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Table of Contents
	1. Introduction	6. Marine Biomes
	What are Biomes?, Maps of Biomes	Oceans
	2. Desert Biomes	7. Freshwater Biomes
	Hot and Dry, Semiarid	Ponds and Lakes, Swamps, Wetlands
	3. Forest Biomes	8. Games, Puzzles, and Challenges
	Boreal or Taiga, Temperate, Tropical	Games/Puzzles/Challenges
	4. Grassland Biomes	9. Webquests and Tasks
	Savanna, Grasslands/Prairies/Steppes, Chaparrel	WebQuests, Tasks
	5. Tundra and Mountain Biomes	10. Miscellaneous Resources
	Tundra, Mountain	Doing Research, Misc., Translate, Careers

1. What are Biomes?

What are Biomes?

1. Biomes and ecosystems (BBC, UK)

2. What is a biome? (blueplanetbiomes.org)

3. Terrestrial communities (New Hampshire Public Television, USA)

4. What are biomes? (planetozkids.com)

5. Biomes (John W. Kimball)

6. The Earth's terrestrial biomes (Michael Pidwirny, University of British Columbia)

7. The world's biomes - introduction: 1 minute video - more on right of screen (howstuffworks.com)

8. Terrestrial biomes: 16 minute video - more on right of screen (howstuffworks.com)

9. Real world science - ecosystems and biomes: 17 minute video - requires password (Discovery Education)

10. Biologically speaking - biomes of the world: 23 minute video - requires password (Discovery Education)

11. Elements of biology - biomes: 56 minute video - requires password (Discovery Education)

12. Biomes: videos - requires registration (teachersdomain.org)

Protecting Biomes

1. Climate and biomes (digitalpencil.org)

2. The conservation and preservation of biomes (University of California, USA)

3. Climate change (Natural Resources Canada)

4. Fires and insects (Natural Resources Canada)

5. Mountain pine beetle - student zone (Province of BC)

Maps and Other Links

1. Biomes map (worldbiomes.com)

2. Biome map (Lisa Gardiner, University of Michigan, USA)

3. Biome maps and climate graphs (Marietta College, Ohio, USA)

4. Global currents and terrestrial biomes map (theglobaleducationproject.org)

5. Canada's forests (Natural Resources Canada)

6. BC's biogeoclimatic zones (eLibrary, SD#71 Comox Valley, BC)

7. US Biomes (Marietta College, Ohio, USA)

8. North America's threatened regions (North American Commission for Environment Cooperation)

9. One planet many people: 18 PowerPoint presentations (United Nations Environment Programme)

10. 238 terrestrial ecoregions (World Wildlife Fund)

2. Desert Biomes

Deserts

1. Desert overview (Missouri Botanical Garden, USA)

2. The desert biome (Lisa Gardiner, University of Michigan, USA)

3. Desert habitats (enchantedlearning.com)

4 . Deserts (Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA)

