Desertification Lesson | Causes Effects Solutions | Print & Digital | Microsoft

This lesson examines desertification and explores how water scarcity impacts both the land and people in a region. The activities are engaging for students & the guided, 5-E format is easy for you to use! Begin with a fun “Fact or Fiction” warm-up about the Sahara Desert, then introduce big idea vocabulary words. Fill-in notes accompany the lesson. Challenge students to “Go Viral” by creating a proposal for a fictional TikTok video to combat desertification. Evaluate learning with a reading comprehension activity where students use evidence from the passage to fill-in a cause/effect/solutions chart about desertification. Print & interactive, digital versions of the materials are included. Made for traditional in-class learning or digital 1:1 classrooms. Everything you need is included!

Includes Microsoft Resources: Digital & Print

• Guided 5-E PowerPoint Lesson
• Fill-in Notes
• Reading Comprehension Activity
• Interactive, Digital Sorting Activity
• Printable Student Worksheet
• Answer Keys
• Teacher Reference Guide

5-E Guided Lesson:

1. Engage: “Deserts - Fact or Fiction?“ Warm-up Activity
2. Explore: “Say Something…” Response Activity
3. Explain: Vocabulary & Fill-in Notes
4. Elaborate: “Go Viral” Big Ideas Activity
5. Evaluate: Desertification Reading Comp Activity

Vocabulary Covered:

• Sahel, Desertification, Sahara Desert, Drought, Famine, Physical Processes, Conservation, Erosion, Overgrazing, Nomads, Land Degradation, Arid, Irrigation

Aligned with Social Studies Standards: CCSS, TEKS, ELPS, and NCSS

Total Pages:  52

Time:  1 Hour

Grades:  5-12