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PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: 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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Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Temperate Deciduous Forest Animals

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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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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Science Struck

Science Struck: Symbiotic Relationships in the Deciduous Forest

For Students 4th - 8th
Explains what a symbiotic relationship is, the five main types of symbiosis, and provides examples of symbiotic relationships among living things in a deciduous forest.
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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.
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Other

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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Exploring Nature

Exploring Nature Educational Resource: Forests of the World: Deciduous Forests

For Students 3rd - 8th
Students discover facts of deciduous forests concerning climate, range, habitat, plants, and animals.
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Globio

Glossopedia: Temperate Forest

For Students 3rd - 8th
Temperate forests cover much of the Earth. Temperate forest ecology is described as well as the importance to all animal and plant health. Human impact on temperate forests around the world is discussed.
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Center for Educational Technologies

Earth Floor: Biomes: Deciduous Forest: Plants

For Students 9th - 10th
Site provides information on deciduous forest plants and plant adaptations. Offers links to biomes, a biome summary, how to read a climograph, arctic tundras and more.
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Center for Educational Technologies

Earth Floor: Biomes: Deciduous Forest: Animals

For Students 9th - 10th
Site contains information on deciduous forest animals and animal adaptations. Offers links to biomes, a biome summary, how to read a climograph, arctic tundra and more.
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World Wildlife Fund for Nature

Wwf: Our Earth: Ecoregions: Habitats: Temperate Forests

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Defines "temperate forest" and introduces three types: Mediterranean forests, temperate rainforests, and deciduous forests.
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Other

Missouri Dept. Of Conservation: Missouri Forest Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
This site highlights the importance of forests and the need to keep them healthy. Information about how Missouri depends on its forests for many uses is highlighted.
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Other

Marietta College: Temperate Forests

For Students 9th - 10th
The first section in this site from Marietta College introduces you to the temperate forest. It also discusses the locations of these forests and the animals that live there. Links to related sites are provided.
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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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University of California

Ucmp: Haracteristics

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief, but thorough overview of the temperate deciduous forest. Lists of flora and fauna found in the forest.
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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Reference: Habitats: Temperate Forest

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about temperate climate ecosystems, and how the geography affects the life within them.
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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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California Institute of Technology

Marshall Middle School/ Tf of the Pacific Northwest

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about temperate forests, birds, mammals, plants and resources. There are numerous links about each of the topics mentioned above.
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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

42 Explore: Trees and Forests

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is a site with links covering multiple areas of tree and plant study. Great illustrations and information.
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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...