Most of these experiments about the desert biome can be done in an hour or less! There are also a few longer experiments for the budding scientist and ideas for science fair projects in case you have more time!
Front Cover.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Are You Running Late?.
30 Minutes or Less.
1: Using Maps 20 Minutes.
2: A Climatogram of a City in a Desert Biome 20 Minutes.
3: Estivation and Breathing Rate 20 minutes.
4: How Desert Snakes Move 20 minutes.
5: Desert Air Currents 30 minutes.
One Hour or Less.
6: Which Gets Hotter: Water or Desert Soil? 1 hour.
7: The Kit Fox: Adapted for Hearing 1 hour.
8: The Kit Fox: Adapted for Staying Cool in a Desert 1 hour.
9: How Surface Area Affects Water Loss 1 hour.
10: How Temperature Keeps a Desert Dry 1 hour.
11: How Desert Bats Find Their Food 1 hour.
More Than One Hour.
12: How Much Water Is There in Seeds and Foods? 2 hours.
13: Temperatures on and Under the Ground 1 day.
14: Soil Types, Moisture, and Seed Germination 1 week.
15: How Does Your Rainfall Compare with Desert Rainfall? 1 month or more.
