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Ecology of The Sonoran Desert Soil Crusts: Biology, Geology Lesson PlanEcology of The Sonoran Desert Soil Crusts: Biology, Geology Lesson Plan
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Ecology of The Sonoran Desert Soil Crusts: Biology, Geology

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This lesson is designed after research done on the ecology of soil lichen in the Tucson Basin area during the summers of 1997 and 1998. Its purpose is to guide students into adopting the problem solving thinking of ecologists. The lesson encompasses all t

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plant identification, plants, soil analysis, soil, summer, the sonoran desert

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6th - 11th
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Science
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