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Magic Hat How-To

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students research and investigate photographs of various environmental conditions of a desert, rain forest or high mountain peak and then design and decorate a magic camouflage hat especially for that region. They also determine how they...
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Ecology

For Teachers 2nd
Explore the rainforest with this fact building PowerPoint. With 11 slides filled with biome images, this would work well with a lecture about the different types of ecosystems. Pictures of the desert, rain forest, and forest are identified.
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Living in the Desert: Reading Comprehension

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this comprehension learning exercise, students read a short selection about sand gazelles, then answer 5 multiple choice questions. Answers provided.
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Sonoran Desert

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students discuss the complicated environmental issues that face different people today. They establish legal positions surrounding several different scenarios.
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Forests, Deserts, & Grasslands

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders complete activities to become familiar with the content and vocabulary related to biomes and ecosystems in order to mainstream into the classroom.
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Ecology - Ecosystem

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders research ecosystems, the work of ecologists, John Muir's contribution to the environment and an endangered species of their choice. They read books, participate in discussions, and write reports.
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Desert Animals

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students are asked if they think a roadrunner is a bird that is a fast runner or a slow runner? They are given a copy of Roadrunner Display Sheet. Students are asked how does a roadrunner protect iteself? They are given the following...
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Who Lives Here?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this environmental stewardship lesson, students examine water conservation efforts in desert regions as they act as members of a city council committee investigating the issue in a...
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The Last Resort

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students rescue the Desert Mountain resort by designing a travel brochure that bring in the tourists.
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Animals: Gila Monsters

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students research sites about Gila monsters. They explore the physical characteristics and defense mechanisms that help Gila monsters survive in the desert. Includes photographs and a diagram.
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The Gulf War and its Consequences

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Pupils study the historical background of Desert Storm/Desert Shield. They determine that not all Americans were in favor of the Gulf War and examine the Gulf War Syndrome. They discover that another possible cause pertains to...
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Punctuating Sentences

For Students 7th - 9th
In this grammar activity, students read and punctuate correctly ten sentences associated with a strange desert plant. Students share their findings with their classmates.
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Invent a Critter

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students create a living animal that could survive in at least one specific region and use the digital desert library to gather information. In this invent a critter lesson plan, students draw a picture of their animal,  describe their...
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Ecosystem Interactions Web

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Pupils pick an ecosystem (forest, desert, coral reef, open ocean, grassland, mountain, savanna, etc.) and design an interaction web for their chosen ecosystem. Each group shares their ecosystem's web of life with the class.
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Learning From Leaves: Adaptations To Differing Light Levels

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students, in groups, examine plants with different light levels. They are given plants from a tropical and desert region. They write a hypothesis at the beginning of the experiment.
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Personification

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read opening pargraphs in their books and discuss with their peers the meaning of personification. They then identify three instances in the poem "Desert Tortoise" of similarities between humans and animals citing...
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Choral Music II

For Students 4th - 5th
In this music learning exercise, students look at a map of the world and find the places where the Santa Fe, New Mexico Desert Chorale has traveled. There is little information about music on this page.
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Authority Figures

For Teachers 1st
First graders simulate that they have been stranded on a desert island. They are not going to be rescued and they have to figure out who is in charge, form a government, and how many levels of leadership there needs to be.
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Lonesome Linda

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students analyze the create of Loma Linda. In this Western expansion lesson, students look at the development of a resort in the desert and how a town is begun.
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California Regions Map

For Students 4th - 12th
In this California regions outline map worksheet, students examine the coastal, mountain, central, and desert regions of the state.
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Natural Refrigeration

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students build a refrigerator that does not require electricity. In this environmental science activity, student consider desert dwellers of Africa who have no access to electricity. Students use flower pots, sand and water to study the...
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Exploring the Map of Morocco

For Students 4th - 5th
In this exploring the map of Morocco worksheet, students find and label cities, islands, bodies of water, mountains, deserts and other countries around Morocco.
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The Living Environment

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders make a chart of animals and plants that live in either the desert, the ocean, or the tundra. In this environment lesson plan, 4th graders work in groups to discover characteristics needed for these animals to live in that...
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Geography Terms

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
In this PowerPoint, students review geography terms. Slides feature illustrations and facts about mountains, hills, islands, deserts, lakes, rivers, oceans, plains, valleys, and forests.

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