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Learning About Sonoran Desert Biodiversity

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What do you know about arthropods?

Think about the different arthropods that you have seen around the schoolyard and in your neighborhood ( USE SCIENCE NOTEBOOK)

1. On your own, or with a friend or your classmates, make a list of the bugs you have seen around your school or home. In what kinds of habitats have you seen the different insects? At what time of day do you see particular bugs?
2. Next, make a web of how the different types of arthropods you know are related either through food chains or through their evolutionary history. (Hint: It may be helpful to first categorize the arthropods on your list.)

Collaborate/Talk about it:

• Blog (add link to how to) - share some of your observations with other students
• Forums
• Use a class wiki

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