Introduction to Deserts
| Learner Outcome | Content | Learning Strategy |
Establish prior knowledge. |
desert |
Brainstorm: What do you know about deserts? What do you want to know about deserts? |
Locate deserts of the United States and World. |
types of deserts hot deserts cold deserts |
Activity 1: Use geographic map to locate desert regions. Compare to map showing rainfall. Use National Geographic Atlas (available on networked computers). |
Explain what makes a desert a desert.
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arid Tropic of Cancer Tropic of Capricorn |
Video: View first part of Exploring the Desert |
Describe the two types of deserts. |
Read: Life in the Deserts by Lucy Baker (Scholastic) pp. 1-7 |