Biology/Biomes
Biomes
http://www.mbgnet.net/
This Evergreen Project site features fascinating biome facts, useful charts, and excellent
related links. You'll find scientific, historical, and conservationist information written
on an upper-elementary reading level.
Biomes-Habitats
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/
A treasure chest of resources awaits your third to sixth grade students at Enchanted
Learning's Biome site. Find in-depth information about biomes and detailed animal
information pages. Challenge older students by asking them to complete the printable
animal labeling pages. Younger students will love coloring the Biome 2001 calendar in
which each month highlights a different biome.
Hidden Forest
http://www.hiddenforest.co.nz
This site is a personal collection of detailed information on everything from Lichens to
Fungi to Slime Moulds, and many other organisms you might find in your backyard. Complete
with helpful mouse-overs, fascinating information, photographs, and an intuitive format,
visitors can experience the lush surroundings of the Auckland region of New Zealand from a
truly unique perspective.
MBGnet
http://mbgnet.mobot.org
This site provides you with information on Biomes of the World, Freshwater Ecosystems and
Marine Ecosystems.
Passport to the Rainforest
http://passporttoknowledge.com/rainforest/main.html
This is a unique multiple media teaching and learning Web site that focuses more on the
science of the forests rather than explicit activism to protect or conserve them. It is
based on the belief that more people, in nations north and south, will ultimately care
about, and act to preserve rainforests, if they understand more clearly what makes them
such rare and wonderful places. Whether you teach ecology or biology or general science,
PTRF will help you introduce, explain and simulate such key concepts as: photosynthesis,
food webs, the recycling of matter and the transfer of energy through an ecosystem, and
much more.
Rainforest Alliance
http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/index.cfm
The Rainforest Alliance, an international conservation organization, has expanded their
site to introduce curriculum resources that will bring the rainforest to life in the
classroom. Teachers will find free lesson plans that meet national standards and
educational resources on all aspects of the rainforest biome. Most content focuses on the
South American rainforests, but there are articles on Eastern Europe and North American
forests as well.
Serengeti
http://www.serengeti.org/
This website is the official page for the Serengeti National Park in Africa. The Friends
of the Serengeti provide extensive information about the Park's ecosystem, its physical
features, and its magnificent wildlife. "Human Footprints" probes the human
history of the Serengeti, comparing the "hunter-gatherers of the distant past"
to the park's caretakers and visitors of today. The Serengeti provides an excellent
example for the National Geography Standard, No. 14: How human actions modify the physical
environment. Students can play the "Call of the Wild" game to listen to the
sounds of the Park. For added fun, they can learn some Swahili. Jambo!
Water's Journey, Everglades
http://theevergladesstory.org/
Southern Florida's Everglades is an amazing place. Once the object of developers' attempts
to drain and reclaim it, is now part of the worlds most ambitious wetlands restoration
project. This site takes a look at all of this plus the Kissimmee River, Lake Okeechobee,
and the Florida Bay. The site offers tons of information, including videos and animations
of the current effort.
Wetland Watch
http://www.redshiftnow.ca/wetland/default.aspx
A major feature of this site is the remarkable WebCam view offering an exact shot of the
wetlands of the backyard of the Ontario Science Centre. A unique feature is the playback
feature allowing users to screen through views from the previous few months. The site also
offers lots of information about wetlands.
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