Audiovisual

CD-ROM for Students

Surviving Death Valley: Desert Adaptation

Surviving Death Valley : Desert Adaptation

Capstone Press, p2008, c2008

ISBN: 978142962157

CD-ROM for Students

Describes how different animals have adapted to survive the extreme conditions found in the world's deserts.

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Click on these links for panoramic tours of deserts.

DVDs for Teachers

Wind, Dust and Deserts

Intelecom, p2000, c2000

DVD for Teachers

Explores the formation and location of Earth's deserts, identifies their geologic features, and examines how they have influenced the development of life and the environment.

Deserts (Human Planet)

Discovery Education, p2011, c2011

ISBN: 9781617089695

DVD for Teachers

 Contains information about the climate, locations, plants, and wildlife of the desert.

Understanding Desert Landforms DVD Cover Art

 Understanding Desert Landforms

Educational Video Network, p2006, c2006

ISBN: 693940218132

DVD for Teachers

Information on the landforms of the deserts.

DVD and VHS for Students

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All about Deserts and Grasslands

Schlessinger Media, p2005, c2001

ISBN: 9781572253957

DVD for Students

Describes the characteristics of desert and grassland ecosystems, introduces the plants and animals that live in these environments, and includes a visit with a scientist who studies hummingbirds, and a demonstration of how plants have adapted to different ecosystems in order to survive.

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Eyewitness Desert

DK Publishing p2010, c2010

ISBN: 9780756662974

DVD for Students

Explores the world's deserts and describes how some species have adapted to survive in the harsh climate.

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Amazing Animals: Amazing Desert Animals

DK Vision, p2002, c1997

VHS for Students

Originally produced as an episode of the television program Amazing animals in 1997. Henry learns about desert animals, including camels, meerkats, beetles, and his own compadres, lizards.

Desert Giant: the World of the Saguaro Cactus

GPN, p2003, c1989

DVD for Students

Presents the title work which documents the life cycle and ecosystem of the giant saguaro cactus and the desert animal sit helps to support, and includes a look at desert inhabitants, a discussion of cacti and rattlesnakes, an exploration of seasons in the desert, and reviews of related books.

 Deserts

Disney Educational Productions, p2005, c2005

ISBN: 9781932644173

DVD for Students

Bill Nye the Science Guy answers questions about deserts and conducts an experiment that demonstrates water evaporation from living vegetation.

Planet Earth: Deserts DVD

Deserts

Discovery Education, p2007, c2006

ISBN: 9781602882508

VHS for Students

Explores the characteristics of a desert biome, examines erosion, and discusses the relationship between resources and population size, plant and animal behaviors, and the transfer of energy in an ecosystem.