Desert Biome by Audrey Weger https://padlet.com/weger565/i722gbh05y6z period 1, By: Audrey, Hannah, Gavin, and Tristan en-us 2018-05-04 12:49:03 UTC 2018-05-09 12:17:13 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Brightnessdown.png sweger749 https://padlet.com/weger565/i722gbh05y6z/wish/258484875 2018-05-07 12:17:22 UTC https://padlet.com/weger565/i722gbh05y6z/wish/258484875 Plants ~ Hannah Cromer cromer485 https://padlet.com/weger565/i722gbh05y6z/wish/258485928
  • Agave- They stock up to 9m tall and 10cm tall
  • Yucca- An evergreen shrub that belongs in the asparagus family
  • Cactus- They can store large amounts of water
  • Aloe plants- They grow after 3 meters of rainfall in diameter each year.

    • ]]>     2018-05-07 12:20:43 UTC https://padlet.com/weger565/i722gbh05y6z/wish/258485928     Animals~ Audrey Weger weger565 https://padlet.com/weger565/i722gbh05y6z/wish/258485984
  • The animals that live in the desert live on as little water as possible
  • Animals are not out during the day, but they come out at night because the temperature cools off 
  • not many large animals live in the desert
  • Ex. of animals that live in the desserts:
  • collared lizard
  • diamond back rattle snake
  • red tailed hawk
  • jack rabbit (nocturnal)
  • kangaroo rat

    • ]]>     2018-05-07 12:20:53 UTC https://padlet.com/weger565/i722gbh05y6z/wish/258485984     Extra Facts ~ Tristan Sweger sweger749 https://padlet.com/weger565/i722gbh05y6z/wish/258486065
  • Desert Biome - An area that receives less than 25 centimeters of rainfall a year
  • Can be found in, Western Asia, Center of Australia, West coast of South America and Africa
  • The Sahara Desert can fit the whole USA in it and still have thousands of square miles left over.

    • ]]>     2018-05-07 12:21:08 UTC https://padlet.com/weger565/i722gbh05y6z/wish/258486065     Weather ~ Gaven Dudley dudley963 https://padlet.com/weger565/i722gbh05y6z/wish/258486410
  • less than 25 cm of rain a year 
  • during the day it is hot and during the night it is cold
  • very dry
  • very few periods of ran
  • Cold Deserts can be below freezing in the winte
  • The Sahara Desert is a very hot desert, but cold at night

    • ]]>     2018-05-07 12:22:11 UTC https://padlet.com/weger565/i722gbh05y6z/wish/258486410     10 things to take weger565 https://padlet.com/weger565/i722gbh05y6z/wish/258868190
  • water tablets 
  • first aid kit 
  • knife 
  • lightweight clothing for day
  • windbreaker/ coat for night 
  • lighter
  •  Food (energy bars, nuts, etc.)
  •  hiking boots
  • tent
  • map
    • ]]>     2018-05-08 12:18:30 UTC https://padlet.com/weger565/i722gbh05y6z/wish/258868190     cromer485 https://padlet.com/weger565/i722gbh05y6z/wish/258868927 2018-05-08 12:21:05 UTC https://padlet.com/weger565/i722gbh05y6z/wish/258868927