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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Geography for Kids: World Deserts

For Students 1st - 9th
Learn about the geography of the world's deserts such as the Sahara, Arabian, Gobi, and Mohave on this website.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Science for Kids: Desert Biome

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the desert biome. The dryest areas on Earth still have plant and animal life.
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Deserts

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about the main characteristics of a dry, desert ecosystem.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Symbiotic Relationships in the Desert

For Students 4th - 6th
Describes three types of symbiotic relationships that can be found in a desert biome.
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Activity
Songs for Teaching

Songs for Teaching: Biomes

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Use this site to see how many of the animals and plants that your students can remember from each biome after listening to this song.
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Activity
US Geological Survey

Usgs: Desert Ecosystems

For Students 9th - 10th
What elements are present in a desert ecosystem? What impact might humans have upon it? Learn more about the processes that affect desert ecosystems by visiting this site. Contains only one large illustration.
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Handout
Other

Thurston High School: Sharryl Lattion and Melissa Femrite: Biomes: Desert

For Students 9th - 10th
Written for younger readers, this article reveals facts about animals and plants as well as health concerns for people in the desert environment.
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Handout
Center for Educational Technologies

Earth Floor: Biomes: Desert Plants

For Students 9th - 10th
Site contains information on desert plants and plant adaptations. Offers links to biomes, a biome summary, how to read a climograph and more!