Researching Ecosystems

General

• Start with World Book  article on “Biomes” You need to log in. (password) Follow links to learn about the different biomes.
• “Explore Biomes” (BBC)

Interactive Maps 

• WWF Terrestrial Ecoregions Of The World (Biomes) (World Wildlife Fund)
• Biome Viewer (HHMI BioInteractive)

Desert

• “Deserts 101”  Video 3 minutes (National Geographic)
• “Desert plants: The ultimate survivors” (Science News Explores)
• “Desert” (Kids Do Ecology)

Forest

• “Forest Biome” (National Geographic)
• Temperate Forest– (Kids Do Ecology)

Grassland

• “GRASSLAND” (Kids Do Ecology)
• “Steppe” (National Geographic)
• “Prairie” (National Geographic)
• “Savanna” (Kids Do Ecology)

Mountain

• “Alpine” (Kids Do Ecology)

Ocean

• “Marine Ecosystems” (National Geographic)
• “Let’s Learn About Coral Reefs” (Science News Explores)
• “Marine” (Kids Do Ecology) 
• “Coral Reef” (Kids Do Ecology) 

Rainforests

• Rainforest (Kids Do Ecology) 
• “Rainforests 101”  Video 4 minutes (National Geographic)

Taiga

• “Taiga” (National Geographic)
• “Taiga” (Kids Do Ecology)

Tundra

• “Tundra Biome” (National Geographic)
• “Tundra” (Kids Do Ecology) 

Wetland/other water ecosystems

• “Wetland” (National Geographic)
• “Freshwater” (Kids Do Ecology)
• “Freshwater Wetlands” (Kids Do Ecology)
• “Estuaries” (Kids Do Ecology)