Introduce students to desert transportation...the camels...or the "ships of the desert" using this activity. Attached is a 2-page activity that asks students to research camels and create a camel diagram with: 5 explanations of what makes camels suitable for the desert, a word bubble having the camel speak about his life, and a coloring drawing of a scene of the desert. This is a fun way to start a unit on Islam/Arabia or Africa.