Research Week Reminders
• Survival Guide Project due Monday, April 10th
(Summative Grade)!
• Works Cited / Research Rules Quiz on block day
this week (April 5th/6th)!
Author’s Note through
Chapter 6 due next block
day, April 12th / 13th.
Expect a reading check!!
Sossusvlei, Namibia
Survival Guide for the Namib Desert
Example
Project
Ms. Spence
7th Period
Wildlife in Sossusvlei
The Namib Desert
• Due to the arid conditions of the Namib Desert, most animals that
inhabit the region must be able to deal with extreme heat and
limited access to water.
• While there are over 70 different species of reptiles (from lizards
and sand snakes to scorpions and beetles), there are 5 species that
can only be found in this desert!
Predators / Dangers
to be on the lookout
for:
• Black-backed jackal
• Brown hyena
• Spotted hyena
• Wild warthogs
• Peringuey’s adder
(poisonous snake)
Animals that can be
a food source:
• Gemsock or
Springbok antelope
• Small rodent species
(desert pocket
mouse, cape ground
squirrel)
• Wild warthogs
Methods for
trapping/killing
animals:
• Bow and arrows
(protection from
larger predators and
killing larger
mammals)
• Sling shot and rocks
(smaller rodents)
Shopping List
Store
Item
Quantity
Price
Amazon
REI
Cosco
Life Straw water filter
Trail Pod Sleeping Bag
Cup-o-Noodles (24 count)
2
2
2
19.93 x 2 = 39.86
79.95 x 2 = 159.90
8.29 x 2 = 16.58
TOTAL COST
$216.34
Works Cited
"6 Desert-adapted Species of the Namib - Africa Geographic." Africa Geographic. N.p., 09 Oct.
2015. Web. 05 Apr. 2016. <http://africageographic.com/blog/6-desert-adapted-speciesof-the-namib/>.
"Day in the Life of Cape Ground Squirrels, in Pictures." The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group,
n.d. Web. 05 Apr. 2016. <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/wildlife/11796166/Dayin-the-life-of-Cape-ground-squirrels-in-pictures.html?frame=3404485>.
"Namib." Britannica School. Encyclopædia Britannica, n.d. Web. 05 Apr. 2016.
<http://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/108295>.
"Namib Desert." - New World Encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Apr. 2016.
<http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Namib_Desert>.
"Namib Desert." Namibia. Cardboard Box Travel Shop, n.d. Web. 05 Apr. 2016.
<http://www.namibian.org/travel/namibia/namib-naukluft.htm>.
"Namib Desert, Southwestern Africa." Namib Desert, Southwestern Africa. N.p., n.d. Web. 05
Apr. 2016. <http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/where_we_work/namib_desert/>.
"Sossusvlei Namibia - Travel Site." Sossusvlei. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Apr. 2016.
<http://www.sossusvlei.org/>.
Student Google Account
• If you want to work on the iPads using your Google
account, use the following log in information. You can
then access these documents from home!
Username: FirstName + LastName + Last 4 digits
of your ID @humbleisd.net
(Example: [email protected])
Password: Normal computer password
• To log in to your Google account, go to:
http://www.humbleisd.net/gsuite
• Google Docs is perfect for tracking your website URLs.
You can also share the same document with your partner!
Research
Reminders:
• See me to check out an iPad.
• Don’t forget to keep a running list of all your URLs, including
any photos. Remember: a list of websites is not a
completed Works Cited! You have to use EasyBib.com to
convert web addresses to the right format.
• When creating each Easy Bib entry, check to make sure the
article title is correct. If possible, fill in any missing
information as well.
• If you forget how to create a Works Cited, go look at the
PowerPoint on my website. It has step-by-step instructions!
• Make sure to completely address all aspects of each
component of the project. There are multiple parts to each
section, so be sure to read the assignment sheet carefully.