Draw contrasting scenes representing daytime and nighttime activities in the desert. Students can also include information in small boxes such as normal daytime and nighttime temperatures, and rainfall. Draw on white paper with markers or crayons, cut out and paste down plants and animals on both halves, showing what they do both during the day and the night.
Lines can link predators and prey, and relationships between plants and animals.
Finished scenes can be used for display in the halls. An alternative is to make one large diorama at the beginning of the desert unit. Assign individual students to use modeling clay or draw on cardboard the plants and animals as they are covered in the unit, and stick them in the sand. Plants and animals can be labeled with information about how they contribute to the desert ecosystem, and when they sleep and eat and if they spend part of their time underground. Free education clip art.