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Desert Dwellers
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/desertdwellers/index.html
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This lesson plan is part of the discoveryschool.com lesson plan library for grades 9-12. This lesson focuses on desert ecology, geography, and development, with an emphasis on desertification and what can be done to prevent it. It includes objectives, materials, procedures, discussion questions, evaluation ideas, performing extensions, suggested readings, and vocabulary. There are videos available to order which complement this lesson, and links to teaching tools for making custom quizzes, worksheets, puzzles and lesson plans.
Intended for grade levels:
  • High (9-12)
Type of resource:
  • For the classroom:
    • Lesson plan
Subject:
  • Ecology
  • Geographical Sciences:
    • Human geography
Technical requirements:
Must be able do download .aiff files to hear vocabulary.
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
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DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-002-173
Educational standards:
  • National Science Education Standards (NSES):
    • 9-12:
      • C - Life science:
        • Biological evolution
  • National Geography Standards:
    • Human systems:
      • The characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations on Earth's surface
      • The characteristics, distributions, and complexity of Earth's cultural mosaics
      • The process, patterns, and functions of human settlement
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Publisher: Discoveryschool.com