ARC Unit 2: Biomes Research Lab

ARC: Baby Animals in Forest Habitats (has multiple forest types)

ARC: A Forest Habitat (multiple forest types)

ARC: Forest Food Chains (multiple forest types)

ARC: Forest Biomes around the World (multiple forest types)

Coniferous Forest - This ebook gives you plenty of information on coniferous forests, the plants and animals that grow within them, and the threats to the ecosystem

NASA Earth Observatory

Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources

PBS NatureWorks

World Wildlife Fund Biome page

Science Reference Center: Use your NC WiseOwl password.

Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia: Use your NC Wiseowl password.

Britannica: This article will give you an overview of coniferous forests.  Also try searching for "forests" in Britannica for information about coniferous forests.  

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Coniferous forests on Explora: Learn about the climate and wildlife of the forests in this topic overview.

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Wakelet Resource Bank 

NASA Earth Observatory 

ARC: Baby Animals in Forest Habitats (has multiple forest types)

ARC: What Can Live in a Forest? (has multiple forest types)

ARC: A Forest Habitat (multiple forest types)

ARC: Forest Food Chains (multiple forest types)

ARC: Forest Biomes around the World (multiple forest types)

Deciduous Forests: This ebook gives information about biomes, deciduous forests, and the animals and plants found in them.

Britannica: This article will give you an overview of deciduous forests.  Also try searching for "forests" in Britannica for information about all deciduous forests.  

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Deciduous forests on Explora: Learn about the climate and wildlife of the forests in this topic overview.

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Science Reference Center

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Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia

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Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources

PBS NatureWorks

World Wildlife Fund Biome page

Wakelet Resource Bank 

National Geographic: Rainforest Habitat 

Rainforest Alliance 

NASA Earth Observatory 

ARC: The Rainforest 

ARC: A Rainforest Habitat 

ARC: Endangered Rain Forests 

ARC: Over and Under the Rainforest 

ARC: Baby Animals in Rainforest Habitats 

ARC: Rainforest Food Chains 

ARC: Protecting the Amazon Rainforest 

ARC: Rainforest Food Chains 

PBS NatureWorks

World Wildlife Fund Biome page

Rainforests

A Rainforest Habitat

Rainforests Inside Out

Science Reference Center

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Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia

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Britannica: This article will give you an overview of the rainforest.  Click on the level 1 at the top of the article for a shorter, more concise version.

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 Rainforests on Explora: Learn about the climate and wildlife of the rainforest in this topic overview.

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Wakelet Resource Bank 

NASA Earth Observatory 

ARC: Grasslands on Fire 

ARC: Living and Nonliving in the Grasslands 

ARC: Grassland Food Webs in Action 

ARC: Grasslands (Habitat Survival) 

Grasslands

Grasslands Habitat

Grasslands Inside Out

Britannica: This article will give you an overview of grasslands.  Also try searching for "grasslands" in Britannica to look for references in other articles.

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Grasslands on Explora:  Learn about the climate and wildlife ofthe grasslands in this topic overview.

Science Reference Center

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Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia

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Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources

PBS NatureWorks

World Wildlife Fund Biome page

Wakelet Resource Bank 

NASA Earth Observatory 

ARC: Who Eats What? Savanna Food Chains 

ARC: A Savanna Habitat 

Epic: African Savanna 

University of California Kids do Ecology

NASA Earth Observatory

PBS NatureWorks

World Wildlife Fund Biome page

Savannas

Grassland Biomes

Grasslands and Savannas

Britannica: This article will give you an overview of grasslands.  Remember that the term "grasslands" can refer to either prairies or savannas,  so look for the relevant information in this article.

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Savanna on Explora: Learn about the climate and wildlife of the grasslands in this topic overview.

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Science Reference Center

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Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia

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Wakelet Resource Bank 

NASA Earth Observatory 

ARC: How Do They Live in the Desert? 

ARC: Living and Nonliving in the Desert 

ARC: All About Deserts 

ARC: A Desert Habitat 

ARC: Desert Food Webs in Action 

ARC: Desert Biomes around the World 

World Wildlife Fund Biome page

University of California Kids do Ecology

Explorer Travel Guides: Deserts

Habitat Survival: Deserts

Desert Biomes

Britannica: This article will give you an overview of deserts.  Also try searching for "desert" in Britannica to look for references in other articles. 

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Deserts on Explora: Learn about the climate and wildlife of the desert in this topic overview.

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Science Reference Center

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Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia

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ARC: Living and Nonliving in the Ocean 

ARC: Ocean Food Chains 

ARC: Ocean Food Webs in Action 

ARC: Save the Ocean 

Epic: Coral Reef Collapse 

Epic: Coral Reef Ecosystems 

University of California Kids do Ecology

PBS NatureWorks

World Wildlife Fund Biome page

Marine Biomes

Oceans

Ocean Animals

Britannica: This article will give you an overview of the ocean, both as a landform and as a biome.  

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Marine Biome on Explora: Learn about the features and wildlife of the oceans in this topic overview.

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eBooks on Epic

Tinybop: Coral Reef Game 

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Science Reference Center

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Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia

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Epic: Coral Reef Collapse 

Epic: Coral Reef Ecosystems 

Coral Reef Ecosystems - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 

Smithsonian: Corals and Coral Reefs 

NASA: What Is a Coral Reef? 

Great Barrier Reef 

Britannica: Coral Reef 

National Coral Reef Institute 

Hope for Reefs 

Coral Reef Restoration 

Reef Check 

International Coral Reef Initiative 

EBSCO: Coral Reefs and Islands 

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Tinybop: Coral Reef Game 

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Science Reference Center

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Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia

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Wakelet Resource Bank 

ARC: Wetlands

ARC: Wetland Food Chains (Who Eats What?) 

ARC: Wetland Food Chains  

ARC: Wetlands (Habitat Survival)

ARC: What Lives in a Marsh?  

University of California Kids do Ecology

PBS NatureWorks

World Wildlife Fund Biome page - follow the links on the page to learn about the different types of wetlands

Wetlands (get here through NCEdCloud)

Wetlands

Also Wetlands

Britannica: This article will give you an overview of wetlands.  Follow the links in the article to learn about the different kinds of wetlands - swamps, marshes, and bogs.  

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Wetlands on Explora: Learn about the climate and wildlife of the wetlands in this topic overview.

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eBooks on Epic

Science Reference Center

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Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia

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Wakelet Resource Bank 

NASA Earth Observatory 

ARC: The Arctic

Epic: Tundra Biomes 

University of California Kids do Ecology

PBS NatureWorks

World Wildlife Fund Biome page 

Tundra

Tundras Inside Out

Tundra Biomes

Science Reference Center

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Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia

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Britannica: This article will give you an overview of the tundra.   If you want more information,  try clicking on the level 2 at the top of the article.

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Tundra on Explora: Learn about the climate and wildlife of the tundra in this topic overview.

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eBooks on Epic

Wakelet Resource Bank