Grades 3-5 - Teacher Information Packet
Table of Contents
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- Introduction (86 KB download)
Objectives
Arizona Academic Standards Correlation - Pre-visit Information (183 KB download)
The Sonoran Desert: background information
Suggested Resources
Vocabulary - The Sonoran Desert (206 KB download)
The Sonoran Desert- handout
Sonoran Desert Map - handout - School Grounds Observations (86 KB download)
- The Giant Saguaro (220 KB download)
The Giant Saguaro - handout
Saguaro Scramble - handout - Leaping Lizards (166 KB download)
Leaping Lizards- handout
Lizard Temperatures - handout - Kangaroo Rat (160 KB download)
Kangaroo Rat - handout
Kangaroo Rat Puzzle- handout - Back to the Past - handout (155 KB download)
- Protecting the Sonoran Desert - handout (236 KB download)
- Post-Visit Activities (111 KB download)
Review Answers to Explorer's Guide
Sonoran Desert Region Scramble
Name Game
Creative Writing and Play
Animal Reports and Dioramas
Flannel/Velcro Board