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Deserts

From Bill Nye the Science Guy · 1996

Deserts
23 min3rd4th5th6thScience
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Summary

Bill explores deserts as dry but living places, and how plants and animals survive with so little water.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

Bill explores deserts as dry but living places, and how plants and animals survive with so little water..

  1. What makes a region a desert?
  2. How do desert plants survive with so little water?
  3. How do desert animals stay cool?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: desert, adaptation, drought.

Try it: Name a desert animal and explain one way it survives the heat and dryness.

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