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Namib: How Hot is Hot in Namib?
Instructional Objectives: Students will: Set up a laboratory experiment to measure sample Namib Desert temperatures Understand how the temperature of the Namib Desert is changed by sand which acts as an insulator Graph the created desert temperatures measured in the activity Identify how s...
Namib: How Much Water Will the Desert Hold?
Instructional Objectives: Students will: Build a container, fill with sand to measure the amount of water that can be absorbed Determine how much water will be retained by sand in the activity and identify similar conditions in the Namib Desert Draw conclusions as to why there is so...
How Can I Hide In Namib?
Target Grade Level: Middle level students, grades 5-9 Materials Needed: A copy of the PBS program The Living Edens "Namib" A computer with access to the World Wide Web For each group of 3-4 students: One small cardboard box 8 x 11 inches or larger Quantity of sand to cover th...
Namib: The Sidewinder and the Sidewinder
the Namaqua Dwarf Adder and Peringuey's Adder. Both species of Sidewinder are found in the Namib desert. They use a sidewinding motion to move across the hot surface sand and have only a small part of the body on the hot sand at one time. This is also true of the Sidewinder rattlesnake...
Greatest Places: Namib
Greatest Places: Namib Page Stretching 1,200 miles in length, but averaging a width of only 70 miles, the Namib Desert is home to the highest sand dunes in the world. "It's absolutely silent: On a windless day, sometimes all you can hear is a deep, deafening silence." --Mal Wol...
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