Desert Links

							                                          Desert Links


The following are lesson plans or activities related to the topic found elsewhere on the web.

      The Desert is Theirs Lesson plan for creating a desert plant and animal guide using this
       book by Byrd Baylor
      Desert Activity Page Answer questions, do activities and more
      5 activities to do after reading The Desert is Theirs by Byrd Baylor
      Exploring the Desert Biome
      Create a desert animal
      Desert Adaptations-Conservation of Water Experiment on how to conserve water in a
       sponge
      Deserts of the WorldFrom Encarta grades 2-5
      Invent a Desert Critter
      Chihuahua Desert Study Guides
      Take a Desert Field Trip includes teacher resources
      Deserts of the World A webquest plan
      Print a Unit Desert Habitats
      Three Sister's Garden Webquest
      Cooking with the Three Sisters A Webquest
      Science Webquest
      Drylands Theme Page
      Lesson Plan for Cactus Hotel
      In Search of the Great Deserts A Webquest
      A WebQuest about the Arizona Sonoran Desert

Desert Animals
http://mobot.org/MBGnet/sets/desert/animals
• Desert Animals & Wildlife Index - DesertUSA
http://www.desertusa.com/animal
• The Living Desert:Animal Portrait List
http://www.abacus-es.com/livingdesert/wildlife/animals/animalst.htm
• wcs kids senses section
http://www.wcs.org/kids/map/senses.html


      Lessons and Materials
          1. Desert Habitat Introduction Day
          2. Desert Language Arts Center-Materials
          3. Desert Plants (Saguaro Cactus Graphing)-Worksheet
          4. Desert Cinquains
          5. Desert Animals (Desert Olympic Games)
          6. Desert Plants and Adaptations
          7. Interdependent Desert Plants and Animals (Web) -Materials
          8. Peer Writing Conferences for Desert Stories



   June 2006                                                                         McElhaney
Arizona Sonoran Desert Images
Have you ever seen a tarantula? How about a javelina, roadrunner, or sphinx? Check out the
photographs of these and other desert wildlife from Arizona's Sonoran Desert.

Use the photographs from this site or draw your own desert scenes to show what the desert is
like.
http://www.goldcanyon.com/htm/images.htm

Desert USA Magazine
Explore the deserts of the United States for yourself at this amazing desert site. Visit state and
national parks in the southwest, view a video of a desert panorama, play desert puzzles, and
download a desert screen saver. This site also contains articles, maps, and photographs to help
you learn about the desert ecosystem.
http://www.desertusa.com/

You can use the desert facts and photographs at this site to create desert trading cards.




   June 2006                                                                           McElhaney