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How Much Water Will The Desert Hold? Lesson PlanHow Much Water Will The Desert Hold? Lesson Plan
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How Much Water Will The Desert Hold?

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Students examine the characteristics of the desert environment. They experiment with a container which they fill with sand and measure the amount of water that can be absorbed in the container. They compare this with the conditions in the Namib Desert.

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