Early Childhood Biome Study: Desert

• No Lamination Required.
• Printed on Premium Thick Plastic, Cut and all corners rounded.
  
• This material is ready to start using. No other prep work is needed.

NEW Edition Available. 

Introducing young children aged 3-6 to the major biomes of the world can be a fun and engaging way to broaden their knowledge and curiosity about the natural world. One approach is to use pictures, dioramas, objects, beginning nomenclature and ideas that showcase the various biomes such as the tundra, desert, rainforest, temperate, and marine.

Designed to use age-appropriate language and simple concepts to explain the unique characteristics of each biome. Using this material children can pursue further open-ended activities such as drawing and coloring pictures of animals found in each biome and beginning research projects. All aimed to further help them learn about the diverse ecosystems on our planet.

Our goal is to provide opportunities for children to be introduced to the major biomes of the world, to inspire a love of nature and encourage them to become stewards of the environment.

This module deals specifically with the desert biome. It is accompanied by our specially designed diorama, constructed of premium 1/8" acrylic. The backdrop of the biome portrays a very characteristic environment while the floor panel shows a typical ground of that biome. This diorama is easy to assemble and provides a unique placement for the accompanying figures, while building awareness.

Each animal has been carefully chosen for accuracy and size to avoid any possibility of choking hazards. Items meet the standards and are tested in accordance with the cpsc.gov requirements using a choking tube.

The set includes the following:

• Premium 1/8" diorama printed in full color with UV ink. Easy to assemble and disassemble.
• Five premium figures that are interrelated so that you can introduce food webs:
  • Raven
  • Coral Snake
  • Meerkat
  • Desert Tortoise
  • Desert Tarantula
• Teacher's Notes
• Standard basic cards for introduction to the idea of a life cycle
• Characteristics of living and non-living (introduction to biotic and abiotic elements of a biome)
• Biome specific diet cards that correspond with the figures included with this set

RESOURCES

The following resource(s) are highly recommended:

• Early Childhood Biome Study: Marine
• Early Childhood Biome Study: Polar
• Early Childhood Biome Study: Rainforest
• Early Childhood Biome Study: Temperate

SUGGESTED CONTAINERS

1 Plastic Shallow Tray 

and

1 ETC Acrylic Bin 

or

2 ETC Open Acrylic Container - Small