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Grade 1 Social Studies · World 2: Our Big World · Level 12
Deserts and Coasts
Deserts are very dry. Coasts are land next to the ocean.
Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.
What children learn in Level 12
- A desert is very dry land. It gets very little rain. Many deserts are hot and sandy.
- Desert plants and animals save water. A cactus stores water in its thick stem. The Sahara, in Africa, is a giant desert.
- A coast is land next to an ocean. Waves wash up on its sandy beaches.
- Georgia has a coast on the Atlantic Ocean, with beaches and islands. The city of Savannah is near the coast.
- Your turn! Sort them. Do they go with a desert or a coast?
- Try it with a grown-up! Look at pictures of a desert and a coast. Name three things that are different.
Georgia Standards of Excellence in Social Studies:
- SS1G3.c — Identify and describe landforms (mountains, deserts, valleys, and coasts).