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Desertification Lesson Plan

Desertification Lesson Plan

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Desertification

Middle schoolers investigate the process of desertification in the Sahel region of Africa. They discuss photos from a National Geographic magazine, analyze the physical/political map of the Sahara, identify the causes and effects of desertification on a handout, and write a conversation between two people.

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desertification, africa, the sahara

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africa, desertification, sahara desert, sahel region of africa

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Grade

6th - 8th

Subjects

Social Studies & History

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Year

1998

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