What are Biomes and Ecosystems?

BIOMES

There are Six Main Land Biomes in the World.

The Six Main Land Biomes are:

1. Desert
2. Tundra
3. Grasslands
4. Rainforest
5. Taiga
6. Temperate Forest

There is also the Aquatic or Underwater Biome.

ECOSYSTEMS

This is the relationship between living and nonliving things and how they interact with each other in a system. An ecosystem is a smaller system that is included in the larger area. This larger area is called a biome. This means that ecosystems are included in biomes.

Sunday, April 14, 2013

All of the Biomes in One Place

Use the links below to learn all about the different Biomes of the World! Be sure to watch and play close attention to review and learn more!!

Land Biomes

Land Biomes 

The Tundra

The Tundra

The Savanna

The Savanna

The Taiga 

The Taiga

The Rainforest

The Rainforest

The Desert

The Desert

The Underwater World

The Underwater World


Ecosystems!

Enjoy this BrainPop! video to learn all about Ecosystems!!

BrainPop! Ecosystems

A Biome Quiz!

Test your knowledge in this fun Biome Quiz! It's similar to "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire." Can you take the challenge to reach the top?! Ready, Set, Go! 


Biome Challege Game

An Ecosystem

Look at this picture to see how an Ecosystem works! This is the same picture that is displayed on the side of the blog. 

Can you look at the picture and then use your own paper to re-create it? Try it and see how you do!


Biomes of the World!

Take a look at this map and find the Biomes of the World! This is the same map already displayed on the blog page! 



Can you color your own map?! 

Use the link below to print out your own blank map and then color it! Use it to create your own Biomes of the World Map!

 http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/pdf/world_country.pdf

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Oh Ecosystems!

This is a twist on a pop song to teach you all about Ecosystems! Watch it to learn more and then quiz yourself to see how much you remember! Enjoy!


What are the differences between Boimes and Ecosystems?

Watch this short video to learn the differences between biomes and ecosystems! It may be a little cheesy, but the facts that it includes will make knowing the differences between biomes and ecosystems easy peasy!