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DESERTS

DESERTS

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Geography

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5th Grade

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Easy

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CCSS
RI.4.2, RI.4.5, RI.5.2

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Created by

Peter Siabei

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17 Slides • 13 Questions

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WALA:DESERTS

L.O: to learn about characteristics of a camel and cactus and how they survive in a desert.

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RECAP

Ask oral questions about:

Desert Oases

Oasis people

Nomadic people

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GROUP ACTIVITY

DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING IN YOUR ROOMS.

ROOM 1: CAMELS ADAPTATION

ROOM 2: CACTUS ADAPTATION

ROOM 3: WHAT IS ADAPTION AND THE IMPORTANCE OF AN ORGANISM TO ADAPT TO THE ENVIRONMENT.

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PLANT ADAPTATION

CACTUS

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CONCLUSITION

WE WILL DO FEW QUESTIONS FROM TODAYS LESSON.

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Multiple Choice

What is an adaptation?
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A feature that helps a plant grow.
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A feature that helps a living thing survive.
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A feature that helps a living thing walk.
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A feature that that helps only animals survive. 

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Multiple Choice

Why do leaves and stems have a waxy coating on them?

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So animals don't eat them.

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Helps to reduce water loss.

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To make them look beautiful.

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Multiple Choice

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They help the camel eat spiny desert plants.

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a long neck

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lips with thick skin

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Multiple Choice

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They keep sand out of the camel's eyes.

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long eyelashes

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eyeball

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Multiple Choice

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They help a camel walk on top of the sand.

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wide round feet

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long legs

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Multiple Choice

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Why does a camel have a hump?

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to keep the camel's body from the hot sand.

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to stores fat when there's no food or water.

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Multiple Choice

Camel stores food in their

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Nostrils

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Hump

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Long legs

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Multiple Choice

Why are the Arabian camels known as the "ship of the desert"?

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Because they are used as transportation

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Because they float on water

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Because they do not drink water

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Multiple Choice

Why can camels go for a long time without eating or drinking?

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They are fasting

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They can store food and water

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They do not feel hungry

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Multiple Choice

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Camels have shaggy fur to insulate them from the heat of the day and the cold nights.
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True
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False

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Multiple Choice

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Camels have thick eye lids and double lashes to protect from sand storms (adaptation)?
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True
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False

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Multiple Choice

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The camel's thick pads on his chest & fat on his back store __________?
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Water
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Fat
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Energy
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Nothing

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Multiple Choice

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This is a change in the body to fit a location (environment).
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Characteristic
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Nothing
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Adaptation
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Mutation

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WALA:DESERTS

L.O: to learn about characteristics of a camel and cactus and how they survive in a desert.

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