Big Questions: What do plants need to grow? Small Question: How do sunlight and water affect plant growth? Objective: Students will be able to determine how light and water affect plant growth. Materials: Water bottles and sunscreen. JTREE will provide remaining materials. Vocabulary: Root, Stem, Leaves, Flower, Petal, Photosynthesis, Sunlight,
Big Questions: How do plants survive in a desert habitat? Small Question: What does the desert willow need to survive in the desert? Objective: Students will be able to describe the desert habitat, the desert willow, and how it survives in the desert. Materials: Water bottles and sunscreen. JTREE will
Big Questions: What do plants need to grow? Small Question: How do sunlight and water affect plant growth? Objective: Students will be able to determine how light and water affect plant growth. Materials: Water bottles and sunscreen. JTREE will provide remaining materials. Vocabulary: Root, Stem, Leaves, Flower, Petal, Photosynthesis, Sunlight,
Big Questions: How do plants survive in a desert habitat? Small Question: What does the desert willow need to survive in the desert? Objective: Students will be able to describe the desert habitat, the desert willow, and how it survives in the desert. Materials: Water bottles and sunscreen. JTREE will
Big Questions: What structures help animals and plants survive in the desert? Small Question: What are internal and external structures? Objective: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to construct an argument that explains how plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support
Big Questions: What structures help animals and plants survive in the desert? Small Question: What are internal and external structures? Objective: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to construct an argument that explains how plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to
Big Questions: How does a desert oasis support plants and animals? Small Question: Why is matter movement important? Objective: By the end of this 60-minute lesson, aligned with standard 5-LS2-1, students will be able to: Develop a simple model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and
Big Questions: How can an environment be altered to maintain biodiversity of an ecosystem? Small Question: How can we attract and support diverse populations of native pollinators? Objective: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to analyze a desert ecosystem, construct an evidence-based argument explaining how changes
Big Questions: How can an environment be altered to maintain biodiversity of an ecosystem? Small Question: How can we attract and support diverse populations of native pollinators? Objective: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to analyze a desert ecosystem, construct an evidence-based argument explaining how changes
Big Questions: How can an environment be altered to maintain biodiversity of an ecosystem? Small Question: How can we attract and support diverse populations of native pollinators? Objective: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to analyze a desert ecosystem, construct an evidence-based argument explaining how changes
REQUIREMENT: All 6th grade classes who register to attend the field trip into Joshua Tree National Park on November 13, 14, or 16 must also register for this session. Where We Live: Understanding the Uniqueness of the Desert is in preparation for the field trip "Our Desert Ecosystem." During this
REQUIREMENT: All 6th grade classes who register to attend the field trip into Joshua Tree National Park on November 13, 14, or 16 must also register for this session. Where We Live: Understanding the Uniqueness of the Desert is in preparation for the field trip "Our Desert Ecosystem." During this
