Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Biomes: Adapting To Deserts & Other Ecosystems

6th - 8th
Students examine how animals must be adapted to the conditions of its environment to survive.  In this biomes activity students research desert adaptations then discuss how these animals have survived. 
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Desert Animals

6th - 8th
Students survive within an ecosystem, an animal must be physically and behaviorally adapted to the conditions of its environment.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Patagonia or Namib, Where Do I Belong?

5th - 9th
Students compare and contrast the African Ostrich from the Namib Desert and the Rhea from Patagonia. They watch and discuss a PBS video, identify and record characteristics of each bird in their science journal, and create life-size...