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State Standards for Desert Communities Field Trip at TMD

Science
Strand 1:  Inquiry Process
          Concept 1:  Observations, Questions,  
          and Hypotheses
                    PO 1

Strand 3:  Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
          Concept 1:  Changes in Environments
                    PO 1
                    PO 2

Strand 4:  Life Sciences
          Concept 1:  Characteristics of   
          Organisms
                    PO 1
                    PO 2
          Concept 2:  Life Cycles
          Concept 3:  Organisms and
          Environments
                    PO 1
                    PO 3
          Concept 4:  Diversity, Adaptation, and
          Behavior
                    PO 1
                    PO 2

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

Social Studies
Strand 1:  American History
          Concept 1:  Research Skills for History
                    PO 1
          Concept 2:  Early Civilizations
                    PO 1
                    PO 2
                    PO 3
                    PO 4
          Concept 3:  Exploration and
          Colonization
                    PO 3

Strand 4:  Geography
          Concept 3:  Physical Systems (Science 
          Strand 3, Concept 1 reinforced in 
          Social Studies, assessed through
          science)
          Concept 5:  Environment and Society
                    PO 1
                    PO 2
                    PO 3
          Concept 6:  Geographic Applications
                    PO 1
          
                   

 

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Fairy Duster

Did You Know?
March and April are the best months to view wildflowers in the Sonoran Desert. Popular flowers include the Mexican Poppy, the Arizona Penstemon, and the Fairy Duster.

Last Updated: October 22, 2008 at 15:42 MST