This information goes under the W or Want to Know. Do the L or Learn close to the last day of the desert unit for evaluation on what students have learned about the dessert. Will talk about some of the things students will want to learn about the desert. Other things will come up naturally during the unit. Encourage individual research if students have huge interest in anything that comes up.
Students tend to want to find out more about the plant and animals of the desert than anything else.
However, there are four deserts in the western half of the United States that we will mainly talk about. The Chihuahuan, Great Basin, Mojave, and the Sonoran. 3- Ask students what is so special about these places that make them deserts. Deserts present many different features to consider. Observation of students contributions on what makes a desert.