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Center for Educational Technologies

Earth Science Explorer: Tropical Savannah Biome

For Students 3rd - 8th
Discover the tropical savannah biome! Here you can learn what a tropical savannah is, where such places exist, and the animals and plants that can be found there.
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Center for Educational Technologies

Earth Science Explorer: Taiga Biome: Plants

For Students 3rd - 8th
As part of a virtual museum visit, this site offers a look at the plants of the Taiga Biome. Content includes a look at plant adaptations.
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Center for Educational Technologies

Earth Science Explorer: Taiga Biome

For Students 3rd - 8th
As part of a virtual museum exhibit, this site explores the taiga biome. Here you can learn what a taiga biome is, where you can find it, and the types of plants and animals that live there.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Science for Kids: Desert Biome

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the desert biome. The dryest areas on Earth still have plant and animal life.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Science for Kids: Marine or Ocean Biome

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the marine biome. The largest biome by far, the oceans cover most of the Earth's surface.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Science for Kids: Tropical Rainforest Biome

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the tropical rainforest biome. This diverse ecosystem produces much of the Earth's biodiversity.
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World Wildlife Fund for Nature

World Wildlife Fund: Our Earth: Ecoregions: Habitats: Grasslands

For Students 3rd - 5th
An introduction to the grasslands. Includes link to information about the types of animals that live in this habitat.
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Nature Conservancy

Nature Conservancy: Planet Earth: Deserts and Aridlands

For Students 3rd - 8th
The desert areas in the United States that this organization is working to protect are portrayed through photographs and videos, showing the beauty of the landscapes and the diversity of life forms there.
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Greatest Places: Namib

For Students 3rd - 8th
Explore the Namib Desert and learn about its location, the Skeleton Coast, mirages, and general information about this home to the highest sand dunes in the world.
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Science Museum of Minnesota

Science Museum of Minnesota: Thinking Fountain: Habitat

For Students 3rd - 8th
Explore the basics of a few habitats and then create an ecocolumn--a simulated cross-section of a biome such as a rain forest--with your own environment.

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