninsula.
Unit Plan
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Africa: Explore the Regions: Sahara

For Students 3rd - 7th
Informative site containing facts and insights about the African region of the Sahara. Explore the countries, people, and economy of this fascinating region, the largest desert in the world. Country closeups detail interesting and...
Handout
Other

Encyclopaedia of the Orient: Sahara

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the world's largest desert, the Sahara, including size, location, people, climate, physical features, and animal life. Includes a chart of temperatures (in Celsius) and rainfall (in millimeters) by month and by yearly...
Graphic
Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Hot Deserts of the World

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find out about the sizes, physical features, and plant and animal life of some of the world's great deserts, including the Arabian, the Great Sandy, the Chihuahuan, the Kalahari, the Mojave, the Sahara, the Sonoran, and the Thar deserts.
Website
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Life in the Sahara (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson in which students share prior knowledge and conduct research about the location, people, and animals of the Sahara region of Africa. Involves the creation of a project about the geography of the Sahara and how desertification...