eSchool Today
E School Today: What Is an Ecosystem?
Learn about all the different levels of ecosystems, from the living things under a rock, up to a rainforest biome. Explains the levels of organization within an ecosystem, the different types of biomes, food chains and trophic levels,...
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Eco Library: Panoramas
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.
Globio
Glossopedia: Environments
This article defines "environment" as a collection of animals and plants in a specific landscape and climate. The concept of differing types of environments is introduced. The impact of humans on environments and all environments'...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Episd: Aquatic Biomes
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students will recognize aquatic biomes and understand the adaptations necessary to survive in one.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Episd: Climate Effects on Biomes
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explore and recognize the way climate alters or creates biomes.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Episd Biology: Flow of Energy
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students will study how energy flows through an ecosystem and learn about photoautotrophs and chemoautotrophs, the role of decomposers, and of consumers.
SMART Technologies
Smart: Biome Swatter
This is a quiz game on biomes. Questions are presented as its corresponding bee is swatted.
Cynthia J. O'Hora
Mrs. O's House: Dude, You Gotta Move: Biomes
Local headlines announce that everyone must move due to contaminated soil. Check out the one catch before young scholars discover what is already known about biomes and what still needs to be understood about them to complete this...
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Introduction to Biomes
This site provides an introduction to biomes. There are also links to each different type of biome.
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Open2.net: Ecosphere
Designed by the Open University and the BBC, this website from Open2.net explores ecosystems. Included is a lengthy discussion on closed ecosystems and their importance to research, as well as a virtual ecosystem, an interactive showcase...