Sonoran Desert Ecosystem Weblinks for Teachers
and kids… STEMAZing Workshop
Sonoran Desert Ecology in general (including our desert Ocean, the Sea of Cortez)
https://www.desertmuseum.org/books/nhsd_plant_ecology.php
http://science.nature.nps.gov/im/Units/SODN/sonoran.cfm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonoran_Desert
http://www.eoearth.org/view/article/156115/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-loDANErC0
https://www.desertmuseum.org/kids/oz/long-fact-sheets/
http://www.pima.gov/cmo/sdcp/kids.html
http://www.grandcanyontourist.com/news/a-kids-guide-to-the-arizona-sonoran-desert/
http://arizonaexperience.org/land/asdm-digital-library-kids
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/sonoran_desert.htm
http://www.desertusa.com/sonoran-desert.html
http://www.allaboutbaja.com/seaofcortez.html
http://www.eoearth.org/view/article/153191/
https://www.desertmuseum.org/center/seaofcortez/
http://fire.biol.wwu.edu/trent/alles/Sea_of_Cortez.pdf
http://www.azuldecortez.com/natural_neighbors.asp
http://www.seacortez.com/
http://blog.nature.org/science/2014/03/24/sea-of-cortez-conserving-the-worlds-aquarium/
http://www.seawatch.org/reports/sea_of_cortez.php
http://archive.onearth.org/article/sea-of-wonders
http://www.geo.arizona.edu/rcncrd/documents/Remembering_the_Gulf_Pub_Fe_08.pdf
http://math.ucr.edu/ftm/bajaPages/MarineBiology.html
http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2015/06/remarkable-footage-of-exploding-plants/
What is a Cactus?
http://eduscapes.com/nature/cactus/index1.htm
http://eduscapes.com/nature/cactus/index3.htm
http://eduscapes.com/nature/cactus/index3.htm
http://www.sciencefriday.com/blogs/03/29/2013/11-things-you-didn-t-know-about-saguaro-cacti.html
https://www.desertmuseum.org/center/edu/docs/1-2_SaguaroTales_parts.pdf
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/plants/cactus.html
https://www.desertmuseum.org/kids/oz/long-fact-sheets/Saguaro%20Cactus.php
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/saguaro_cactus.htm
http://www.nps.gov/orpi/learn/nature/saguaro-cactus.htm
http://www.nps.gov/sagu/learn/nature/saguaro_roots.htm
Pima Prickly Park and other Tucson locations to explore:
http://www.tucsoncactus.org/html/pimapricklypark/index.html
http://www.tucsoncactus.org/html/pimapricklypark/about.html
http://www.tucsoncactus.org/html/prickly_park.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kru-KqsluoE
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pima-Prickly-Park/402175286522980
Areoles and Spines of Cacti:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Areole
http://www.cactusmuseum.com/anatomy.asp
http://www.sbs.utexas.edu/mauseth/researchoncacti/spines.htm
http://eduscapes.com/nature/cactus/index1.htm
https://www.desertmuseum.org/center/edu/docs/1-2_SaguaroTales_parts.pdf
Biology 101 for Cacti and other Succulents (including photosynthesis, pollination, CAM metabolism,
propagation, adaptations, seed dispersal, DNA and more)
https://www.desertmuseum.org/books/nhsd_plant_ecology.php
http://www.cactusmuseum.com/anatomy.asp
http://www.kadasgarden.com/Cflower.html
https://www.desertmuseum.org/pollination/doves.php
http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2015/06/remarkable-footage-of-exploding-plants/
Saguaro Population and the Saguaro Population Game:
http://www.nps.gov/sagu/learn/nature/upload/Sect17ResourceBrief030213.pdf
http://www.uvm.edu/~dstratto/bcor12/0310_PopulationEcology.pdf
http://www.dbg.org/system/files/365/original/Mapping_1000_Saguaros.pdf?1386179740
http://uanews.org/story/desert-giants-life-and-death-among-saguaro
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/11244718/census-tracks-population-and-health-of-saguaros
http://www.esajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1890/13-0182.1
http://sdrsnet.srnr.arizona.edu/data/techreports/TECHRPT69.pdf
http://www.amjbot.org/content/90/6/911.full
http://www.uah.edu/biology/LAB/lawtonr/EcolResources/Niering,Whittaker&Lowe1963.pdf
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3159/TORREY-D-12-00079.1
http://wwwpaztcn.wr.usgs.gov/julio_pdf/Pierson_etal_2013_JAE.pdf
http://www.nytimes.com/1991/08/11/us/dying-saguaro-cactuses-are-bewildering-scientists.html
Fiction and Non-fiction books for teachers and kids:
http://www.the-best-childrens-books.org/desert-habitat.html
http://www.uapress.arizona.edu/Books/bid484.htm
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/?category_id=401641
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/?category_id=401608
http://www.carolhurst.com/subjects/deserts.html
Deserts of the World:
http://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/desert.html
http://www.neok12.com/Deserts.htm
http://geology.com/records/largest-desert.shtml
http://world-geography-games.com/deserts.html
http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/desert/hot.htm
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/a0778851.html
http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-top-ten/world-top-ten-largest-deserts-map.html
http://www.desertusa.com/north-american-deserts.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_deserts_by_area
