BIOME/ANIMAL WEB SITES

Grade 5    

http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment - National Geographic Environment Site

  http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geographyaction/habitats/index.html - National Geographic Habitat site, links to different biomes.

  http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes     - Excellent resource for researching this topic.

http://www.calacademy.org/science/discoveries.php?startPane=1 - California Academy of Sciences Biome Site

http://desertmuseum.org/kids/oz/ - Sonoran Desert Information

  http://www.mbgnet.net/  - Information from the Missouri Botanical Garden

http://www.worldbiomes.com/ - information on 5 of the world's major biomes. Links to many more sites.

Biomes of the World - Wild classroom

World Biomes - Blue Planet

http://bellmuseum.org/distancelearning/prairie/index.html - Informtion about prairies.

US Geological Service Water Science For Schools

Water Science Fact Sheets

Atlantic Ocean Temperatures

Atlantic Ocean Oxygen Content

Pacific Ocean Temperatures

Delaware River Information  

http://www.powerlibrary.net/Remote/Remote.asp?ID=BucksCounty - Power Library link on Bucks County Library web site.  Library Card number needed to use this collection of databases. Use SIRS Discoverer located in Children's Resources.

 

Please follow search strategy listed on your library assignment sheet.  If these web sites are not sufficient for your research, please bring in additional web sites for Mrs. Pelusi or Mrs. Crandall to approve.