Deserts are incredible environments, hostile and dangerous, but full of curious creatures and amazing dynamics. From hot days to freezing nights, they are often growing and expanding outwards. So it is worth learning about why and how they are growing outwards.
This science article provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can supplement lessons. It is an article with questions to check comprehension and inspire scientific thinking. I am very proud of this series of science articles and they are rich with information and wonder at the majesty of science. Each science article includes a fun fact(s) to add to the knowledge gained from this article. Formatted in an easy to read and digest manner, each paragraph is numbered to help with referencing and each question answer has a paragraph reference number to point to the specific information (where applicable).
WHY / WHEN TO USE:
- Useful for substitute (sub) teaching
- To extend students
- To increase scientific literacy in your class
- A weekly reading task
- Great as a lesson filler when class goes too fast
- To inspire students on a particular topic
- Give a selection of these articles for students to choose from
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- 3 page Word doc teacher version with answers
- 2 page Word doc student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes)
- 3 page PDF teacher version with answers
- 2 page PDF student version without answers (but space left to do so)
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I hope it helps support the learning even further! The template is some of my best work and I am proud to share it with you. The desertification science article provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can supplement lessons. It is a growing deserts article with questions to check comprehension and inspire scientific thinking. I am very proud of this series of science articles and they are rich with information and wonder at the majesty of science. Each science article includes a fun fact(s) to add to the knowledge gained from this article. Formatted in an easy to read and digest manner, each paragraph is numbered to help with referencing and each question answer has a paragraph reference number to point to the specific information (where applicable). 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