Created by Michele Roberts, Carmen Cabello, and Heather Hall
Howsman and Boone Elementary

Introduction | Explore | Conclusion | Teacher Lesson Plan

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Introduction

It is 120 degrees outside and the sand is burning hot. How will an animal ever survive in these conditions? Let's find out! It is your job to find facts about how animals survive in the desert.

 

Explore
Sidewinder
 

We will be reading information from the above site to find out how the sidewinder survives in the desert.

1.  What does the sidewinder do to escape the heat of
     the day?

2.  Is the sidewinder diurnal or nocturnal?

3.  If you lived in the desert, would you choose to be
     diurnal or nocturnal? Why?
 
 

Roadrunner 

We will be reading information from the above site to find out how the roadrunner survives in the desert.

1. Look at the picture and describe the roadrunner's
    legs.

2. How do the roadrunner's legs help him escape
    predators?

3. Compare your legs to the roadrunner's legs.
 
 

Fox
 

We will be reading information from the above site to find out how the kit fox survives in the desert.

1. What does a kit fox look like?

2. What are two ways that a kit fox's ears help it
    survive?

3. How do your ears help you survive?

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Conclusion

Choose your favorite desert animal and draw how it survives in the desert. Write 2 or more sentences describing that animal.
 
 

Sources

Rattlesnake in Grass. [Online Image]
Available http://www.inimfactory.com, July 17, 2002.

Suns. [Online Image]
Available http://www.graphicgarden.com, July 17, 2002.

Running Roadrunner Bird. [Online Image] Available http://www.birding.about.com, July 17, 2002.

Snake. [Online Image] Available http://www.boxstar.com/papershops, July 17, 2002.

Fox. [Online Image] Available http://www.dltk-kids.com, July 17, 2002.