Module A Chapter 2 Changes in the Desert

objectives;

Describe how light energy heats the air.
Explain how the temperature of places and objects varies.
Describe how rain affects desert plants and animals.
Define the terms:
  1. evaporate
  2. water vapor
  3. condense
  4. dew
  5. precipitation
Describe how water evaporates.

lesson 2.1 - Desert Heat

lesson 2.2 - Rain in the Desert

Review

Return to Extended Classroom

 

Library Videos;

  1. All About the Water Cycle

  2. Animal Adaptations

Trade Books;

  1. One Day in the Desert

  2. Kids Discover - Desert

  3. Life in the Desert

  4. Desert Giant

  5. Deserts; Where Are We

  6. Cactus Hotel

Web Sites of Interest;

  1. Howstuffworks "How Thermometers Work"

  2. How Things Work: Thermometers and Thermostats

  3. Staying Safe From Desert Heat

  4. http://www.desertusa.com/survive.html

  5. Desert Plant Survival - DesertUSA

  6. CR | Desert Den | Hot Enough For You?

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