ASDM Digital Library for Kids!

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1. General Sonoran Desert Information
2. Desert Museum Research
3. Sonoran Desert Information for Kids
4. ASDM Press - Books for Kids

Information Packets for Self-Guided Visits

These contain background information on the Sonoran Desert as well as preparatory materials & activities to use with your class. These materials are designed to use with class field trips. All activities correspond to Arizona Academic Science Standards.

• Kindergarten through 2nd grade
• Grades 3 - 5
• Grades 6 - 8
• Grades 9-12 (759 KB download)

Explorer's Guides

Designed to be used by students during their visit to the Desert Museum.

• Kindergarten through 2nd grade
• Grades 3 - 5 (600 KB download)
• Grades 6 - 8
• Grades 9-12 (675 KB download)

• Photo Safari

Packets for Classes, Labs and Amphitheater Programs

Sample pre and post program materials - additional materials available soon.

• A Walk in the Desert
• Saguaro Tales
• Plant and Animal Partners
• Feathered Friends
• Amazing Arthropods
• Hunters and Hunted
• Desert Reptiles
• Web of Life
• Creatures of the Night
• Threatened and Endangered Species
• Amphibians and Reptiles

If your Desert Discovery Class or Lab's Teacher Information Packet is not listed here, please contact education@desertmuseum.org.

ASDM Sonoran Desert Digital Library for kids © 2011 Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum