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1. GLT SARASWATI BAL MANDIR SR. SEC. SCHOOL
NEHRU NAGAR ND-65
Desert Habitat WebQuest
By:
Deepak
XF

2. Introduction
◊ Chiminike Children’s Museum wants to create a new exhibit about the
desert habitat, and guess what? The students of 2B have been asked to
create and display the new room! The exhibit must be fun, creative, full
of cool information about desert life, and include every student acting as
a plant, animal, or native person of the desert!
◊ Before the exhibit can be permanently displayed at Chiminike, it must
first be presented at the American School. Chiminike wants to make
sure that the new desert habitat display is educational, exciting, and
attractive to all children.

3. Task
You will work with a team of other geographers in your class. You
and your team will research characteristics of the Sahara desert and use
that information to design and create the new display! You will record
your information in a data sheet or science journal.
You and your team must investigate the following:
*Characteristics of the Sahara desert.
*Animals, plants, and people of the Sahara/their adaptations
*What decorations and props will be used to create the scene?
*How will each student act out his or her part creatively?

4. Process
Step 1
The Sahara is a hot desert. What are hot deserts like?
Click on “Sahara” below. Write four characteristics of hot
deserts on your data sheet.
Sahara
Click here for more information.

5. Step 2
Click on any of the animals or plants below to research information
about them. Choose any four and write three (3) facts about each one
on your data sheet.
*Camel *Fennec fox *Gazelle *Jerboa *Ostrich
*Scorpion *Peccary Rattlesnake Coyote Jack rabbit
Thorny Saguaro Barrel cactus Yucca Aloe
devil
Dragon tree Old man Prickly pear Desert *Cactus
cactus cactus spoon
The plants/animals with a * are found in the Sahara Desert . The others are not.

6. Step 3
Click here. After investigating, discuss with your group one
thing that you learned about the Tuareg people.

7. Step 4
Think about the plant, animal, or person that you will represent in the
museum. What will you say? How will your character pose/stand?
When presenting, you must talk in first person and give the most
important information about your character. Work with your team to
write four to six lines. You will say these lines by memory in the
museum. All members of the team will use the same lines. Get
information from this WebQuest, books, or other people.
You must practice in front of the class once everyone memorizes the
lines. Write your lines on your data sheet or in your science journal.

8. Step 5
*What is an oasis? Click here.
Write what you learned on your data sheet. Draw a picture
of an oasis and a sand dune.

9. Step 6
Click below to see examples of deserts.
Deserts 1
Desert 2
Desert 3
Desert 4
Sitting with your team, discuss what things need to be included in the
desert scene for the museum. Make a list.
Also discuss who will bring the materials or how they are going to be
made.

10. Conclusion
You are ready to put all of this information together to create the
display for the museum! Chiminike is going to be so excited about its
new room!
As you explored the websites, I hope that you were asking yourself
many questions about life in the desert. Write those questions in your
science journal and research them at another time. Also, don’t forget to
use books in your research. They are also a wonderful tool.
Now is the time to sit, discuss, and PLAN, PLAN, PLAN with your
group. Good luck! I know that you’re going to put on a fabulous show!