Lesson Plans on Namibia
As I already stated, the name "Namibia" comes from the Namib Desert, one of the world's oldest deserts, and the tallest sand dunes in the world are in Sossusvlei.I visited Sossusvlei. And, I firmly believe that is where a mosquito carrying malaria bit me. In spite of getting really sick about ten days later, those dunes were impressive. So, I thought I'd look for sand related lesson plans inspired by Sossulvlei.
1. Art Mother Natured provides art activities geared towards the younger learners, as does Learning4Kids and Family Education. the study of many cultures.
2. Art Looking for more art in the classroom? This lesson explains how to use sand as a mold for plaster art. It's not written in the lesson, but for a science tie in, you could estimate how much water is needed for the task to work properly.
3. Art / Science / Social Studies In Namibia, ostrich eggshells are used in many contemporary art forms. This lesson plan (in a pdf file) uses small pieces of wood and card stock to closely resemble the thick shell pieces of this Namibian art form. Of course, you cold also use chicken egg shells and sand.
4. Science If you have access to actual sand dunes, the National Park Service provides lessons on Biological Diversity at the Dunes and the different sizes of sand grains in dunes.
5. Science Continuing a wealth of science information, the National Park Service has lessons on the formation of sedimentary rocks.