Curated Video
Migrant Deaths At An All-Time High Along The Southwest Border
Death records from the Yuma County medical examiner show migrant deaths have already more than doubled in 2021 compared to 2020.
Curated OER
Desert Plants and Cactus
Plants have unique ways of adapting to droughts. Show your class this video to highlight some of the many adaptations desert plants have adopted over time.
Curated OER
Desert Cacti
Did you know that the saguaro cactus can live for up to 200 hundred years? Learn more about this specialized cactus by showing this short, informational video clip set in the Sonoran Desert, the only desert where saguaros can live!
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Desert Biome
This video segment from NOVA: "A Desert Place" describes the physical characteristics and organisms that define the desert biome, and how living things adapt to this environment. [4:58] Includes background reading material and discussion...