URL: http://www.mbgnet.net/
URL: http://explore.ecb.org/education/surf_report?subject=35#2
URL: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/
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Rain Forests
- Rainforest Biome
- Learn about where rain forests are located in the world,
the layers of the rain forest, and tropical rain forest animals and plants.
URL: http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/rforest/index.htm - World Rainforest Information Portal - Amazon, South America, Asia, Africa - Rain forest web.org
- "Your Gateway to Rainforest Information and Resources." Covers such topics as "Why are rainforests important?" and "Why are rainforests being destroyed?" You can look up information by regions of the world, also.
URL: http://www.rainforestweb.org/ - For more information on the Amazon rain forest, check the South America section of the Trip Around the World on this site.
- URL: http://www.wssu.org/nes%20library%20page/world.html#SAmerica
Deserts
- Desert Biome
- Where are the deserts of the world? What plants and animals live there? What causes deserts? Find out at this part of the Biomes of the World site.
URL: http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/desert/index.htm - Desert Life in the American Southwest
- Information about the desert environment of the American Southwest and the plants and animals that live there.
URL: http://desertusa.com/life.html
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Freshwater Ecosystems
- Freshwater Ecosystems
- Get information on specific fresh water ecosystems -- Rivers & Streams, Ponds & Lakes, Wetlands -- or find out about the water cycle.
URL: http://www.mbgnet.net/fresh/index.htm
Ocean
- Marine Ecosystems
- What sorts of creatues live in the intertidal zone? What things threaten coral reefs? These are a few of the questions you can find answers to at this site that has information on Shorelines, Temperate Oceans, and Tropical Oceans.
URL: http://www.mbgnet.net/salt/index.htm - Whales and Our Oceans
- Facts about whales, classroom activities, migration maps, and even whale songs you can listen to.
URL: http://vathena.arc.nasa.gov/curric/oceans/whales/ - The Whale Times Kid's Page
- Go "Fishin' for Facts" about whales and other sea creatures, see a list of books about the ocean,
check out other marine science links, and more.
URL: http://www.whaletimes.org/whakids.htm - ECB Surf Report: Oceans
- Links to sites on everything ocean, from whales and sharks to tidepools and reefs to tsunamis and the Titanic.
URL: http://explore.ecb.org/education/surf_report?subject=48 - Yahoo Kids Aquatic Life Links
- Links to all sorts of sites about aquatic animals and the ocean.
URL: http://kids.yahoo.com/directory/Science-and-Nature/Living-Things/Animals/Aquatic-Life/
