2006
Deserts - An Overview

Compiled by Jackie Miers
                                                                    

See also the related websites:  Deserts of the World and The Australian Outback

About deserts Deserts of the world Maps showing deserts
Types of deserts Formation of deserts Desert animals
Conservation Desert plants Lesson Ideas

About deserts

http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/biomedesert.htm
http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/desert/whatis.htm
http://www.samuseum.sa.gov.au/water/tesdes1.htm
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/desert_eco.html&edu=elem
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/deserts.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/26634/desert/intro.htm
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/desert/desert.shtml
http://www.cap.nsw.edu.au/bb_site_intro/stage3_Modules/wet_dry/deserts.htm
http://www.worldbiomes.com/biomes_desert.htm
http://www.galeschools.com/environment/biomes/desert/index.htm
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/desert.html
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/ontheline/explore/nature/deserts/
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/desert.htm
http://curriculum.calstatela.edu/courses/builders/lessons/less/biomes/
http://www.ahsd25.k12.il.us/Curriculum%20Info/africa/desert.htm
http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/nwep8f.htm
 
Deserts of the world Maps showing deserts Types of deserts
http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/desert/types.htm
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/k4/biomes/Boverview3.html
http://www.earthscape.org/r1/waa01/waa01d.html
http://www.nwf.org/reddesert/coldwinter.cfm
http://www.nwf.org/reddesert/subtropical.cfm
http://www.nwf.org/reddesert/coolcoastal.cfm
http://www.nwf.org/reddesert/polar.cfm
Formation of deserts


Desert animals
http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/desert/animals/valley.htm
http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/biomedes2.htm - Scroll half way down the page
http://www.samuseum.sa.gov.au/water/tesdes1.htm - Use the drop down menu to choose
http://www.samuseum.sa.gov.au/water/tesref1.htm - Use the drop down menu to choose
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/ontheline/explore/nature/deserts/
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/desert_insects.html&edu=elem
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/reptiles.html&edu=elem
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/desert_birds.html&edu=elem
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/desert_mammals.html&edu=elem
http://www.tooter4kids.com/Desert/desert_creatures.htm
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/desertA.html
http://www.inchinapinch.com/hab_pgs/terres/desert/animals.htm
http://www.ahsd25.k12.il.us/Curriculum%20Info/africa/desertanimals.htm
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/desert_animal_page.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/26634/desert/mammal.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/26634/desert/bird.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/26634/desert/amrep.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/26634/desert/invertebrate.htm
Desert plants

Conservation

Lesson Ideas and WebQuests

Extremes: Survival in the Great Deserts of the Southern Hemisphere. Designed for Years 4-8. From the National Museum, Canberra
http://www.nma.gov.au/schools/school_resources/free_resources

The following curriculum materials, associated with the above exhibition, can be downloaded and printed.
Extremes kit intro Extremes education package - preliminary pages
Extremes kit science Extremes education package - Part A: The science of the deserts
Extremes kit people Extremes education package - Part B: People and deserts

Life in the Sahara. Suitable for Middle-High School students
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/world/sahara.html

All sunshine makes a desert. This WebQuest "was designed to help third grade students learn about deserts of the world and particular those of North America. The goals are to engage students in critical thinking and collaborative learning."
http://www.web-and-flow.com/members/kosulliv/deserts/webquest.htm

Desert WebQuest. Designed for Year 2 students, but could be used with older students
http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/DE/webquests/desertanimals/

Holes WebQuest. Based on the book Holes, by Louis Sachar
http://www.plc.vic.edu.au/Library/holes/holesweb.htm

There are many other WebQuests  available on the desert biome. These can be found by doing a search on Google.

 

© Jackie Miers 2005

Magill Primary School

South Australia
Page Last Updated October 2005