BIOMES
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: WILDWORLD
Among the many features on this web site is the interactive map of the world's ecoregions.
Point and click on the world map for detailed, descriptive information, photos and brief notes on the environmental status of ecosystems. National Geographic partnered with the World Wildlife Fund to create this learning tool.
WORLD
WILDLIFE FUND: WILD PLACES
Good basic information about the biomes of the world that includes
maps and links to animals that inhabit the "wild places."
EVERGREEN
PROJECT: MBGnet
Presents information on all of the world's biomes
and describes what they are like, where they exist, and the plants and
animals for each.
Web site is part of an online project from the Missouri Botanical Garden.
ENCHANTED LEARNING: BIOMES AND HABITATS
Brief information on most biomes including beautiful drawings of living creatures that inhabit each type.
EARTH OBSERVATORY: NASA
Part of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center's Earth Observatory, this site provides an introduction to the distinctive characteristics of the world's major biomes. Includes vocabulary lists and links within each article.
WINDOWS ON THE UNIVERSE
This site explores the world major ecosystems -- another word for biomes.
MORE EARTH SCIENCE WEB SITES
EARTH SCIENCE : LESSON PLANS & ACTIVITIES
Learn about the structure of the Earth from this site by the Discovery Channel.
KIDS
CLICK: ENVIRONMENT
Selection of sites on the environment.
KIDINFO:
ENVIRONMENT LINKS
This is a large selection of links on the environment
and the world's biomes. Scroll the page to ecosystems!
ENVIROLINK
Extensive collection of environmental information
on the Internet. You may search by keyword or topic.
CURRENT SKY
Monthly e-journal for earth/space information.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
United States DOE provides many links to sites on
energy and power resources; see page for students.
EE-LINK
Environmental Education on the Internet. This is a
major resource for environmental education. There are many links to related
organizations on the Net as well as documents. The National Consortium
for Environmental Education and Training is dedicated to spreading ideas
about environmental education.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
The EPA has an excellent site for starting research
on environmental issues.
EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING
INSTITUTE
Searchable site for information on earthquakes worldwide.
See "links" for other related sites.
SAVAGE
EARTH
Companion site to the PBS series on the earth's crust
that includes detailed information and animations.
Information on earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis.
LIVERMORE LABS
From the University of California and associated with
the DOE this site allows a word search of key documents. Strong in environmental
sciences.
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
INTEGRATED EARTH INFORMATION SERVER
Supplies up to date information on environmental issues
and many educational links and resources.
UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA, MUSEUM OF PALEONTOLOGY
The museum offers online exhibits and a searchable
catalog of fossils.
VOLCANO
WORLD
Good site for volcano information about most of the world's volcanoes including current eruptions, photos, statistics, status, and maps.
YAHOO:
EARTH SCIENCES INDEX
This index and the one below are good starting points.
YAHOO:
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURE INDEX
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