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Notice, Wonder: Kuiseb

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Focus on moving slowly and allowing students to notice details and ask questions about the images. It's not about guessing or jumping to hypotheses! It's about wondering. (I recommend setting the Google Slides to *fullscreen* first!)


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This overhead photo shows the Kuiseb River acting as the northern boundary of the Namib Sand Sea (the darker orange section on the bottom). The Namib desert is believed to be the oldest desert on Earth.

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Sorry, this lessons doesn't connect directly to standards for Grade 1.