Biome Blitz

Biome Blitz
An Internet Hotlist on The Earth's Biomes

created by Sandy Figoten
Sage Park Middle School

Introduction
Use the links below to research each land and water biome. Learn more about each plant and animal in a biome by using the Animals/Plants section links. Record your findings on your graphic organizer.

The Internet Resources

Food Webs & Introduction to Earth's Biomes

BIOMES & ECOZONES - This site offers links to information on each of the world's biomes.
BIOMES FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS -
BIOMES OF THE WORLD- NETWORK FOR INSTRUCTIONAL TV -
BIOMES- BY STUDENTS -
BIOMES- HABITATS BY ENCHANTED LEARNING -
BIOMES: CLASSROOM OF THE FUTURE -
BLUE PLANET- LAND & WATER BIOMES -
EARTH OBSERVATORY: BIOMES - Easy access to info for each biome on temperature, precipitation, exact locations, etc.
EARTH’S BIOMES- NASA -
FOOD CHAIN VIDEO -
INTRODUCTION TO BIOMES -
INTRODUCTION TO BIOMES- VIRTUAL GEOGRAPHY -
THE WORLD’S BIOMES -
WHAT’S A FOOD CHAIN? -
WHAT’S A FOOD WEB? -
WILD WORLDS -
WORLD BUILDERS- BIOMES -
WORLD’S BIOMES- BERKELEY -

Land Biomes

Water Biomes

'THE MIX': Estuaries -
ALL ABOUT CORAL REEFS -
AN ESTUARY--- LIVE! -
AQUATIC BIOMES - An introduction to the marine (salt water) and freshwater biomes. Offers an overview of each of these biomes.
CORAL REEF CONSERVATION - Why do we need to protect coral reefs? Learn about the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Coral Reef Conservation Program.
CORAL REEFS- ALL THE FACTS (no pics) -
CORAL REEFS- OCEAN WORLD -
CORAL REEFS- USGS -
FRESHWATER: Ponds & Lakes -
FRESHWATER: Rivers & Streams -
FRESHWATER: Wetlands -
GLOBAL ECOSYSTEMS: ESTUARIES - An in-depth look at Florida's estuaries.
INTERACTIVE TIDEPOOL TOUR -
INTERTIDAL ZONE FIELD TRIP -
LIFE IN A VIRTUAL TIDE POOL- Navigate with your mouse -
MARINE: OCEANS -
MARINE: Temperate Oceans -
MARINE: Tropical Oceans & Coral Reefs -
MARINE: Shoreline -
MARSHES & SWAMPS -
OCEAN PLANET -
PEERING INTO A TIDE POOL -
POND CREATURES- FREDERICKS FRIENDS (3 SLIDE SHOWS) -
POND DIPPING- WILDLIFE PONDS -
POND ECOSYSTEM -
REEF FACTS - Learn about the plants and animals of the world's coral reefs.
SWAMPS- NATURE WORKS SITE -
THE MARINE FOOD WEB -
THE OCEAN ECOSYSTEM -
TIDE POOL PHOTOS -
TIDEPOOL: WINDOW INTO THE SEA -
TIDEPOOLS (Fitzgerald Marine Reserve) -
VIRTUAL TIDE POOL- NOAA -
WHAT ARE CORAL REEFS? -

Animals/Plants/Fungi

ANIMAL DIVERSITY -
ANIMAL ENCYCLOPEDIA -
ANIMAL INFORMATION by SEA WORLD -
CONSERVING WETLANDS - This site details environmental benefits of wetlands and explains why they must be preserved.
CORAL REEF ANIMAL PICS -
FLOWERS OF THE SWAMP -
FUN FACTS ABOUT FUNGI - Have some fun while you explore the various species of fungi.
FUNGI AS MICROBES - Learn about basics of helpful and harmful fungi.
INTERTIDAL ZONE AND ITS ANIMALS -
LIFE ON THE ROCKY SHORE -
PLANT ENCYCLOPEDIA -
PLANTS IN ECOSYSTEMS -
SEA GALLERY- Photos and descriptions of animals of the sea -
SWAMP ANIMALS- PICS -
SWAMPS AND WHAT LIVES THERE -
TIDE POOL ANIMALS -
TUNDRA BASICS - Overview of flora, fauna, climate and issues of the tundra.
TUNDRA BIOME - Nice overview of specific aspects of the tundra biome.
TYPES OF FUNGI - Learn about the various types of fungi that serve as decomposers in Earth's ecosystems.
ZOOBOOKS- ANIMAL CLICKATHON -
eNATURE ONLINE FIELD GUIDES- -

Climates in Biomes

CLIMATE BY BIOME -
CLIMATES OF THE WORLD- NOAAA -
WORLD CLIMATE ZONES - Best site for climate statistics
WORLD CLIMATE- Any Location -

Environmental Issues & Ecosystems

ATLAS OF STUDENT ACTION FOR THE PLANET -
CONSERVATION & ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES - Learn about water and land pollution, global warming, and other environmental issues.
CORAL REEF PROTECTION PROGRAM -
CORAL RREF CONSERVATION PROGRAM- NOAA -
EARTH DAY EVERYDAY! -
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES -
ENVIRONMENTAL CAMPAIGNS & GREENPEACE - Learn about the campaigns concerning the protection of Earth's ecosystems from various environmental problems. Greenpeace is one of the most well known environmental organizations in the world.
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES- ECOKIDS -
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES- WHO CARES? -
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES - Learn about the effect of global warming and climate change on biodiversity of earth's ecosystems.
KIDS' LINKS: THE ENVIRONMENT -
LINKS ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES- NIEHS -
MAN'S IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT -
OCEAN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES -
PROTECTING THE HOME WE LIVE IN - Find out about basics of the major environmental issues affecting Earth's biomes. Created by students.
THE DISAPPEARING CORAL REEFS -
WHY PROTECT WETLANDS? -

Content by Sandy Figoten, sfigoten@windsorct.org
http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listtheeartsa.html
Last revised Mon Mar 10 9:56:40 US/Pacific 2008