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This Designing a Winning Guest Village in the Saguaro National Park activity also includes:
Don't desert a resource on the desert! Scholars work in groups to build on their ideas from the previous lesson to design a sustainable guest village in the Saguaro National Park. Each group produces a PowerPoint presentation to share their designs with the rest of the class. This is the second section of a nine-part module.
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Instructional Ideas
- Have learners conduct a web quest to learn about the Saguaro National Part/Sonoran Desert
Classroom Considerations
- Learners need to be familiar with PowerPoint; if PowerPoint is not available, have groups create a poster
- Activity requires information from previous lesson
Pros
- Allows for creativity
- Rubric is available in document form if changes need to be made
Cons
- Activity may not be of interest to learners who are not located near the Sonoran Desert