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Kalahari Explorations

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Students explore world geography by completing graphic organizers and researching the Internet. In this Kalahari desert lesson, students identify the geographic location, weather and creation of the Kalahari desert. Students define a list of geographic vocabulary terms and complete a desert graphic organizer while researching the web.

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desert identification, geography presentation, kalahari desert, science
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Grade
3rd - 5th
Subjects
Science
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For Teacher Use
Duration
3 hrs
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