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Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Biomes: Great Victoria Desert

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the geography of the Great Victoria Desert in Australia, its biodiversity, conservation status, and the types of threats to its biodiversity that it faces.
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Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Biomes: Etosha Pan Halophytics

For Students 9th - 10th
Article on the Etosha Pan saline desert in Namibia, which is what remains of a lake from the Pliocene Epoch. Describes its geography, climate, plants and animals, its conservation status, and threats to its biodiversity. (Published:...
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PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Temperate Deciduous Forests

For Students Pre-K - 1st
NatureWorks offers some fascinating information about the Temperate Deciduous Forests. Students and teachers will learn what makes these forests special, what animals live in this biome, what plants grow in this biome, and more.
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Untamed Science

Untamed Science: Biology: World Biomes: Lakes and Ponds Biome

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the biotic and abiotic factors of lakes and ponds as well as learning how lakes form through reading and video clips.
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PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Tundra

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Can you name the two types of tundra? Find the answer to this question and many more when you explore this educational resource. The content of this site includes a look at this biome's characteristics, plant life, animal life and more....
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University of California

Ucmp: The Grassland Biome

For Students 9th - 10th
A good site to begin your study of grasslands as it gives clear definitions of terms and an explanation of how the grasslands came into existence.
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National Earth Science Teachers Association

Windows to the Universe: Climate Changes With Latitude

For Students 9th - 10th
A map showing the division of the world into eight biomes based on different climate types around the world. There are links to more information about each biome.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Grassland Biome: Animals and Plants

For Students 4th - 7th
Describes the characteristics, biodiversity, and the adaptations of the plants and animals of temperate and tropical grasslands.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Freshwater Biomes

For Students 6th - 8th
This presentation provides information about the characteristics of several different freshwater ecosystems.
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Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Biology of Plants: Plant Adaptations

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read about how plants adapt to survive in different biomes. Includes a song, game, photos, and lesson plans.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Abc Book of Fauna

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This instructional activity is to provide students the opportunity to explore the various types of fauna (animals) found in the various biomes throughout the world.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 12.14 Aquatic Biomes

For Students 5th - 9th
Understand the living and nonliving aspects of aquatic ecosystems.
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Center for Educational Technologies

Earth Floor: Biomes: Desert Plants

For Students 9th - 10th
Site contains information on desert plants and plant adaptations. Offers links to biomes, a biome summary, how to read a climograph and more!
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Center for Educational Technologies

Earth Floor: Biomes: Tropical Rainforest Plants

For Students 9th - 10th
Site offers information about tropical rainforest plants and plant adaptations. Offers links to other biomes as well.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Identify the Animal and Its Biome

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Each page contains a hidden picture of an animal. Students use a small viewer to expose small pieces of the picture.
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Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech U: Northern Coniferous Forest Biome

For Students 9th - 10th
Description of northern coniferous forest, also known as the taiga or boreal forest. Photos and examples of boreal plants.
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Nature Conservancy

The Nature Conservancy: From America's Rainforest to America's Desert

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
On this virtual field trip, teachers will help their students travel to the lush, rain-soaked splendor of the Olympic Peninsula and explore the urban watershed of Seattle. Next, they will head to Arizona's dry, desert landscape and take...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Life and Environment Relationships

For Students 9th - 10th
In this amazingly comprehensive interactive tutorial you will learn about the characteristics and features of the different biomes on our planet.
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Geography 4 kids

Geography4 kids.com: Biosphere: Ecosystems

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Ecosystems is an excellent resource for understanding what an ecosystem is and goes on to explain the types of ecosystems, known as biomes. Check out the wonderful panoramic photographs of different biomes.
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Curated OER

Bureau of Land Management: Alaska's Cold Desert

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Arctic tundra biome of Alaska. A discussion of its characteristics, and the animals and the plants that live there.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Working Together to Live Together

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students experience civil and environmental engineering by planning a housing development in an existing biome, while also protecting the native species that live there. They conduct research, draw plans, make brochures and give...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Freshwater Biomes: Lesson 2

For Students 7th - 8th
This lesson will provide an understanding of the characteristics and role of freshwater biomes, and its effect on living things. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Freshwater Biomes."
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Other

Radford University: Temperate Broadleaf Deciduous Forest

For Students 9th - 10th
Characteristics of the deciduous forest biome. Distribution, climate, soil, vegetation, and animals. Includes a map that shows where deciduous forests are located around the globe.
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Other

Radford University: Taiga or Boreal Forest

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a thorough fact sheet of a taiga forest (or boreal forest as it is otherwise known). Content includes a look at the forest climate, vegetation, growth forms, and soil. Additional information can be found on the alpine...

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