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A Fun Cacti Game

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A barrel cactus at our school

Growing up in Arizona, we never paid much attention to cacti.  As we came to know the varied and sometimes bizarre characteristics of the cacti I previously ignored, we became intrigued. For example, a saguaro cactus can grow up to 5 stories high, and humans have eaten the pads of prickly pear cacti for centuries.

We think other students might also find cacti interesting and suggest making a board game. This game would be like the board game Sorry.  You will have questions about different cacti, and if you get the fact right you will get to move a coupe of squares. The person who gets his or her 4 cacti home first wins.  We wanted to make this game because it's fun to lean interesting facts about cacti.

 

Copyright 2005 Milesmonkey1

A prickly pear cactus at our school

Here is a list of facts that you can use for your game to make card:     

  • The world's largest cactus measured 63 feet. It was found in the Sonora Desert!
  • Cacti can be found in almost every state.
  • Bees pollinate 80 to 90 percent of agaves and cacti.
  • It takes approximately 75 to 100 years for a Saguaro Cactus to produce an arm.
  • Specimens of saguaro cactus 30 feet tall can contain hundreds of gallons of liquid

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    A cholla cactus at our school

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