Sophia Learning
Sophia: Tundra
Find out the basics of the Tundra biome, including the climate, location, and characteristic animals and plants living there.
Center for Educational Technologies
Nasa: Classroom of the Future: Spheres: Biosphere
Use this site to learn about the different areas of the biosphere, known as biomes.
Other
National Wildlife Federation: Happenin' Habitats: What Is Habitat?
Find an overview of what a habitat is exactly. Then, for more information, click in the left hand menu for different types of habitat: forests, grasslands, deserts, wetlands, and arctic tundra. Authors also offer advice on creating a...
PBS
Pbs Kids: Plum Landing: Can You Dig It?
Set in the Australian desert, players become bilbies to search at night for food while looking out for hungry predators like dingos, foxes, and swooping eagles.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Dry Climates
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes dry climates such as the desert and steppe.
University of California
U.c. Berkeley Libraries: Plant Distribution Maps
This resource provides a list of online maps of world vegetation such as biomes, forests and plants.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Utah's Plants and Animals Do You Know Where I Live?
Can you figure out what types of biomes different organisms belong in? You'll be presented with a variety of organisms and asked which of three biomes they belong in.
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Patagonian Steppe
In this resource, students can investigate the location, biodiversity, and threats to the Patagonian steppe ecoregion and also find helpful links to further explore information about this area.
Science Museum of Minnesota
Science Museum of Minnesota: Thinking Fountain: Habitat
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.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Deposition by Wind
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How wind forms various terrain features.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Landforms From Wind Erosion and Deposition
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How winds erode surfaces and form various terrain features.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: African Internet Safari
During this lesson, students read and listen to poems about African animals and try to guess which animal is being described. Students will use the information they already know to identify the animals. Students will have the opportunity...
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
Abpi: Human and Animal Habitats
An interactive learning game where students answer whether or not certain environments would be suitable for different animals. Printable worksheets are available for review at the end of the activity.
Globio
Glossopedia: Environments
This article defines "environment" as a collection of animals and plants in a specific landscape and climate. The concept of differing types of environments is introduced. The impact of humans on environments and all environments'...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Ecosystems
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart explores the different ecosystems of the world, enhanced by embedded videos showing both the landscape and the plants and animals that can be found there.
Education Scotland
Learning and Teaching Scotland: Illustrations of Places
An assortment of clip art featuring scenes of natural habitats, homes, and other places. Scroll down to find the topic of your choice.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Plant and Animal Habitats
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson explains plant and animal habitats with brilliant pictures and photos. It also includes discussion and non-Activote questions.
Curated OER
Unesco: Mongolia: Uvs Nuur Basin
The Uvs Nuur Basin (1,068,853 ha), is the northernmost of the enclosed basins of Central Asia. It takes its name from Uvs Nuur Lake, a large, shallow and very saline lake, important for migrating birds, waterfowl and seabirds. The site...
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