Mojave Teacher Resources

Introduce your class to the desert ecosystems using this colorful and informative presentation. This resource discusses desert plants and animals. It also identifies the deserts in the Southwest region of the United States. There are...

Students study deserts and the plants, animals, and people who inhabit them. In groups, they create their own stories about the inhabitants of the Mojave desert.

In this reading comprehension activity, students read a passage regarding different deserts and answer 10 questions. The questions are a mix of true/false, short answer, and matching.

In this language arts and science worksheet, students analyze 10 scrambled words that pertain to the desert. Students unscramble the words, then pick four words and write a sentence for each.

Learners explore their artistic skills. In this Sahara Desert lesson plan, students use the Internet to research the Sahara and paint a watercolor picture depicting the desert.

The children will create a watercolor picture of the Sahara Desert and label it.

Students identify the biomes of each region: mountains, forests, plains, tundra, desert. They identify and describe features of North American desert (Mojave, Sonoron, Great Basin. Chihuahaun). They identify what we are doing today is...

Students will define what a desert is through the creation of a KWL Chart. This will help students to tap prior knowledge and make new connections with the new curriculum being delivered in the lesson.

In this instructional activity, learners design an exhibition on the history of aviation for a science museum. For homework, they write short stories envisioning the future of flight in the year 2014.

While incomplete, this instructional activity could be used as a starting point for an exploration of the geographic features of California. Learners describe the four regions of California and discuss population and economic...

Students examine the population growth of the United States.  In this Geography lesson, students construct a map of the fifty states.  Students create a graph of the population of the USA. 

Students complete Internet research and use their map reading skills to learn about how the United States creates and uses electricity in different states. In this energy sources lesson, students study the mini map of energy usage...

In this bird identification worksheet, students complete a ten question multiple choice online interactive quiz about details related to the identification of backyard birds. Prior knowledge is assumed.

Second graders identify characteristics of various habitats. In this habitats lesson plan, 2nd graders read Where the Forest Meets the Sea and Swimmy to identify the settings of different habitats. Students construct murals of different...

In this key words worksheet, learners read a short passage, then select the word from a pair that correctly completes a statement. One example is done for students.

Students learn about a different way of life.  In this river and dams lesson plan, students discuss  the Hoover Dam.  Students then view pictures of the Hoover Dam, discuss the impact of dams, and compare life before and...

This collection uses primary sources to explore twentieth-century mining in the Mojave Desert.

Information about the Mojave Desert: ways it differs from other deserts, its conservation status, and efforts to protect it. (Published: April 30, 2010)

Describes characteristics and adaptations of plants and animals that are able to survive in the Mojave Desert and a list of each.

A four-part series featuring the endangered Mojave Desert Tortoise and investigating the population decline of this species. [0:30]

Describes how a food chain works in a desert and how the Mojave desert food chain works in particular.

This site has several pictures and links on the flora of the Sonoran Desert in Arizona.

A discussion of Brightsource Energy's solar thermal energy project in the Mojave Desert in California. This project received a large investment from Google. Aired Apr. 22, 2011 [6:34]

Find out about the sizes, physical features, and plant and animal life of some of the world's great deserts, including the Arabian, the Great Sandy, the Chihuahuan, the Kalahari, the Mojave, the Sahara, the Sonoran, and the Thar deserts.