Unit Plan
Tramline

A Desert Virtual Field Trip

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Travel with your students on a virtual field trip and explore the deserts of the world! This is site is interactive and informative.
Activity
Tramline

Desert Field Trip

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this site to find out how deserts are formed, where the largest desert is located and if there are different types of deserts.
Unit Plan
The Wild Classroom

The Wild Classroom: Biomes of the World: Desert Biome

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn all about the Desert biome. Find out about plants, animals, adaptations, and conservation efforts.
Article
Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Habitat Network: Desert Cacti: Fruit Producing "Trees"

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out why native fruit-producing trees and shrubs are essential components of diverse habitats.
Article
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Sahara Desert Facts and Information

For Students 3rd - 8th
Provides interesting facts about the Sahara Desert including its climate, plants, animals, and landscape.
Handout
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Mesquite Mouse

For Students 4th - 8th
Mesquite Mice live in dense mesquite thickets known as bosques. Although mesquite is the dominant plant in bosques, other desert plants such as palo-verde, prickly pear, and cholla cacti, and grasses, mix with the mesquite. Learn more...

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