2. WWhhaatt iiss aa
bbiioommee??
WWiitthh yyoouurr ggrroouupp,, bbrraaiinnssttoorrmm aa lliisstt ooff tthhiinnggss tthhaatt
yyoouu nneeeedd ttoo kknnooww ttoo ddeessccrriibbee aa bbiioommee
3. What makes a biome
unique?
Temperature
Precipitation
Animals
Plants
4. WWhhaatt iiss aa ddeesseerrtt??
AA ddeesseerrtt iiss aa ppllaaccee tthhaatt rreecceeiivveess lleessss
tthhaann 1100 iinncchheess ooff pprreecciippiittaattiioonn aa yyeeaarr..
5. Average Annual Precipitation Map
Circle any areas on the map with less than 10 inches of average annual precipitation
8. Deserts can be very
hot and very cold.
The temperature
sometimes changes
a lot each day.
During the day it is
very hot and during
the night it gets
very cold.
9. If we were to go visit a desert
today…
What should we wear?
What should we bring?
10. I would wear/bring…
• Light colored clothing
• Hat
• Closed-toed shoes
• Lots of sand and
dirt in the desert!
• Lots of water!
• A camera
15. How does a camel adapt to live in the dry and hot
environment?
16. What is this jjaacckk rraabbbbiitt ddooiinngg ttoo kkeeeepp ccooooll??
17. How do these animals aaddaapptt ttoo tthhee ddeesseerrtt??
Rattlesnake
Leopard Lizard
Scorpion
18. BBrraaiinnssttoorrmm wwiitthh yyoouurr
ggrroouuppss aanndd wwrriittee ddoowwnn
aa lliisstt ooff ppllaannttss tthhaatt yyoouu
ccoouulldd ffiinndd iinn aa ddeesseerrtt
19. Shrubs and cacti are
the most common
plants.
A cactus stores
water in its roots
and stem to keep it
alive.
Other plants have
very long roots to
reach deep in the
ground to find
water.
25. Now that you are an expert on deserts,
create a short information sheet to give
to someone who wants to visit the
desert.
Complete tthhiiss bbeeffoorree yyoouu lleeaavvee
