Kids learn about the temperate forest biome. Four distinct seasons and lots of trees.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes characteristics of temperate climates.

North Carolina is located within the temperate deciduous forest global biome, however, a great variety of forest and non-forest ecosystems may be found within the state. The temperature and moisture regimes throughout North Carolina are...

Features amazing 360 degrees interactive panoramas for students to help them better understand ecological variation on our planet. Searchable by biome/ecosystem type, location, or ecological phenomena they depict.

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

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...

This site has a lesson to use to start a unit on biomes and animal habitats. This plan incorporates grasslands, temperate forests, tropical rainforests, deserts, polar ice regions, and tidepools.

Use these resources to study the ecology of the rainforest of the Pacific Northwest and issues surrounding its preservation.

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

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

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

[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 good review of basic terminology followed by descriptions and pictures of the North American biomes.

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.

Located in the north-west of Washington State, Olympic National Park is renowned for the diversity of its ecosystems. Glacier-clad peaks interspersed with extensive alpine meadows are surrounded by an extensive old growth forest, among...