Scholastic
Study Jams! Biomes
Do you know the difference between a biome and an ecosystem? Teach elementary ecologists exactly what a biome is with this captivating cartoon! It discusses six biomes: taiga, tundra, deciduous forest, desert, tropical rainforest, and...
Scholastic
Study Jams! Aquatic Ecosystems
Mia's friends are fish-sitting while she is away on vacation. Zoe divulges to Sam that different animals need different habitats, and that there are both freshwater and saltwater ecosystems. Examples of the kinds of organisms found in...
Curated OER
Biomes Internet Lesson
In this biomes worksheet, young scholars use an on line source to complete a table of the Earth's biomes. Students include the types of plants in each biome, the types of animals, the climate and any details about the biomes. Young...
Curated OER
Biomes Quiz
In this biomes quiz worksheet, students complete an on-line quiz, clicking on questions and matching answers, scoring 1 point for each correct answer. A printed version is available.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
BiomeViewer
Which holds more influence, the environment over humans or humans over the environment? Young scientists explore an online interactive that addresses this discussion. They observe changes in the natural world over time and see which...
University of California
University of California Berkeley: Ecosystem Equilibrium
A simulator reviewing over the concepts of ecosystem equilibrium.
PBS
Pbs: River Rewilding: Evaluating Impacts on Ecosystems and Communities
A units that follow a community as they work through Grand River Revitalization Efforts. Investigate how these efforts impacts the social, economic, historic, and biology of the Grand River.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Plum Landing: Jungle Jeopardy
Try keeping a whole jungle ecosystem alive by making sure each animal has enough food to survive over a period of 12 days. This game allows players to see how the different species of plants and animals in a rainforest depend on one...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: The Habitable Planet: Ecology Lab
Create the parameters of your own ecosystem by choosing which producers and consumers live there. Visualize how the food web operates and species populations change. This simulator mimics the food web within a typical ecosystem and gives...
Other
Ohio Department of Education: The Long and Short Story of Ecological Succession
An ecology simulation where each student plays a role of an organism in an forest ecosystem. Students earn and keep track of their own survival points to determine which type of organism is most successful at survival during different...
PBS
Pbs Kids: Feed the Dingo
Help build the Australian desert ecosystem by filling it with appropriate plants and animals.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Cyberchase, Rescue Ecotopia
A game for kids to understand the basics of an ecosystem and keeping it balanced. A brief description of the animals and how they fit within the system is provided before the game begins.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Ecology Lab
Build your own ecosystem, and explore the effects of these interrelationships.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Plum Landing: Explore the Outback
In this interactive game, players are challenged to complete a series of missions to photograph desert plants and animals in the Australian outback. Through the clues provided, players learn about desert ecosystems, the plants and...
University of Utah
University of Utah: Genetic Science Learning Center: Meet the Microenvironments
Investigate the Great Salt Lake's islands, rivers, and man-made structures that define several diverse microenvironments.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Plum Landing: Outdoor Adventures
This collection of activities encourages kids to get outdoors and connect with nature. After completing the activities, kids draw, write, and answer questions about what they discovered and share that information with Plum.
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.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Plum Landing: Invaders!
This bustling game is a race to help Plum eliminate introduced or invasive species before they crowd out the native populations.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Habitat O Logy Card
Flip this interactive OLogy card to find fast facts, questions and answers, and other bite-size pieces of information about the meaning of habitat, as a scientific concept, and learn why habitat is so important to plants and animals.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Deep Sea O Logy Card
Flip over this interactive OLogy card to find fast facts, questions and answers, and similar bite-size pieces of information about the deep sea and the creatures that live there.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Plum Landing: Plum's Creature Connector
This PBS Kids activity is an extension of a Plum Landing episode featuring food webs. Students will learn basic information about how animals are interdependent. Students will help different animals survive in their different habitats
PBS
Pbs Kids: Plum Landing: Jungle Rangers
Players head out to Borneo to explore the rainforest in this photo safari. Earn points by following clues to take pictures of specific plants and animals.
Other
Explore Learning: Effect of Environment on New Life Form
Using the scientific method, control the environmental conditions for a fictional alien organism in order to learn how the organism responds to changes in conditions. Sunlight, water, and temperature can be varied to determine their...