Students have discovered many features of the desert habitat, and while some are hot and sandy, many are not.  Deserts are all dry as they get very little rain.  In comparing deserts, we learned that the Saraha, located in Northern Africa, has tall sand dunes that stretch for miles.  Students learned about adaptations of the camel that allow it to survive in this habitat including it’s hump which stores fat, it’s hair which prevents sunburn, it’s eyelashes which keep out sand, it’s nostrils which can close to also keep sand out, and it’s feet which have pads that spread out to prevent it from sinking in the sand.  Bringing desert sand into the classroom, students enjoyed conducting sand experiments, writing their spelling words in sand, and applying their understanding of capacity to measure sand.