Teach your class about the biodiverse Joshua Tree desert!
Your students will enjoy learning about the different animals and plants that live in the Joshua Tree desert in California. A hot desert is a harsh place so animals and plants must adapt to survive. Plants and animals compete for limited resources and when the rains come they must act fast!
Our model shows how animals and plants are adapted to survive here, their interactions and how they depend upon one another for survival. Great to compare with our other ecosystem models!
Buy once, print forever!
First, your students make their model using the colourful parts. Then, they use it to look at how organisms are adapted to survive in a desert environment. Next, they learn about ecosystems, habitats, consumers and producers, food chains, food webs and energy pyramids for this ecosystem.
Includes full colour Powerpoint class presentation!
Plants and animals modelled include: desert tortoise, coyote, grey fox, bobcat, black-tailed jackrabbit, big brown bat, cactus mouse, red-spotted toad, Mojave fringe-toed lizard, Gambel's quail, Mojave desert sidewinder, giant hairy scorpion, great horned owl, yucca moth, Joshua tree, desert fan palm, desert ironwood, palo verde, desert dandelion, dollarjoint prickly pear and more!
Takes between 30-60 minutes depending on the number of students making the model.
Dimensions: 27cm x 49cm x 21cm / 10.5in x 19in x 8.5in
Download includes: Colour and black-and-white templates, plus a classroom PowerPoint with background science and assembly instructions.
All you need: Paper, scissors and tape.