5. The desert biomes (Marietta College, Ohio, USA)

6. The desert biome (University of California, USA)

7. Desert biome (The Encyclopedia of Earth)

8. Deserts of the world (infoplease.com)

9. Deserts - geology and resources (US Geological Survey, USA)

10. Desert biomes - welcome to the desert: 1 minute video - more on right of screen (howstuffworks.com)

11. Life in the desert system: 20 minute video - requires password (Discovery Education)

12. Desert biomes - essential and endangered: 20 minute video - requires password (Discovery Education)

13. Deserts: video clips (American Field Guide/PBS TV)

3. Forest Biomes

Northern Boreal Forest

1. Boreal forests - coniferous or taiga (Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA)

2. Boreal forest - Taiga (The Encyclopedia of Earth)

3. Coniferous forests - evergreen regions (World Wildlife Fund)

4. Coniferous forest (NASA, USA)

5. Canada's boreal forest: pdf (Ducks Unlimited)

6. The boreal forest (Ulf T. Runesson, Lakehead University, Ontario, Canada)

7. Creatures of the boreal forest: 53 fact sheets and video clips (Canadian Wildlife Service)

8. Boreal forest clips: 3 video clips - requires password (Discovery Education)

9. Forests: videos (American Field Guide/PBS TV)

Taiga

1. Taiga overview (Missouri Botanical Garden, USA)

2. Taiga animal printouts (enchantedlearning.com)

3. Taiga (blueplanetbiomes.org)

4. Taiga (John W. Kimball)

5. Taiga cordillera or taiga plains or taiga shield (Natural Resources Canada)

6. Biomes - taiga: 2 minute video - more on right of screen (howstuffworks.com)

7. Assignment discovery - taiga biomes: 2.5 minute video - more on right of screen (howstuffworks.com)

Temperate Forest

1. Rainforest overview (Missouri Botanical Garden, USA)

2. Temperate deciduous forest overview (Missouri Botanical Garden, USA)

3. Temperate deciduous forest animal printouts (enchantedlearning.com)

4. The deciduous forest (blueplanetbiomes.org)

5. Temperate deciduous forest (NASA, USA)

6. Temperate forests (World Wildlife Fund)

7. Temperate forest (The Encyclopedia of Earth)

8. Canada's rainforest (Parks Canada)

9. Tasmania's cool temperature rainforest (Tasmanian Government, Australia)

10. The world's biomes - temperate deciduous forests: 1.5 minute video - more on right of screen (howstuffworks.com)

11. Assignment discovery - temperate forest: 2.5 minute video - more on right of screen (howstuffworks.com)

12. Temperate deciduous forests: 24 minute video - more on right of screen (howstuffworks.com)

13. The world's biomes - temperate rain forests: 1.5 minute video - more on right of screen (howstuffworks.com)

14. Temperate rain forest clips: 35 video clips - requires password (Discovery Education)

Tropical Forest

1. Rainforest overview (Missouri Botanical Garden, USA)

2. Tropical rainforests (Lisa Gardiner, University of Michigan, USA)

3. Rainforest biome (blueplannetbiomes.org)

4. Tropical rainforests (Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA)

6. Rainforest (NASA, USA)

7. Tropical forests (World Wildlife Fund)

8. Tropical forest (The Encyclopedia of Earth)

9. Rain forest (MSN Encarta, USA)

10. The world's biomes - tropical rain forests: 1.5 minute video - more on right of screen (howstuffworks.com)

11. Struggling to survive - tropical rainforests: 27 minute video - more on right of screen (howstuffworks.com)

4. Grassland Biomes

Savanna

1. Savanna biome (blueplannetbiomes.org)

2. Savannahs (BBC, UK)

3. Tropical savanna (Susan Woodward, Radford University, Virginia, USA)

4. Savanna biome (University of California, USA)

5. The savanna biome (Michael E. Ritter, University of Wisconsin, USA)

Grasslands, Prairies, and Steppes

1. Grasslands overview (Missouri Botanical Garden, USA)

2. Grassland and grassland animal printouts also prairie and savanna (enchantedlearning.com)

3. Grassland, steppe, and pampas biome (blueplannetbiomes.org)

4. Grassland (NASA, USA)

5. Grasslands - seas of grass (World Wildlife Fund)

6. Temperate grassland (University of California, USA)

7. Grassland or prairie or steppe (MSN Encarta, USA)

8. Grassland - prairies and steppes (Michael E. Ritter, University of Wisconsin, USA)

9 . Canadian prairie grasslands (Environment Canada)

10. Defining grassland biomes: 1 minute video - more on right of screen (howstuffworks.com)

11. The world's biomes - grasslands: 2 minute video - more on right of screen (howstuffworks.com)

12. American grasslands: 35 videos (howstuffworks.com)

13. Prairies and grasslands: videos (American Field Guide/PBS TV)

14. Grassland biomes - essential and endangered: 24 minute video - requires password (Discovery Education)

Chaparral

1. Chaparral (cotf.edu)

2. Chaparral animal printouts (enchantedlearning.com)

3. Chaparral - Mediterranean scrubland (Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA)

4. Shrubland (NASA, USA)

5. Chaparral (MSN Encarta, USA)

6. Biomes - chaparral: 1.5 minute video - more on right of screen (howstuffworks.com)

5. Tundra and Mountain Biomes

Tundra

1. Tundra overview (Missouri Botanical Garden, USA)

2. Tundra animal printouts (enchantedlearning.com)

3. Tundra biome (Lisa Gardiner, University of Michigan, USA)

4. Arctic tundra (Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA)

5. Tundra (NASA, USA)

6. The tundra biome (University of California, USA)

7. Tundra biome (The Encyclopedia of Earth)

8. Tundra (MSN Encarta, USA)

9. "Out Past the Timberline": song by Murray McLauchlan (via Canada Geography, Comox Valley eLibrary)

