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“Desert Plants”
Grade 5-6

“Desert Plants” Grade 5-6  is a 5-page science and literacy lesson pack. This worksheet set discusses the characteristics of hot and cold deserts and how plants have adapted.

Included are: 

**water supply to plants,
**main adaptations made by arid vegetation.
**3 pages of reading and labelled sketches,
**match the meaning activity, and
**an enquiry task.

Some Links:  “Mammalia” Science Grade 5-7,  “Emu” Science Literacy Grade 5-7,   “Water – Aquatic Biomes” Science Grade 5-6,   “Phrases and Present Participle” English Grade 5-6,  “Tropical Rainforest Biome” Grade 5, 6,     Science in Time-Short Classrooms, Post.

Link for two good diagrams, showing how the cactus and the camel have adapted. The language level is too high but the diagrams are great discussion points.  http://geojam.weebly.com/forest-and-desert-biomes.html

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