American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Deep Sea O Logy Card
Flip over this interactive OLogy card to find fast facts, questions and answers, and similar bite-size pieces of information about the deep sea and the creatures that live there.
Read Works
Read Works: Changes in Biodiversity
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about changes in biodiversity and the chain reaction of problems they can cause. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Analysis: Polar and Cartesian Transformation
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Converting between polar and cartesian coordinates
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Ecosystems
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Introduction to ecosystems and other ecological concepts.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Ecosystems
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Introduction to ecosystems and other ecological concepts.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Analysis: Polar Coordinates
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of polar coordinates, plotting points on a polar coordinate graph
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.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Aquatic Biomes
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] An overview of aquatic biomes.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Aquatic Biomes
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Aquatic biomes can be generally classified based on the amount of salt in the water. Freshwater biomes have less than 1% salt and are typical of ponds and lakes,...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Terrestrial Biomes
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Surveys terrestrial biomes.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Terrestrial Biomes
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A terrestrial biome is an area of land with a similar climate that includes similar communities of plants and animals. Different terrestrial biomes are usually...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Climate Effects on Biomes
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses how climate affects the biome.
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.
Government of Canada
Government of Canada: Environment: Ecosystem Initiatives
This resource provides information on ecosystem initiatives and the programs in Canada that are working to preserve area ecosystems.
Other
Minnesota Dnr: Ecological Principles & Land Cover Characteristics
Lists the six attributes used to identify terrestrial and wetlands areas that are important ecologically. These attributes are based on four ecological principles, which are explained.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Terrestrial Biomes
A short introduction to the terrestrial biomes around the globe.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Carleton College: Living in an Alkaline Environment Web Quest
Create a field guide for organisms living around Mono Lake (an alkaline environment) in this WebQuest. The process for completing this field guide is well laid out along with available resources. There is also a teacher page that gives...
Geography 4 kids
Geography4 kids.com: Quick Look at Biomes
Check out the different types of biomes presented.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Jason: Island Fox: A Population in Trouble
Examine the relationship between the island fox and golden eagle populations on Santa Cruz Island over a twelve-year period using the TI-73 Explorer to graph and analyze the values.
Missouri Botanical Garden
Missouri Botanical Garden: Biology of Plants: Plant Adaptations
Read about how plants adapt to survive in different biomes. Includes a song, game, photos, and lesson plans.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Go With the Energy Flow
Students learn about energy and nutrient flow in various biosphere climates and environments. They learn about herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, food chains and food webs, seeing the interdependence between producers, consumers and...
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Action Bioscience: Issues in Environment
This site from American Institute of Biological Sciences provides a collection of articles on current issues in environmental science and human impacts on the environment. Several articles available in Spanish.
SMART Technologies
Smart: Animal Ecosystems, Adaptations and Food Chains
This unit contains interactive lessons on animal ecosystems, animal classification, adaptations, and food chains.
University of California
University of California Berkeley: Ecosystem Equilibrium
A simulator reviewing over the concepts of ecosystem equilibrium.