Topic+2+L1+-+What+are+deserts?

====4.3 uses a range of written, oral and graphic forms to communicate geographical information ==== ||
 * ==== Topic: ==== || ==== What is a desert ==== ||
 * ==== Duration: ==== || ==== 1 lesson ==== ||
 * ==== Syllabus Outcomes: ==== || ====4.2 organises and interprets geographical information ====
 * ==== Students learn about: ==== || ==== the spatial distribution of the selected global environment ==== ||
 * ==== Students Learn to: ==== || ====recognise the spatial distribution of a global environment ==== ||
 * ==== Indicators of learning – By the end of this lesson students will be able to... ==== || ==== - Use a map to show this spatial distribution of deserts ====

- Identify and describe the four types of desert environments
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 * ==== Assessment ==== || ==== - Student participation during class discussion ====

- Students completed activities
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 * ==== Lesson Plan ==== || ==== 5 mins – Introduction ====

5 mins – Lesson summary
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 * ==== Text Page ==== || ==== Pg 78 - 80 ==== ||

** Introduction: **
==== This lesson we will begin topic 2, an investigation into a specific global environment – deserts. This lesson we will focus on how to define a desert, the characteristics of a desert and the spatial distribution of deserts across the globe. ====

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