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BIOMES

Welcome to the Biomes section of Exploring the Environment®. Here you will find...

Earth Action Stories
A Trip to the Zoo Read about Andrea and Evan's adventures as they learn about habitats during their trip to the zoo.

Hands-on Activities
Planning a Trip to Funworld Choose the Funworld location you want to visit, then dress a paper doll in the appropriate clothing items.

Habitats List or draw the buildings where you live, then answer a series of questions about them.

Food Chains 1. Pick a living thing to study, then develop a food chain based on this living thing. 2. Pretend you are a bird hunting for caterpillars.

Online Activities
Planning a Trip to Funworld Choose the Funworld location you want to visit, then pack a suitcase online with the appropriate items for your trip.

Topic Overview
Do your students—or you—need to learn more about biomes? This section provides a general overview of the topic. You may want to print these pages out for your students.

Biomes | Weather, Season & Climate | Remote Sensing | Earth System
ETE Website

Earth Action Stories: A Trip to the Zoo
Hands-On Activities: Planning a Trip to Funworld | Habitats | Food Chains
Online Activities: Planning a Trip to Funworld
Topic Overview: Overview | Forests | Deserts | Grasslands | Aquatic | Tundra | Chaparral

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Last updated November 10, 2004

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