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JNV KOLAR

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THE DESERT

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The desert is a vast stretch of land. It looks a feast to eyes but the life in the desert is very tough.

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INTRODUCTION:

The geography based essay “The Desert” is an informative piece for the students to learn how life is difficult for all in deserts. The deserts may be too cold or too hot. Due to hostile conditions the greenery and habitation are very rare. Still many insects, snakes, animals and humans live there by adapting to the unwelcoming environment,

Children will get happy to see oasis in the deserts. A green patch with fresh water and green trees in the middle of the vast desert is an oasis which looks very beautiful.

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OBJECTIVES:

Students will be able to:

understand the theme of the lesson.
realise the importance of deserts.
enhance of vocabulary.
learn of being strong in the face of adversity
examine critically the complex interrelationships between humans and their natural environment

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OUT COMES:

Follow instructions and directions to make inferences and judgments.
Skim the reading text to identify main ideas about the desert.
Scan text for specific supporting details.
For competencies: critical analysis, collaborative communication, creative and critical competency will improve by understanding importance of physical environment, demography etc.
Attitudinal change will come by comparing the hardships of desert.
Infer meaning from the text and author’s style of writing.
Understand the information learnt from the lesson and theme of the lesson.
Comprehends text locally and globally and critically examine the facts of the essay.
Compare such situations from our lives as people face in deserts.

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Techniques:

WIPRO’S ROUND ROBBIN:

Brain Storming – Discussion – Pre – requisite learning– what they will learn now – about the author–

Collaborative – Communication – Critical thinking
Group discussion
Questioning
MCQs and Peer Assessment
Habits of Mind : Creative and Critical thinking.

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Key Words:

Extensive: A vast desert land

Rare: Uncommon

Island: Land surrounded by water

Vegetation: Plants

Humid: Moist / Wetness

Adaptation : Adjustment to environment condition

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Summary: 01

The desert is a unique geographic region to live and survive.
It is both dry hot or cold, waterless and without shelter.
It can be a beautiful place for some animals, trees and men those who are adapted to survive in less water.
It gets very less rains and so beautiful flowers and dates grow and create an oasis.
An oasis is a green island in the middle of a desert where water is available with green trees , welcomes tourists.
Thar is a hot and Ladakh is a cold desert, lacking water with shifting sands and dry climate.

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Summary: 02

The plants and animals in the desert developed an ability to live in less water.
The camel is popularly known as the “ship of the desert”.
Camels can live without water for many days, they don't sweat , retain water in body they drink for long time.
Small animals don’t drink water and they live in burrows in daytime and come out at night and get moisture from meat.
Desert animals and plant are adapted to live in deserts. Cactus stores water in their thick stem.

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CONCLUSION:

The desert is a special landscape on the earth. Desert plants and animals require less water to survive than other plants and animals. Deserts are an important part of nature’s great plan. They are not useless parts of the Earth. Desert are beautiful with desert plants and flowers and the sight can be as rewarding as that of any tropical garden whenever it rains.

The major feature of all deserts is , of course, dryness and variation of temperature. In humid climates , the moisture in the air acts like a blanket and protects the earth’s surface from the hot rays of the sun.

Deserts are an important part of nature’s great plan. If there are green forests and deep oceans , deserts have their own space.

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A desert is generally without water and vegetation. A desert may be too hot or too cold. An Oasis is like a green island in the middle of a desert.

The camel is called the ship of the desert. The reason is they are adapted to live in deserts. They sweat very little. Camels keep their body temperature very high. They retain the water in the body. They drink water after very long time.

Why do men sweat? It is because we keep our body temperature constant.

The small animals don’t drink much water in deserts. They live under sand in burrows during day time and come out at night and get water from the meat of animals.

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Activity

Independent Practice: Write the question- answers in the fair notebooks.
For Gifted Children:

a. Describe the desert in your own way?

b. Collect the details of life style of people in desert in these areas such as food, clothes, work, social customs etc. ?

c. Why does the temperature rise in the day and fall rapidly at night in deserts?

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Activity

Independent Practice: Write the question- answers in the fair notebooks.
For Weak Children:

a. How can a camel live without water?

b. Justify the uses of a desert.

c. How do the smaller animals fulfil their needs ?

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Activity

Independent Practice: Write the question- answers in the fair notebooks.
For Specially Abled Children:

a. Collect 10 difficult words and refer dictionary for meaning.

b. Find the different kinds of deserts.

c. Name some plants and animals of the desert.

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Thank You All !