Desert to Rainforest Merge
Two extreme habitats on one slider: compare rainfall, plants, and animals as a desert blends into a rainforest for Earth Day.
- Best time
- April
- Format
- Blend two images with a slider to compare and contrast
- Cost
- Free — no student accounts
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Desert to Rainforest Merge
Two extreme habitats on one slider: compare rainfall, plants, and animals as a desert blends into a rainforest for Earth Day.
What's inside this merge
Desert
Rainforest
Students drag a slider to blend the two images and narrate what changes — built for compare-and-contrast conversation.
Teacher tips
T-chart follow-up: rainfall, temperature, plants, animals, and how each habitat's life is adapted to it.
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