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Discovering Deserts.
NatureScope series. Washington, D.C.: National Wildlife Federation, 1989.
Recommended grade level:
3-6.
The interdisciplinary activities in Discovering Deserts introduce students to the ecology of arid lands. Through games, songs, stories, drawings, and drama, students explore the following topics: what a desert is, how deserts form, and the different types of deserts; the ways in which plants and animals have adapted to harsh desert conditions; plant and animal relationships in desert communities; and the ways in which people are changing desert habitats.
Discovering Deserts has 5 chapters (each on a broad theme), a craft section, and an appendix. Teachers may choose from the 23 activities or teach each chapter as a unit. Copycat pages supplement the activities and provide games, puzzles, and worksheets.
Price:
$3.98 (ISBN 0-945051-34-4).
Publisher/supplier:
National Wildlife Federation.
Materials:
Available locally, or from commercial suppliers.
Topic Index listings linked to this entry
Use these listings to find related entries.
Adaptations, Life Sciences: Exploring Life Science, ~ Parade of Life: Monerans, Protists, Fungi, and Plants, ~ Life Changes through Time, Environmental Sciences: Project Learning Tree Environmental Education Activity Guide: Pre K-8, Earth Sciences: Arid Lands, Sacred Waters, Multi & Applied Sciences: Science 2000: Grade 6, ~ JASON VI: Island Earth, Hawai'i Expedition Curriculum.
Communities, Environmental Sciences: Wildlife and Humanity: Can We Share the Earth?, Project Learning Tree Environmental Education Activity Guide: Pre K-8, Multi & Applied Sciences: Middle Grades Science: A Problem-Solving Approach, Sixth Grade.
Ecology, Life Sciences: Exploring Life Science, ~ Glencoe Life Science, ~ Middle School Life Science, ~ Cranial Creations in Life Science: Interdisciplinary and Cooperative Activities, ~ Exploring with Wisconsin Fast Plants, ~ The Microcosmos Curriculum Guide to Exploring Microbial Space, Environmental Sciences: Eco-Inquiry: A Guide to Ecological Learning Experiences for the Upper Elementary/Middle Grades, ~ Ecology Lab, ~ Understanding Basic Ecological Concepts, Experiments That Explore Recycling, ~ Wading into Wetlands, Earth Sciences: Exploring Earth Science, ~ River Cutters, Multi & Applied Sciences: The Local Environment, ~ Matter and Energy in the Biosphere, ~ Science Interactions: Course 1, ~ Super Science Activities: Favorite Lessons from Master Teachers.
Habitats, Life Sciences: Ecosystems, ~ Biodiversity: Understanding the Variety of Life, ~ Animals Alive! An Ecological Guide to Animal Activities, ~ Living in Water: An Aquatic Science Curriculum for Grades 5-7, ~ Project WILD: K-12 Activity Guide, Environmental Sciences: Changes in Ecosystems, Our Wonderful World: Solutions for Math + Science, ~ Outlook: The Earth, Multi & Applied Sciences: Science 2000: Science 1 (Grade 7).
