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How Can I Hide In Namib? Lesson Plan

How Can I Hide In Namib? Lesson Plan

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How Can I Hide In Namib?

Students examine how various species survive in the Namib Desert. They watch and discuss a PBS video, and in small groups determine which colors are most effective in concealment in rocks, sticks, and sand, and compare the activity with how creatures survive in the Namib Desert.

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animals of the namib desert, namib desert, survival in the namib desert

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