Teacher Resources
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- General Sonoran Desert Information
- Desert Museum Research
- Sonoran Desert Information for Kids
- ASDM Press - Books for Kids
- Digital Library - Student Research and Interactives
Teacher Information Packets for Self-Guided Visits
These contain background information on the Sonoran Desert as well as preparatory materials & activities to use with your class. These materials are designed to use with class field trips. All activities correspond to Arizona Academic Science Standards.
- Kindergarten through 2nd grade
- Grades 3 - 5
- Grades 6 - 8
- Grades 9-12 (759 KB download)
Explorer's Guides
Designed to be used by students during their visit to the Desert Museum.
- Kindergarten through 2nd grade
- Grades 3 - 5 (600 KB download)
- Grades 6 - 8
- Grades 9-12 (for Students)
- Grades 9-12 (for Chaperones)
Teacher Packets for Classes, Labs, Quests and Amphitheater Programs
Sample pre and post program materials - additional materials available soon.
- A Walk in the Desert
- Desert Discovery Quest: Adaptations
- All About Bats
- Amphibians and Reptiles
- Arizona Minerals Lab
- Arizona Rocks and Minerals
- Bat Research Simulation Lab
- Creatures of the Night
- Desert Reptiles
- Exploring Adaptations
- Feathered Friends
- Hunters and Hunted
- Plant and Animal Partners
- Saguaro Tales
- Sonoran Supermarket
- Threatened and Endangered Species
- Web of Life
- Who Dung It?
If your Desert Discovery Class or Lab's Teacher Information Packet is not listed here, please contact [email protected].
