Handout
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.
Website
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Rediscovering a Fragile Frontier

For Students 9th - 10th
This article deals with a variety of topics related to the Prairie biome. Topics covered include More than Just Waving Grass, Birds of a Feather, Bison: From Abundance to Absence, and more.
Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Mojave Desert Animals and Plants

For Students 4th - 8th
Describes characteristics and adaptations of plants and animals that are able to survive in the Mojave Desert and a list of each.
Handout
Other

Prairie Grasslands

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the Prairie grasslands of the U.S and the various types of prairies.
Activity
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: School Publishers: Exploring Ecosystems

For Students 3rd - 8th
Compare and contrast three very different ecosystems - the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, the Florida Everglades, and the Arctic Coastal Plain in Alaska. Learn what makes each of them unique, and about the adaptations plants and animals had...
Handout
Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Grasslands

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Missouri Botanical Gardens provides general information about different kinds of grasslands and the plants and animals of that type of region.
Article
Other

Ecotrust: Temperate Rain Forest People and Places [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Ecotrust has information on the people and history of the Northwestern American coastal temperate rain forest.(California to Alaska) Find out about the history of this specific temperate rain forest, and the people it has...