All Dried Up: Desert Adaptations

What is S.A.D.S.?

• Students Against Desert Sand

• Students Against Desert Scarcity

• Students Against Dried Suns

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

The rain shadow effect is caused by valleys / mountains

• valleys

• mountains

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Instead of a paracute, Liz gave him a pair of ____________.

• shoes

• pants

• glasses

What words best describe a desert?

• Rainy and green.

• Hot and dry.

• Cold and sunny.

What was the roadrunner chasing?

• A lizard.

• A frog.

• A duck.

• A turtle.

How do Jack Rabbits stay cool in the desert?

• Their big ears cool them off.

• Their feet cool them off.

• Their paws cool them off.

Why didn't the students see a lot of animals during the day?

• The animals were invisible.

• The desert animals were hiding from the human children.

• Most desert animals only come out at night when it is cool.

How do desert animals get water?

• It rains from time to time in the desert.

• The animals get water from people living near them.

• They get water from the cacti.

• A and C

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What does it mean to adapt?

• It means to understand something.

• It means to live in the desert.

• It means you adjust to your surroundings.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

To avoid being eaten, a desert animal will learn to run faster or have _____________ skin

• prickly

• thick

• slippery

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4