Teach how life finds a way to survive in the harsh Mojave Desert with our paper model!
Deserts are tough places to live. Show your class some of the animals and plants that live in the Mojave Desert in southwestern United States.
The Mojave Desert is a hot desert with some of the hottest and driest places on the planet such as Death Valley. Droughts can last for years or even decades! Predators and prey are in a constant struggle for survival in these conditions. Plants have to defend themselves from herbivores and have evolved many ways to do so.
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.
Plants and animals modelled include: greater roadrunner, Gila monster, chuckwalla, coyote, Mojave rattlesnake, red coachwhip snake, Mohave ground squirrel, Western black widow, desert bighorn sheep, black-tailed jackrabbit, Eastern deer mouse, California leaf-nosed bat, Merriam's kangaroo rat, turkey vulture, LeContes thrasher, phainopepla, mourning dove, yucca moth, Mojave yucca, creosote bush, turpentine bush, buckhorn cholla, beavertail cactus, white burrobush and more!
Includes full colour Powerpoint class presentation!
Takes between 30-60 minutes depending on the number of students making the model.
Dimensions: 27cm x 49cm x 12.5cm / 10.5in x 19in x 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.
