[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how regions with similar climates are grouped into climate zones and biomes.

A map showing the division of the world into eight biomes based on different climate types around the world. There are links to more information about each biome.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses how climate affects the biome.

This resource provides information about the Sumatran orangutan.

Describes twelve kinds of ecosystems.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how regions with similar climates are grouped into climate zones and biomes.

What characteristics make a swamp a swamp? This site features information on the Great Dismal Swamp, Conifer Swamps, Okefenokee Swamps, Shrub Swamps, Hardwood Swamps, and Cypress Swamps. This site also offers some great photographs of...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How organisms are organized.

Mainly nocturnal and rarely seen, the Cinereus Shrew is nonetheless common and widespread below the timberline in northern deciduous and coniferous forests, in both wet and dry habitats. It is also known as the Masked Shrew and the...

Golden-mantled Ground Squirrels are familiar residents of open woodlands, brushy forest-edge habitats, dry margins of mountain meadows, and rocky slopes. They are quick to invade sunny, disturbed areas where pioneer plants provide good...

Richardson's Collared Lemmings are active 24 hours a day. They are found in tundra, and avoid marshy habitats and forested areas. Learn more about the Dicrostonyx richardsoni, more commonly known as a Richardson's Collared Lemming, in...

Southwestern myotis live in a variety of southwestern mountain habitats, from desert grasslands up into pine and mixed coniferous forest in the United States, and in desert and grassland in Mexico. These bats and two other myotis...

Mule Deer live in a broad range of habitats - forests, deserts, and brushlands. Mountain populations migrate to higher elevation in warmer months, looking for nutrient-rich new-grown grasses, twigs, and shrubs. Learn more about the...

Montane Shrews are among the most common shrews, and do well in a variety of moist habitats: thick, grassy areas near streams or rivers; meadows; thickets of willow and alder; spruce-fir forests; and alpine tundra. They are dietary...

Eastern Cottontails share habitats with seven other cottontails and six species of hares. They have been transplanted to areas outside their historically widespread range, which included swamps, prairies, woodlands, and forests. Learn...

The least chipmunk is the smallest and most widely distributed North American chipmunk. It occurs in a variety of habitats, from coniferous forests to meadows to sagebrush desert, feeding primarily on seeds but also eating flowers, buds,...

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.

Doug Eldon performs this great song which tells about the different biomes and their characteristics. Great way to begin your unit on the biomes.

Kids learn about the tropical rainforest biome. This diverse ecosystem produces much of the Earth's biodiversity.

Kids learn about the world's biomes and ecosystems. The network of life and biodiversity needed for all to survive.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A flipchart covering the concepts and ideas required to understand ecosystems, with particular concentration on the tropical rain forest.

The Discovery Channel provides numerous lesson plans dealing with plants. Content is organized by grade level, but all lesson plans include suggestions for adaptations for older or younger audiences.

The Greater Blue Mountains Area consists of 1.03 million ha of sandstone plateaux, escarpments and gorges dominated by temperate eucalypt forest. The site, comprised of eight protected areas, is noted for its representation of the...