In this interactive activity from the American Museum of Natural History, play "connect the dots" and discover the connections between the people, animals, and plants in three habitats of the Dzanga-Sangha rain forest in the Central...

Describes the layers of a rainforest, adaptations plants have made, and animals that live there.

Terry Dunn's article, "Trekking the Treetops," focuses on the range of plant and animal life to be found in the canopies of the forests. The article centers on the canopy of tropical rainforests.

Travel with your students on a Virtual Field Trip to learn about Temperate Forest Biomes. You will also discover many informative and interactive websites.

Learn all about the Deciduous Temperate Forest biome. Find out about plants, animals, adaptations, and conservation efforts.

Learn all about the Taiga or Boreal Forest biome. Find out about plants, animals, adaptations, and conservation efforts.

The Canadian Museum of Nature provides characteristics of the Arctic Ground Squirrel.

Information about temperate forests, birds, mammals, plants and resources. There are numerous links about each of the topics mentioned above.

Students manipulate a camera to take photographs of animals they observe in three forest scenes.

At this site from the Evergreen Project of the Missouri Botanical Garden, you will read about temperate deciduous forest animals. Then you can see graphics and read descriptions of some of these animals.

If you are interested at all in rainforests, this is an excellent place to further your learning. Read about the importance of rainforests, why they are disappearing, and plenty about both the animals and people who live in rainforests...

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...

Learn about Canada's boreal forest and its importance to our whole earth's ecosystem. Meet the flora and fauna that inhabit this large area, and learn what we can and should do to preserve this environment.

This site contains information on both animals and plants of the sea. View the large sea kelps and discover the animals that feed on the kelp.

This resource offers a detailed overview of the taiga biome, including its locations, the types of plants and animals that live there, and other interesting facts.

A collection of lesson plans for specific age levels to help students gain a better understanding of animals, plants, and people, and how they affect each other in ecosystems. Many of the activities provide discussion questions and...

The population of the gopher tortoise is limited by homes, roads, and buildings made by humans. This valuable species creates burrows that provide shelter for numerous creatures during natural disasters like forest fires. This site...

This site provides a picture on the layers of the rain forest with yellow eyes all over. You click on the yellow eyes and learn about an animal. You may have to search for it by going to the home page.

This guide to the animals at the Forest Park Zoo was created by 1st grade students at the Alice B. Beal Magnet School in Springfield, Massachusetts, and was part of a Learning expedition on animals. Students, through fieldwork...

An introduction to coniferous forests. Includes a link to information about animals living in this habitat.

This resource provides extensive information about the orangutan, including photos, an audio clip and a video. [0:32]

This entry identifies the defining characteristics of the coniferous forest.

Explore the world of the Norwegian Forest and gain a greater understanding of this domestic cat through statistics and information on its appearance, habitat, behavior, and value as a pet.

A brief introduction o the temperate broad leaf forest, including descriptions of the plant and animal life there.