10. The world's biomes - tundra: 1 minute video - more on right of screen (howstuffworks.com)

11. On top of the world - the Arctic tundra biome: 17 minute video - more on right of screen (howstuffworks.com)

12. Biomes - wild Arctic: 56 minute video - requires password (Discovery Education)

13. Biomes - Arctic changes: 56 minute video - requires password (Discovery Education)

Mountain

1. Alpine biome (blueplanetbiomes.org)

2. Alpine tundra (Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA)

3. The alpine biome (Marietta College, Ohio, USA)

4. Mountains (World Wildlife Fund)

5. The alpine tundra (Michael E. Ritter, University of Wisconsin, USA)

6. Habitats of the Andes Mountains (wbu.com)

7. Andes mountains (blueplanetbiomes.org)

8. Himalayan mountains (blueplanetbiomes.org)

9. Rocky mountains (blueplanetbiomes.org)

10. The world's biomes - elevation: 1.5 minute video - more on right of screen (howstuffworks.com)

11. Alpine tundra biome: 5.5 minute video (revver.com)

12. Mountains: 41 video clips (American Field Guide/PBS TV)

6. Marine Biomes

Ocean

1. Marine ecosystems overview (Missouri Botanical Garden, USA)

2. Ocean biome (Lisa Gardiner, University of Michigan, USA)

3. Ocean animal printouts (enchantedlearning.com)

4. Marine regions (Robbin Carlton, rbcarlton.com)

5. The marine biome (University of California, USA)

6. Oceans (World Wildlife Fund)

7. Marine biomes (The Encyclopedia of Earth)

8. Marine biomes: 2.5 minute video - more on right of screen (howstuffworks.com)

9. The world's biomes - Marine: 4.5 minute video - more on right of screen (howstuffworks.com)

10. Coastal biome - where the land meets the sea: 24 minute video - requires password (Discovery Education)

11. Oceans and beaches: videos (American Field Guide/PBS TV)

7. Freshwater Biomes

Freshwater

1. The freshwater biome (University of California, USA)

2. Freshwater regions (Robbin Carlton, rbcarlton.com)

3. Freshwater biome (Vicky Lopez-Terrill, Colorado State University, USA)

4. Freshwater biomes (The Encyclopedia of Earth)

5. Primer on fresh water - questions and answers (Environment Canada)

6. The water cycle: 10 minute video (howstuffworks.com)

7. Earth's major life zones - freshwater biomes: 2 minute video (howstuffworks.com)

8. The biology of water - the river of life: 20 minute video (howstuffworks.com)

Ponds and Lakes

1. Ponds and lakes overview (Missouri Botanical Garden, USA)

2. Freshwater pond animal printouts (enchantedlearning.com)

3. Freshwater regions (Robbin Carlton, rbcarlton.com)

4. Lakes and ponds - introduction to lakes and ponds: 2 minute video - more to right of screen (howstuffworks.com)

5. Lakes and ponds: 55 video clips (American Field Guide/PBS TV)

Rivers and Streams

1. Rivers and streams overview (Missouri Botanical Garden, USA)

2. River systems (BBC, UK)

3. Rivers and streams (New Hampshire Public Television, USA)

4. How rivers and streams are formed: 1 minute video - more on right of screen (howstuffworks.com)

5. Streams and rivers by the Ecogeeks: 4 minute video (revver.com)

6. River biomes: 7.5 minute video - more on right of screen (howstuffworks.com)

7. River biomes - essential and endangered: 24 minute video - requires password (Discovery Education)

8. Rivers and streams: videos (American Field Guide/PBS TV)

Wetlands

1. Wetlands overview (Missouri Botanical Garden, USA)

2. Freshwater marsh animal printouts and swamp (enchantedlearning.com)

3. Freshwater wetlands (World Wildlife Fund)

4. What are wetlands? (University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada)

5. What are wetlands? (Environmental Protection Agency, Government, USA)

6. Wetlands - functions and values (Environmental Protection Agency, Government, USA)

7. Types of wetlands: 15 minute video - requires password (Discovery Education)

8. Marsh: 10 minute video - requires password (Discovery Education)

9. Wetlands: videos (American Field Guide/PBS TV)

8. Games, Puzzles, and Challenges