http://www.whatarethe7continents.com/deserts-of-the-world/
http://archive.bio.ed.ac.uk/jdeacon/desbiome/biome.htm
http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/deserts/types/
http://study.com/academy/lesson/desert-biomes-facts-climate-locations.html
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/deserts.php
Our Desert Ocean: Sea of Cortez/Gulf of California:
https://sonoranmarinelife.wordpress.com
http://sdd.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/SDD-MarineSonoran-lessonplan-f2009.pdf
http://blog.nature.org/science/2014/03/24/sea-of-cortez-conserving-the-worlds-aquarium/
http://www.desertusa.com/desert-mexico/sea-of-cortez.html
Think like a Scientist:
http://www.wikihow.com/Think-Like-a-Scientist
http://www.marana.com/520/Bat-Study
https://student.societyforscience.org/how-think-scientist
http://www.human.cornell.edu/hd/circ/publications/upload/williamsetal.pdf
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/finding-the-next-einstein/201307/how-think-scientist
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/media/uploads/2008/01/1think_like_a_scientist.pdf
http://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/AB/WYW/wkbooks/OBAS/thinkactivity1.php
http://www.crscience.org/lessonplans/5_thinklikeascientist_bertozzi_07-08.pdf
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/how-to-teach-students-to-think-like-scientists
Systems Thinking:
http://www.watersfoundation.org/webed/
http://watersfoundation.org/systems-thinking/systems-thinking-strategies/
http://watersfoundation.org/webed/mod1/index.html
http://www.watersfoundation.org/webed/mod2/mod2-3.htm
http://www.thwink.org/sustain/glossary/SystemsThinking.htm
http://www.watersfoundation.org/webed/mod1/mod1-4.html
http://www.watersfoundation.org/webed/library/index.htm
Endangered Species of Cacti and “Saving Species” in the Sonoran Desert:
http://www.pima.gov/cmo/sdcp/species/fsheets/ppc.html
http://www.pima.gov/cmo/admin/reports/ConservationReport/PDF/Chapters/Reserves/PC%20Pima%20Pineapple%20Cactus%20Mitigation%20Bank.pdf
http://www.tucsonaz.gov/pdsd/habitat-conservation-plan-pima-pineapple-cactus
http://www.pima.gov/cmo/sdcp/species/fsheets/facts.html
https://www.desertmuseum.org/center/edu/docs/4-6_Endangered_intro.pdf
http://www.pima.gov/cmo/sdcp/reports/d25/135THREA.PDF
http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/public_lands/deserts/sonoran_desert/
http://www.fws.gov/endangered/bulletin/2002/03-06/08-11.pdf
https://www.desertmuseum.org/center/edu/docs/4-6_Endangered_endangered.pdf
Soil Science and project ideas:
http://www.soils4teachers.org/
http://www.soils4teachers.org/lessons-and-activities/teachers-guide/desert
http://permaculturenews.org/2014/08/04/soil-science-basics-beginners/
https://www.desertmuseum.org/books/nhsd_desert_soils.php
http://gardenoracle.com/tips_soil.html
http://thegardenkitchen.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/soil-and-compost.pdf
http://soils4teachers.org/deserts
http://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-soil/
http://www.soils4kids.org/
http://www.ducksters.com/science/earth_science/soil_science.php
https://www.soils.org/discover-soils/soil-basics
http://www.soil-net.com/dev/page.cfm?pageid=secondary_intro_differences_c&loginas=anon_secondary
https://www.dal.ca/content/dam/dalhousie/pdf/agriculture/ExtendedLearning/gardenbox/Soil%20science%20basics.pdf
https://www.chandleraz.gov/default.aspx?pageid=769
https://swes.cals.arizona.edu/
Botanical Drawing:
http://art-botanical.org/From_the_Flor/2013_July_Queen.html
http://art-botanical.org/Florilegium.html
http://art-botanical.org/Index.html
http://art-botanical.org/OLExhibit2013/Section8C_10.html
http://www.botanicgardens.org/programs/classes-lectures/botanical-illustration
https://www.asba-art.org/sites/default/files/files/ASBA_Journal_19-1_FINAL.pdf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botanical_illustration
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/plants/9924556/Why-botanical-art-is-still-blooming-today.html
Mapping a Garden:
http://maps.bpl.org/sites/default/files/mapactivities/Mapping%20A%20Garden.pdf
http://www.bhg.com/gardening/landscaping-projects/landscape-basics/mapping-your-yard/
http://www.edmondschools.net/Portals/0/docs/Dogtails.pdf
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/09/g68/cartographyguidestudent.pdf
http://az.audubon.org/plants-attract-hummingbirds
https://www.desertmuseum.org/visit/hummbird.pdf
http://www.desertusa.com/birds/how-to-attract-hummingbirds.html
http://azgfdportal.az.gov/wildlife/nongamemanagement/tortoise/captivecare
https://www.desertmuseum.org/programs/tap_tortcare.php
http://www.tortoise.org/general/descare.html
http://alliance.la.asu.edu/geoliteracy/ELL/ELLCD/LessonFiles/Ekiss/EkissDogstailsS.pdf
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/map-skills-elementary-students/?ar_a=1
http://www.hummingbirds.net/attract.html
http://www.gomanzo.com/
Grants available through TCSS for Schools:
http://www.tucsoncactus.org/html/school_grants.html
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