Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Biomes
Discover the hidden treasures in the different habitats on the earth! The earth is filled with many biomes. Examples of different biomes are listed and include hyperlinks to additional information such as the animals found there.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Temperate Deciduous Forest Animal Printouts
This site has many printouts of temperate deciduous forest animals and includes a sentence describing each animal.
Other
Missouri Dept. Of Conservation: Missouri Forest Facts
This site highlights the importance of forests and the need to keep them healthy. Information about how Missouri depends on its forests for many uses is highlighted.
Center for Educational Technologies
Earth Floor: Biomes: Deciduous Forest: Animals
Site contains information on deciduous forest animals and animal adaptations. Offers links to biomes, a biome summary, how to read a climograph, arctic tundra and more.
Palomar Community College District
Major Biomes of North America
A good review of basic terminology followed by descriptions and pictures of the North American biomes.
World Wildlife Fund for Nature
Wwf: Our Earth: Ecoregions: Habitats: Temperate Forests
Defines "temperate forest" and introduces three types: Mediterranean forests, temperate rainforests, and deciduous forests.
Other
Introduction to Biomes
This site provides an introduction to biomes. There are also links to each different type of biome.
Ohio State University
Ohio State University: General Plant Biology: Biomes and Agriculture
An introduction to biomes and how agriculture is considered in studying large ecosystems of the world. Text is well written and easy to follow with links, charts, and pictures.
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Habitats: Forest
Forests are more than just trees. They are a complex community of plants and animals that constantly change, grow, and interact with each other and the nutrient-bearing soils upon which they depend. Read about some of the many plants and...
Other
Marietta College: Temperate Forests
The first section in this site from Marietta College introduces you to the temperate forest. It also discusses the locations of these forests and the animals that live there. Links to related sites are provided.
Community Learning Network
Community Learning Network: Temperate Forests Theme
Numerous sites are listed here so you can learn about temperate forests. There are lesson plans for teachers also!
Other
Rockefeller University : Temperate Forests
An article published in "Science" magazine, the page discusses how forests were being destroyed by people and how they are gaining back ground. Find out the reasons!
Other
Introduction to the Biosphere: Characteristics of the Earth's Terrestrial Biomes
From Chapter 9 of a textbook on physical geography that covers the biosphere. Important vocabulary is highlighted and linked to a glossary. It explains the characteristics of a biome, and describes the features of the eight different...
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Earth and Sky: The Forest
Take a walk in the forest and enjoy the trees and animals that live there. Book includes audio narration in 7 additional languages with text in English.
Curated OER
Thurston High School: Deciduous Forest Animals
List of animals found in the deciduous forest biome. Includes photographs.
Curated OER
Thurston High School: Deciduous Forest Animals
List of animals found in the deciduous forest biome. Includes photographs.
Other
Radford University: Taiga or Boreal Forest
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...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Temperate Broad Leaf Forests
A brief introduction o the temperate broad leaf forest, including descriptions of the plant and animal life there.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Climate Zones and Biomes
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how regions with similar climates are grouped into climate zones and biomes.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Climate Zones and Biomes
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how regions with similar climates are grouped into climate zones and biomes.
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.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Temperate Broad Leaf Forests: Lesson 1
This lesson will provide an understanding of the characteristics and role of temperate broad leaf forests, and its effect on living things. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Temperate Broad Leaf Forests."
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Major Biomes of the World
Covers the major types of biomes: tropical rain forest, arctic tundra, coniferous forest, deciduous forest, desert, grasslands, and mountains.
Songs for Teaching
Songs for Teaching: Biomes
Use this site to see how many of the animals and plants that your students can remember from each biome after listening to this song.