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Desert Ecosystems, Animals, and Cultures: Everything You Need
Help students locate information on deserts through lesson plans, books, articles, and activities.
Science WebQuest: Deserts
Grades: 3–5, 6–8
Deserts are often described as desolate, barren wastelands. They're not. Plants grow in deserts, and animals survive there. You'll be surprised what you can uncover about the life of a desert.
Desert Resources
Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12
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 Articles Surprises of the DesertsGrades: 3–5, 6–8 A virtual tour to help your class locate information on deserts through various websites and related links |
 Online Learning Activities Uncover Lizards and Snakes: A Science Exploration ActivityGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Students get an up-close look at geckos, boas, vipers, and more “squamates” with these exciting online learning activities. |
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Activities and Games, Lesson Plans The Magic School Bus Dries UpGrades: 3–5 For once, Arnold is prepared for a field trip! He's wearing desert survival gear. But the class discovers that desert animals have built-in ways... |
 Writing Activities, Extension Activities Desert Giant Extension ActivitiesGrades: 3–5 Extension activities for Desert Giant: The World of the Saguaro Cactus, by Barbara Bash. |
 Articles BiomeGrades: 6–8, 9–12 Defines the term biome and points out the characteristics that distinguish one biome from another. |
 The Dry Desert: A Printables ActivityGrades: 1–2, 3–5 The Dry Desert, a two-page activity from Printables™, reinforces the use of periods, question marks, and exclamation points using sentences that... |
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Book Resources, Lesson Plans Activity Plan 4-5: Animal HabitatsGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 Children will create murals depicting animal habitats to encourage the development of science, geography, creative-thinking, and social skills in... |
Online Learning Activities, Articles Animals, A to ZGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 This content resource helps teachers locate information on animals through various sites. Suggestions for teaching about animals, related links,... |
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Articles Animal AdaptationsGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 This content resource helps teachers locate information on animal adaptations through various sites. Web links to resources decribing adaptation... |
Articles ClimateGrades: 6–8, 9–12 Discusses climates and climatology including climate classification, climatic change, microclimates, and the effects of climate on economic... |
HabitatGrades: 6–8, 9–12 Explains that a habitat is the home of a particular species and goes on to describe marine and terrestrial habitats. |
Writing Activities, Extension Activities The Three Little Javelinas Extension ActivitiesGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 Extension activity for The Three Little Javelinas by Susan Lowell. |
Middle East: LandGrades: 3–5, 6–8 This encyclopedia article looks at the geography of the Middle East including the different regions from mountains to deserts and including the... |
Middle East: PeopleGrades: 3–5, 6–8 The following article provides an overview of the different cultures, religions and languages that coexist in the Middle East. |
Background: Middle EastGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Learn about the history of the Middle East, the region where Europe, Africa, and Asia meet. |
Middle East: PalestineGrades: 3–5, 6–8 The following article provides an overview of the different cultures, religions and languages that coexist in the Middle East |
Fast Facts: EgyptGrades: Go deeper with Grolier Online. Find fast facts and detailed background information on Egypt, America's longtime ally in the Middle East. |
Articles Islamic Republic of IranGrades: 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 A profile of the Islamic Republic of Iran, from Grolier's The New Book of Knowledge. |
EgyptGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Modern Egypt is the world's most populous Arab country and the second most populous nation in Africa. |
Articles State of QatarGrades: 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 A profile of Qatar, from Grolier's The New Book of Knowledge. |
