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Desert Communities State Standards

Science
Strand 1: Inquiry Process
        Concept 4: Communication

Strand 3: Science in Personal and Social 
Perspectives
        Concept 1: Changes in Environments

Strand 4: Life Sciences
        Concept 3: Organisms and   
        Environments    

Strand 5:  Physical Science
        Concept 1:  Properties of Objects and   
        Materials

Social Studies
Strand 1: American History
        Concept 1: Research Skills for History
        Concept 2: Early Civilizations 

Strand 4:  Geography
        Concept 5: Environment and Society
        Concept 6: Geographic Applications
Snow on the spines of a Saguaro Cactus  

Did You Know?
Even though the Sonoran Desert is known as very hot and dry place, snow sometimes falls and accumulates on the desert floor of Saguaro National Park. When it does it turns the desert into a winter wonderland.
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