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Desert Wonders Field Trip State Standards

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

Strand 2:  History of Nature and Science
          Concept 2:  Nature of Scientific
          Knowledge
                    PO 1

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

Strand 6:  Earth and Space Science
          Concept 1:  Properties of Earth
          Materials
                    PO 2

         

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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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