BIOMES

"Postcards From Afar" is a project we will do on the biomes of the world. We will be looking at 6 major biomes: tundra, taiga, coniferous forest, temperate forest, desert, grasslands, and the tropical rainforest. Use the following to help you locate interesting information about these biomes of the world.

[|The World's Biomes]-key facts on aquatic, desert, forest, grassland, and tundra biomes. Includes information on the importance of biome conservation and preservation. From the Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley.

[|Habitats and Biomes]-use this to learn about the various biomes of the earth, from the cold, artic regions to the hot, arid desert, to underwater coral reefs. Information about the climate, plant, and animal life is available, along with information on the various animals found in the regions. Some biomes contain maps.

[|Evergreen Project Adventure]-The Missouri Botanical Garden's website describes the six biomes that we are studying. This site includes infomation about the location of the biomes, basic facts, animals, and plants in the biomes. There are links to other sites and a variety of images and activites. Additional links to related sites are given for teachers and students.

[|Radford University]by Susan Woodward-The world's major biomes are listed and descriptions are given including climate, vegetation, distribution, animal life, and soil. Photos, maps, and a glossary are provided.

[|Worldbiomes.com]-This site didvides the earth into aquatic, desert, forest, grasslands, and tundra biomes, with a page for each biome and its subdivisions. Each page has a brief description with photos and links to more detailed sites. There is a FAQ page as well as info on weather and ecology.

2009-10 Biomes Project ​ We are doing the biomes project a little different this year. My students are responsible for producing an individual product on the 6 major biomes and working with a group on these same biomes as well. The indivdual work can be post cards, posters, biome booklet, wikipages, Glogster, or a PowerPoint. Check out some of these PowerPoints my students completed.

The following two links will take you to two wikipages set up by a couple of my students: [|www.landbiomes.wikispaces.com] [|www.samsbiomes.wikispaces.com]