Your class has just returned from a two-week expedition in the Sonoran Desert. This WebQuest can easily be adapted to other grade levels. Prior do this WebQuest, students were engaged in a one week unit on the Sonoran Desert.
Students read desert books and watched videos to gain background knowledge.
17A2a Compare the physical characteristics of places including soils, landforms, vegetation, wildlife, climate, and natural hazards. 17B2b Explain how physical and living components interact in a variety of ecosystems including desert, prairie, flood plain, forest and tundra. 1C Comprehend a broad range of reading material. 3C2a Write for a variety of purposes and for a specified audience in a variety of forms. 5A Locate, organize, and use information from various sources to answer questions, solve problems, and communicate ideas.