Introduction

Attention young scientists: It is your mission to check out these super-cool websites and answer the questions below. Be sure to research each site carefully. There is a ton of information available on the Internet; use the knowledge you acquire to answer the “Big Question.” Have fun! The future of our planet depends on your work today (and so does your grade!)

Questions

1. Enter this website and see what living things you find along the path. Read about each one and write how it is an integral part of this biome.
   
   When you travel along the stream, you will find a tree stump. Read this paragraph and then explain how Mother Nature tells time?
   
   
2. What are the biomes listed on this website? Write one characteristic of each biome.
   
   
3. What are the seven steps you can take to save the Rainforest?
   
   
4. What are the four types of deserts?
   
   
5. Search this site and write 2 interesting facts you have learned about the ocean or the animals that live in it.
   
   
6. List at least 4 animals that live in the tundra.
   
   What is the weather like in the tundra?
   
   
7. What is the climate of the grasslands?
   
   

The Internet Resources

• National Geographic
• Biomes of the World
• Rainforest Heroes
• Deserts
• Oceans Alive
• Tundra
• Grasslands

The Big Question

Write a paragraph telling about the different biomes. Give examples of living things (both plants and animals) from each of the biomes.