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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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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.
Handout
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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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...
Website
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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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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Other

Rockefeller University : Temperate Forests

For Students 9th - 10th
An article published in "Science" magazine, the page discusses how forests were being destroyed by people and how they are gaining back ground. Find out the reasons!
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Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Earth and Sky: The Forest

For Students K - 1st Standards
Take a walk in the forest and enjoy the trees and animals that live there. Book includes audio narration in 7 additional languages with text in English.
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Curated OER

Thurston High School: Deciduous Forest Animals

For Students 9th - 10th
List of animals found in the deciduous forest biome. Includes photographs.
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Curated OER

Thurston High School: Deciduous Forest Animals

For Students 9th - 10th
List of animals found in the deciduous forest biome. Includes photographs.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Temperate Broad Leaf Forests

For Students 3rd - 8th
A brief introduction o the temperate broad leaf forest, including descriptions of the plant and animal life there.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Climate Zones and Biomes

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how regions with similar climates are grouped into climate zones and biomes.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Climate Zones and Biomes

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how regions with similar climates are grouped into climate zones and biomes.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Climate Effects on Biomes

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses how climate affects the biome.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Temperate Broad Leaf Forests: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will provide an understanding of the characteristics and role of temperate broad leaf forests, and its effect on living things. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Temperate Broad Leaf Forests."
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Songs for Teaching

Songs for Teaching: Biomes

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Use this site to see how many of the animals and plants that your students can remember from each biome after listening to this song.
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Songs for Teaching

Songs for Teaching: Types of Biomes

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Doug Eldon performs this great song which tells about the different biomes and their characteristics. Great way to begin your unit on the biomes.
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Curated OER

Deciduous Forest

For Students Pre-K - 1st
deciduous forest
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Curated OER

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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Curated OER

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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Curated OER

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.
Graphic
Curated OER

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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Curated OER

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.