NASA
Climate Kids: 10 Interesting Things About Ecosystems
Discover 10 interesting things about ecosystems, including features of coral reefs, rainforests, deserts, grasslands, freshwater ecosystems, the tundra, the ocean floor, wetlands, boreal forests and big cities.
The Wild Classroom
The Wild Classroom: Biomes of the World: Coastal Ocean Biome
Learn about the coastal ecosystem. Find out about plants, animals, adaptations, and conservation efforts.
The Wild Classroom
The Wild Classroom: Biomes of the World: Polar Ice Caps Biome
Learn about the polar ice cap ecosystem. Find out about plants, animals, adaptations, and conservation efforts.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Biomes Study Guide
This comprehensive study guide covers the main terms and concepts needed for a unit on biomes.
The Wild Classroom
The Wild Classroom: Biomes of the World: Desert Biome
Learn all about the Desert biome. Find out about plants, animals, adaptations, and conservation efforts.
Morning Earth
We All Belong: Biosphere as Place: Biomes and Watersheds
Students examine the Biology topic of the biosphere. The tutorial includes definitions, examples, and pictures on biomes and watersheds.
Geography 4 kids
Geography4 kids.com: Biosphere: Ecosystems
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.
National Earth Science Teachers Association
Windows to the Universe: Biomes and Ecosystems
Are you looking for a good starting place on where to research biomes? This site would be a great place to start as it contains lots of information about all the different biomes on Earth.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 12.13 Terrestrial Biomes
Learn about land biomes and their ecology.
Next.cc
Next: Biomes
Multiple activities help students gain a better understanding of land and water biomes.
abcteach
Abcteach: Habitats and Biomes
[Free Registration/Login Required] Find a variety of activities for children to do as they learn to identify varying habitats and biomes. Included are links to an even more extensive list of resources under coral reef, desert, grassland,...
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: What Is an Ecosystem?
Learn about ecosystems, how they work, codependency, and food chains.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Science for Kids: Desert Biome
Kids learn about the desert biome. The dryest areas on Earth still have plant and animal life.
Other
College of Du Page: Energy in an Ecosystem
Ecosystems contain two kinds of commodities: matter (nutrients) and energy. Nutrients cycle through the ecosystem, available for repeated use by organisms. These cycles of use and reuse are called biogeochemical cycles. Energy instead is...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Science for Kids: Tropical Rainforest Biome
Kids learn about the tropical rainforest biome. This diverse ecosystem produces much of the Earth's biodiversity.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Mini Ecosystems
Third graders will make small-scale environments and will describe interactions between living and nonliving things in their environments.
National Earth Science Teachers Association
Windows to the Universe: Climate Changes With Latitude
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.
Cynthia J. O'Hora
Mrs. O's House: Habitat Project Digital Science Journal
Develop a digital story to illustrate and inform others about different habitats or ecosystems. Resources for building a digital story are provided.
CPALMS
Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Where Have All the Scrub Jays Gone?
Learn how organisms rely on one another but also compete with one another within the same ecosystem.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Where Does Our Waste Go?
In this lesson plan from "The Friends of Auntie Litter", (www.auntielitter.org), waste disposal will be explored. The Pollution Patrol follows the steps involved in trash disposal, starting with a girl tearing a sheet of paper out of her...
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California Santa Barbara
Kids Do Ecology: Learn About Ecology
This resource provides information about ecology.
The Wonder of Science
The Wonder of Science: 3 Ess2 2: World Climates
Work samples, phenomena, assessment templates, and videos that directly address standard 3-ESS2-2: world climates.
PBS
Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Ocean Zones
Discover more about the underocean environment at this site that surveys animals, environmental factors such as light and temperature, currents, animals, plants, and the like.
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology
Ciese Collaborative Projects: Bucket Buddies: Environmental Study
Bucket Buddies is an opportunity for learners to participate in a world-wide environmental study. By identifying organisms in pond water, participating classes can compare their findings, and look for relationships in data. In addition...