Kidzone - BiomesHomeKidzone Biomes Web Sites 37 found
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Life Along the Faultline http://www.exploratorium.com/faultline/index.html
The Exploratorium investigates life and science along California's fault lines. The site includes exclusive video from the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.
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Inside Chiquibul http://www.nationalgeographic.com/chiquibul/intro.html
Photo expedition into Central America's longest cave. From National Geographic.
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Wildlife Sanctuary http://www.nationalgeographic.com/refuges/index.html
Take a serious look at America¹s ecological oasis. Find out what threats menace wildlife and, perhaps,the refuges themselves.
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WildScene: Ireland's Monthly Nature Magazine http://www.wildireland.ie/WildScene/index.htm
A monthly magazine of Wild Ireland with features, a wild cam, a wild diary, photos, and more.
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Warnings from the Ice http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/warnings/
Explore how Antarctica's ice has preserved the past going back hundreds of thousands of years, and then see how the world's coastlines would recede if some or all of this ice were to melt. Try an act...
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Natural Wonders of Asia http://www.wnn.or.jp/wnn-asia/guide_e/guide_e.html
This Wonders of Asia site takes you on a natural tour of the continent. Explore parks, mountains, rivers, and islands.
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Wet Tropics: World Heritage Area http://www.wettropics.gov.au/
Tour the online living museum and see the plants and animals of this special place. Learn how this Australian living resource is managed and explore rainforest Aboriginal heritage too.
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Glacier http://www.glacier.rice.edu/
This amazing site has everything you ever wanted to know about glaciers, the global climate, living in and studying Antarctica, animal life at the poles, and more.
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Musical Sand http://www.bigai.ne.jp/~miwa/sand/
Hear sound effects and learn about singing and booming sands. Discover where they can be found and how water pollution affects their properties. In English or Japanese.
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How Do the Sand Dunes Move? http://www.nps.gov/whsa/dunes.htm
Get answers on this fact sheet from White Sands National Monument.
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Monterey Bay Aquarium: Kelp Forest http://www.mbayaq.org/efc/efc_hp/hp_kelp.asp
Information on kelp forests within the aquarium and in the wild. Features the Kelp Cam, updated every 3 minutes.
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Ranger Rick http://www.nwf.org/nwf/rrick/
This cool magazine for kids has monthly activities and suggestions for how you can help the Earth. Some articles in Spanish (Espanol).
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Kakadu: Australia's Ancient Wilderness http://www.pbs.org/edens/kakadu/index.html
PBS special site on Kakadu's six seasons, its monster crocodiles, and more. Includes a Kakadu screen saver.
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Texas Parks and Wildlife: Kids' Page http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/adv/kidspage/kidspage.htm
Explore the wild side of the Lone Star state. Trek the nature, recreation, and history trails on this fun site.
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OceanLink http://oceanlink.island.net/
A cool site with tons of information on oceanography, marine mammals, seabirds, fish, and marine pollution. Includes marine animal records and ask a marine scientist sections.
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Secrets @ Sea http://www.secretsatsea.org/
Fun online investigative game exploring topics in Ocean Science. Learn about oceanography, marine animals, and water pollution as you collect clues to solve a mystery.
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Pond Dipping: Wildlife Ponds http://web.ukonline.co.uk/conker/pond-dip/
Find out about frogs, toads and tadpoles, newts and pond bugs, how to pond dip, and how to make a wildlife pond. Send in pictures and reports of pond animals you have seen.
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Texas State Aquarium's Kid's Page http://www.aquariumteacher.com/kids.html
Get cool facts about estuaries and the animals and plants that live there. Includes some fun activities for you to try at home.
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Year of the Ocean: Multimedia http://www.enn.com/yoto/multimedia/
Hear sound files or watch videos about all kinds of salt-water-related topics like salmon, manatees, swordfish, estuaries, coral reefs, marine sanctuaries, and more.
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Ponds & Lakes http://mbgnet.mobot.org/fresh/lakes/index.htm
Learn about the difference between lakes and ponds, what lives in and around them, and how they relate to rivers. This site also allows you to view space-based photos of the Great Lakes.
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Fresh Water Ecosystems http://mbgnet.mobot.org/fresh/
Check out wetlands, rivers and streams, or ponds and lakes. You'll also learn about the water cycle as well as the plants and animals that call fresh water ecosystems home.
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Year of the Ocean http://www.enn.com/yoto/
The official web site on the Internet for daily news, information and multimedia of a variety of ocean-related topics including government, recreation, entertainment, coastal living, conservation, edu...
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Marine Ecosystems http://mbgnet.mobot.org/salt/index.htm
Information on oceans, coral reefs, how currents work, and what happens where oceans and seas meet land.
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BrainPOP: Underwater World http://www.brainpop.com/science/plantsandanimals/underwater/
Learn about the different habitats and zones of Earth's oceans by watching the animated cartoon, taking the quiz, and trying the activities.
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Ruby Falls: Kids Page http://www.rubyfalls.com/index2.html
Visit the kids page for information on caves and how they form, fun, games, and more cool stuff.
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Toucan Sam's Encyclopedia of the Rainforest http://www.toucansam.kelloggs.ca/
Join Toucan Sam for an adventure to the earth's rainforests. Keep your eyes peeled along the way for our new Froot Loop, the exotic blue jungle berry.
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Nature Walk: Forest and Wetlands Wildlife http://www.worldbook.com/fun/wbla/camp/html/walk.html
Learn about the plants and animals in these two different ecosystems with information from the World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia. Includes a nature walk, dining hall, craft cabin, and more.
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Desert in Bloom http://www.desertmuseum.org/exh_bloom.html
Get the how, when, and why deserts actually bloom. Includes many photos from the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts.
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Desert USA 2000 http://www.desertusa.com/index.html
An online travel and adventure guide to the desert regions of the American Southwest.
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What's it Like Where You Live? http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/
Explore the rainforest, tundra, taiga, desert, temperate, and grassland biomes of the world. Learn about the plants, animals, and people that live in each area too.
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CyberZoo's Key to the Biomes http://lsb.syr.edu/projects/cyberzoo/biomes/biome.html
Explore the eight different ecosystems including fresh water, tundra, grasslands, and deserts. Also includes a database of animals.
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Habitats http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/sirrobhitch.suffolk/habitats/index.htm
Describes different habitats and the animals that live there.
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Rader's Terrarum http://www.kapili.com/terrarum/
A beginner's look into the world of physical geography. Includes basics on climate, earth, land, water, sky, and energy.
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Tour of Biomes http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/biomes.html
Learn about the Earth's different ecological communities of plants and animals and their climates.
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Under the Hawaiian Sky http://www.ohia.com/ohia/roadshows/sky/homepage.htm
This musical production offers the unique natural history of Hawaii, and teaches the importance of conserving and protecting our natural resources.
