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The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

Abpi: Human and Animal Habitats

For Students 3rd - 6th
An interactive learning game where students answer whether or not certain environments would be suitable for different animals. Printable worksheets are available for review at the end of the activity.
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Handout
PBS

Pbs Nature: Lemur

For Students Pre-K - 1st
What do you know about lemurs? This site provides an insight into how lemurs live, their habitats, their social environments and more.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Desert Cottontail

For Students 4th - 8th
Living well below sea level in Death Valley and also in woodland and grassland up to 2,000 m elevation, Desert Cottontails are able to tolerate diverse habitats. They are most active at dawn and dusk and spend hot days resting in a...
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Handout
Encyclopedia of Life

Encyclopedia of Life: Desert Tortoise

For Students 9th - 10th
The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of Desert Tortoises (Gopherus agassizii), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this species and maps of its global distribution can also be...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Plant and Animal Habitats

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson explains plant and animal habitats with brilliant pictures and photos. It also includes discussion and non-Activote questions.
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Article
NASA

Climate Kids: 10 Interesting Things About Ecosystems

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Kids: Plum Landing: Can You Dig It?

For Students K - 1st
Set in the Australian desert, players become bilbies to search at night for food while looking out for hungry predators like dingos, foxes, and swooping eagles.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Biomes

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive resource adapted from NASA describes the different temperature, precipitation, and vegetation patterns in seven biomes: coniferous forest, temperate deciduous forest, desert, grassland, rainforest, shrubland, and tundra.
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Interactive
National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids: Animals: Coyotes

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn all about coyotes on this great multi-media site. Video and audio clips, fun facts and great pictures make this a good National Geographic site for research projects.
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Graphic
Education Scotland

Learning and Teaching Scotland: Illustrations of Places

For Students 9th - 10th
An assortment of clip art featuring scenes of natural habitats, homes, and other places. Scroll down to find the topic of your choice.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Teri and Jairus: Biome Buddies

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This video segment from ZOOM compares and contrasts the habitat and life forms found in Death Valley with those found in the temperate rain forest of the Pacific Northwest. [3:46]
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Graphic
Other

Eco Library: Panoramas

For Students 9th - 10th
Features amazing 360 degrees interactive panoramas for students to help them better understand ecological variation on our planet. Searchable by biome/ecosystem type, location, or ecological phenomena they depict.
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Activity
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: School Publishers: Exploring Ecosystems

For Students 3rd - 8th
Compare and contrast three very different ecosystems - the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, the Florida Everglades, and the Arctic Coastal Plain in Alaska. Learn what makes each of them unique, and about the adaptations plants and animals had...
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Website
Other

World Biomes

For Students 9th - 10th
World Biomes is a site covering five of the major world biomes: aquatic, desert, forest, grassland, and tundra. It gives information on the various sub-divisions of the biomes and provides numerous images.
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Handout
PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Terrestrial Communities

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore land ecosystems around Earth. Learn about forests, tundra, taiga, grasslands, and deserts.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Dry Climates

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes dry climates such as the desert and steppe.
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Handout
BBC

Bbc Nature Wildfacts: Coyote

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to see these great photos of coyotes and learn more about them from the accompanying fact sheet.
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Handout
Palomar Community College District

Major Biomes of North America

For Students 9th - 10th
A good review of basic terminology followed by descriptions and pictures of the North American biomes.
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Website
Science Museum of Minnesota

Science Museum of Minnesota: Thinking Fountain: Habitat

For Students 3rd - 8th
Explore the basics of a few habitats and then create an ecocolumn--a simulated cross-section of a biome such as a rain forest--with your own environment.
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Handout
Utah Education Network

Uen: Utah's Plants and Animals Do You Know Where I Live?

For Students 9th - 10th
Can you figure out what types of biomes different organisms belong in? You'll be presented with a variety of organisms and asked which of three biomes they belong in.
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Activity
Songs for Teaching

Songs for Teaching: Biomes

For Students Pre-K - 1st
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.
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Activity
Songs for Teaching

Songs for Teaching: Types of Biomes

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Doug Eldon performs this great song which tells about the different biomes and their characteristics. Great way to begin your unit on the biomes.
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eBook
Other

Introduction to the Biosphere: Characteristics of the Earth's Terrestrial Biomes

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Handout
San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Antelope

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides extensive information about the antelope, including several photos. [1:08]

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