Unit Plan
The Wild Classroom

The Wild Classroom: Biomes of the World: Deciduous Forest Biome

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn all about the Deciduous Temperate Forest biome. Find out about plants, animals, adaptations, and conservation efforts.
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Tramline

Virtual Field Trip: Temperate Forest Biome

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Travel with your students on a Virtual Field Trip to learn about Temperate Forest Biomes. You will also discover many informative and interactive websites.
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Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech Univ: Temperate Deciduous Forest Biome

For Students 9th - 10th
General description of the U.S. temperate deciduous forest with photos and long list of deciduous trees found in this biome.
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University of California

Ucmp: Forest Biome

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn all about the forest biome including where located in the world, different kinds, climate, flora and fauna, and soil. Good research site for middle years students.
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Other

Radford University: Temperate Broadleaf Deciduous Forest

For Students 9th - 10th
Characteristics of the deciduous forest biome. Distribution, climate, soil, vegetation, and animals. Includes a map that shows where deciduous forests are located around the globe.
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PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Temperate Deciduous Forests

For Students Pre-K - 1st
NatureWorks offers some fascinating information about the Temperate Deciduous Forests. Students and teachers will learn what makes these forests special, what animals live in this biome, what plants grow in this biome, and more.
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Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Temperate Deciduous Forest Topics

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from the Evergreen Project of the Missouri Botanical Garden, you can discover what the temperate deciduous forest is like, where it is located, and much more. There are links to other temperate forest sites also.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Biomes

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive resource adapted from NASA describes the different temperature, precipitation, and vegetation patterns in seven biomes: coniferous forest, temperate deciduous forest, desert, grassland, rainforest, shrubland, and tundra.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Symbiotic Relationships in the Deciduous Forest

For Students 4th - 8th
Explains what a symbiotic relationship is, the five main types of symbiosis, and provides examples of symbiotic relationships among living things in a deciduous forest.
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Other

Thurston High School: The Deciduous Forest

For Students 9th - 10th
Thorough description of the deciduous forest. Location map, climate, vegetation, and animals. Lots of photographs.
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Other

Thurston High School: Deciduous Forest Animals

For Students 3rd - 8th
List of animals found in the deciduous forest biome. Includes photographs.
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Center for Educational Technologies

Earth Floor: Biomes: Deciduous Forest: Plants

For Students 9th - 10th
Site provides information on deciduous forest plants and plant adaptations. Offers links to biomes, a biome summary, how to read a climograph, arctic tundras and more.
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University of California

Ucmp: The World's Biomes

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an introduction to the major biomes on Earth. This page groups biomes into five major types: aquatic, deserts, forests, grasslands, and tundra. Information on climate, animal/plant life, and much more is given for each of type...
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University of California

Ucmp: The World's Biomes

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of California Museum of Paleontology hosts this site devoted to the study of the earth's biomes, which are the world's major communities, classified according to the predominant vegetation and adaptations of organisms to...
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Biomes

For Students 2nd - 6th
Discover the hidden treasures in the different habitats on the earth! The earth is filled with many biomes. Examples of different biomes are listed and include hyperlinks to additional information such as the animals found there.
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Temperate Deciduous Forest Animal Printouts

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site has many printouts of temperate deciduous forest animals and includes a sentence describing each animal.
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Other

Missouri Dept. Of Conservation: Missouri Forest Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
This site highlights the importance of forests and the need to keep them healthy. Information about how Missouri depends on its forests for many uses is highlighted.
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Center for Educational Technologies

Earth Floor: Biomes: Deciduous Forest: Animals

For Students 9th - 10th
Site contains information on deciduous forest animals and animal adaptations. Offers links to biomes, a biome summary, how to read a climograph, arctic tundra and more.
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Palomar Community College District

Major Biomes of North America

For Students 9th - 10th
A good review of basic terminology followed by descriptions and pictures of the North American biomes.
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World Wildlife Fund for Nature

Wwf: Our Earth: Ecoregions: Habitats: Temperate Forests

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Defines "temperate forest" and introduces three types: Mediterranean forests, temperate rainforests, and deciduous forests.
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Other

Introduction to Biomes

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an introduction to biomes. There are also links to each different type of biome.
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Ohio State University

Ohio State University: General Plant Biology: Biomes and Agriculture

For Students 9th - 10th
An introduction to biomes and how agriculture is considered in studying large ecosystems of the world. Text is well written and easy to follow with links, charts, and pictures.
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Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Habitats: Forest

For Students 3rd - 8th
Forests are more than just trees. They are a complex community of plants and animals that constantly change, grow, and interact with each other and the nutrient-bearing soils upon which they depend. Read about some of the many plants and...
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Other

Marietta College: Temperate Forests

For Students 9th - 10th
The first section in this site from Marietta College introduces you to the temperate forest. It also discusses the locations of these forests and the animals that live there. Links to related sites are provided.