Schenectady City School District
Deserts

  

Deserts
Elementary students will be studying and gathering information on different aspects of the desert environemnt
Track # 89409
Annotations by:  Janella DiMeo


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List of Sites:
1. Virtual Field Trip

  • Site Location: http://wdgdst68.dupage.k12.il.us/jefferson/projects/project2/project2.htm
    Students can take a virtual field trip through various desert environments.


2. Desert Webquest

  • Site Location: http://www.hilliard.k12.oh.us/resources/webquest/desertquest.html
    Students can work on a desert webquest. They have to find certain pieces of information.


3. On the Line. Deserts

  • Site Location: http://www.ontheline.org.uk/explore/nature/deserts/deserts.htm
    This site offers varied information on deserts from plant life to geography.


4. Chihuahuan Desert

  • Site Location: http://nasa.utep.edu/chih/chihdes.htm
    This site offers information on various aspects of the Chihuahuan Desert


5. Types of Deserts

  • Site Location: http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/deserts/types/
    This site classifies deserts into certain types and explains the criteria that is needed for a desert to be classified.


6. Australian Desert

  • Site Location: http://www.alicespringsdesertpark.com.au/
    This site offers various information on the Australian desert.


7. Sonoran Desert

  • Site Location: http://www.oneworldjourneys.com/sonoran/index2.html
    This site offers information relating to the Sonoran Desert.


8. Deserts of the Southwest

  • Site Location: http://www.desertusa.com/life.html
    This site offers information about deserts in the American Southwest. Make sure you check out the extensive lists and information on animals and plant life that can be found.


9. The Sahara Desert

Site Location: http://library.thinkquest.org/16645/the_land/sahara_desert.shtml
This site offers a information relating to the Sahara Desert.