http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/temp/
Rainforest
animals and habitats
http://www.animalsoftherainforest.com/frames1.htm
Use login "hello" and password
"enter"
Photos, descriptions, and facts about rainforest animals and habitats
http://www.ecokidsonline.com/pub/eco_info/topics/forests/index.cfm
http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/desert/index.htm
http://members.aol.com/bats4kids/
http://www.allaboutfrogs.org/weird/weird.html
Strange but true facts about frogs and toads
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/camel/Camelcoloring.shtml
Camels of the Sahara Desert -- types of camels, habitats, physical characteristics, and means of survival
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/woods/
University of Illinois narrated slideshow guides the viewer on a walk through the woods, includes photos of fungi, rot, decomposition, insects, poison ivy, seasonal changes, dormancy, and nature center safety tips.
Winter adaptations of animals
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/BackyardBiology/UrbanNatureWatch/Watches/AnimalAdaptationsForWinterSurvival.cfm
National Zoo site describes animal adaptations for winter survival (hibernation/dormancy)
National Zoo field trip
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Education/ConservationCentral/
National Zoo site includes interactive animated field trips led by animated Zoo field guides. Students conduct observations using virtual magnifying glasses, field notes, thermometers, and other tools as they are explore a temperate forest, create a habitat, examine forest layers, and identify seasonal changes.
Bird migration
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ConservationAndScience/MigratoryBirds/Education/Kids_Stuff/Woth_game/default.cfm
National Zoo site involves students in helping Wanda the Wood Thrush migrate from her coastal home in Costa Rica to her summer home in Maryland. Students answer multiple choice questions about migration to help Wanda move. A map tracks her movements.
Variety of environments
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Laboratory/Biome/biotemperate.html
NASA information page on temperate forest, including links to desert, grassland, rainforest, shrubland, and tundra environments
