You’re Hot then You’re Cold!

What does it take to survive in a desert ? The Big Question:

Resource Immersion

Where are the world’s deserts? What is a desert climate like? Can I show it on a graph? Are all deserts the same? How can plants, animal and people survive in the desert? Peoples of the desert – what are desert lifestyles like? The modern desert – why is the middle east changing so much? Assessment and Knowledge Map

Your Assignment In what ways have plants, animal and people adapted to survive and thrive in deserts? Your work should include: An overview of the location of the worlds’ deserts A focus on a particular desert environment demonstrating: It’s location ( map) It’s climate ( climate graph) It’s key features ( annotated photo/sketch) Examples of plants and animal and their interactions and adaptations ( poster / diagram / model) Lifestyles in the desert – traditional or modern e.g. desert nomad or Dubai hotel employee) OR, The development of Solar farms in the deserts of the USA explanation of how this new found wealth has changed the Middle East. Your work could also include Fossil fuels or renewable energy in deserts - the geology and location of the key fossil fuel resources in the middle east ; oil and gas

Reflection and Evaluation. Have I…... Shown the location of hot and cold deserts around the world? Carefully defined what is meant by a desert? Shown a desert region’s climate using a detailed climate graph? Shown and explained how plants, animals are adapted to living in deserts? Produced a detailed case study about how humans have adapted to live within a desert environment? Shown what sorts of resources are available in some desert environments and how human use and exploit them