Games, Puzzles, and Challenges

1. Ecosystems-biomes (quia.com)

2. Build a prairie (University of Minnesota)

3. Tundra (National Geographic Society and Brain Pop)

4. Biome matching games (thinkquest.org)

9. WebQuests and Tasks

WebQuests

1. Biome webquest (teacherwebquest.com)

2. Biome expedition (Coelho Middle School, Attleboro, MA, USA)

3. Where would you like to live? (Victoria Carroll, teachersnetwork.org)

4. Survivor - the next location (Prince of Wales Secondary, Vancouver, BC)

5. Terresterial biomes webquest (Jacki Naughton, Niles HS, Illinois, USA)

6. Biomes, ecosystems & habitats (Robbin Carlton, North Carolina, USA)

Tasks

1. Just the facts - research project: in progress (School District #71, BC, Canada)

2. Compare and contrast - research project: in progress (School District #71, BC, Canada)

3. Use the "Scientific Process" to create a biome research project: in progress (School District #71, BC, Canada)

4. Critical thinking - research project: in progress (School District #71, BC, Canada)

5. Biome dioramas (American Museum of Natural History, USA)

5. Biomes of the world biography worksheet: pdf scroll down to pages 2-3 (Environment Canada)

6. Great graph match (NASA, USA)

7. To plant or not to plant (NASA, USA)

8. Using Venn diagrams to compare two ecosystems (National Geographic)

9. Biome patterns (Karen A Lemke, University of Wisconsin, USA)

10. Forest ecosystems educational projects: scroll down to 8 projects (Natural Resources, Canada)

11. Research projects from the novel " The Cay" (stteresa.net)

10. Miscellaneous Resources

Doing Research

1. How to do research: the CMS approach see left side of page (Avi Luxenburg, Comox Valley School District, BC, Canada)

2. The research process (Oregon School Library Information System, USA)

3. Primary vs. secondary sources (Bowling Green State University, Ohio, USA)

4. Using Citation Machine (Avi Luxenburg, NIDES, BC, Canada)

5. Study guides and strategies (Joe Landsberger, studygs.net)

6. Writing sentences (actden.com)

7. Writing paragraphs (actden.com)

8. Writing essays (actden.com)

9. How to write an essay (Avi Luxenburg, Comox Valley School District, BC, Canada)

10. Guide to writing a basic essay (Kathy Livingston)

11. Science Fair project guide (sciencebuddies.org)

12. Science Fair - the display (Science Fair Foundation of BC, Canada)

13. Exhibits for Science Fairs (Ohio State University, USA)

14. Vancouver Island Regional Science Fair (University of Victoria, BC, Canada)

Misc.

1. Ecology glossary (University of California, Berkeley, USA)

2. Glossary of ecology terms (Joseph Dougherty)

3. Temperate forest glossary (forestinfo.org)

3. Vocabulary (NASA, USA)

4 The Outdoor Classroom Newsletter (evergreen.ca)

5. Race Rocks ecosystems (racerocks.com)

6. BC Outdoor Wilderness Guide (BC Adventure)

7. Vancouver Aquarium (Vancouver Aquarium)

8. Ducks Unlimited Canada (www.ducks.ca)

9. Survival of the fittest - review (BBC, UK)

10. Environment eBooks (The Encyclopedia of Earth)

Translate

1. Bable Fish (Yahoo)

2. Google Translate (Google)

Careers in Ecology

1. Environmental scientist (bls.gov.com)

2. Careers for Geoscientists: 42 minute video (earthscientistworld.org)

3. Environmental career guide (khake.com)

4. Environmental career opportunities: commercial site - gives ideas (ecojobs.com)

5. Careers in environmental science (University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada)

6. Environment careers (Eco Canada)

7. Vancouver Island Univeristy - Earth Science program (VIU, BC, Canada)

8. Vancouver Island Univeristy - Aboriginal environmental technician certificate (VIU, BC, Canada)

9. University of British Columbia - Environmental Science (UBC, BC, Canada)

10. University of Victoria - School of Environmental Studies (UVic, BC, Canada)

11. British Columbia Institute of Technology - Environmental Engineering Technology (BCIT, BC, Canada)

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