Ecosystems and Biomes

Click on the links below for interactive activities on each of the biomes:

Biomes around the World: Site from the Missouri Botanical Garden that answers the question, "What's it like where YOU live?"

Biome in a Baggie: experiment from PBS Kids

World Biomes: site from Kids Do Ecology

Major Biomes of the World: descriptions from FactMonster

Geography of the World: Interactive site with information on world's climate among other facts

Earth Floor Biomes: Includes a satellite map of the biomes

Your Key to the Biomes: explore the biomes from Cyber Zoo

Exploring Ecosystems: explore different ecosystems: one hot, one cold, one dry

Biomes of North America: field trip

DESERT:

Desert Field Trip: take a tour of a desert

OCEAN:

Ocean Field Trip: take a tour of an ocean

TAIGA:

Forest Field Trip: take a tour of a temperate forest

RAINFOREST:

Journey into Amazonia: Tour the Amazon rainforest on this PBS site

Rainforest at Night: explore a rainforest through National Geographic

TUNDRA:

Glacier National Park: electronic field trip

WETLANDS:

Wetlands and Riparian Zones: site created by students

GRASSLANDS:

Build a Prairie: Interactive site