Suggested Web Sites for Biome Project
(February 2012)
These are some suggested websites that have good information.
You may choose to use a search engine to search for items yourself.
Use a META Search Engine like dogpile.com or info.com
Please do NOT use information from
wiki.answers.com or Wikipedia.
HELPFUL INFORMATION: If you want to search for your own website, here are some suggestions.
1. Suppose you are searching for a food chain for your biome wetlands
Type "wetlands food chain" and press search. Use the quotation marks so it looks for that exact phrase. This is called a PHRASE SEARCH.
2. Suppose you are searching for biotic factors for your biome wetlands
Type "wetlands biotic factors" and press search.
OR
Type "biotic factors of wetlands" and press search.
Biomes PowerPoint presentation (created by Mrs. K. Johnson)
This Powerpoint will help YOU determine the information you need.
Biomes Table (created by Mrs. K. Johnson)
This table will help YOU organize your information!
WEB SITES:
Biome Maps and much more
http://www.thewildclassroom.com/biomes/index.html
Online Encyclopedia
http://www.encyclopedia.com/
World Climates
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/climate.htm
World Biomes http://www.biomes.org/eco-news.htm
Biomes of the World http://www.mbgnet.net/
Earth Floor - Biomes http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/summary.html
Biomes - Habitats http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes
Food Chains and Food Webs http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/foodchain
Animal Coloring Pages: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/coloring
World Biomes http://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/index.html
Biome Basics http://chalk.richmond.edu/education/projects/webunits/biomes/
Habitats and Food Chains http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/habitats.html
Abiotic and Biotic Factors http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0210243/Science%20Station/How%20living%20things%20interact%20with%20their%20environment/relationship%20of%20biotic%20and%20abiotic%20factors.htm
Abiotic and Biotic Factors of Tundra http://oildrillingh.tripod.com/id14.html
Abiotic Factors of Desert http://www.angelfire.com/ia/DesertBiome/
Summary of Abiotic Factors for all Biomes (GREAT website!!!)
http://www.teachersdomain.org/assets/wgbh/tdc02/tdc02_doc_biomesummary/tdc02_doc_biomesummary.pdf
Use the Tables in your Packet to get your data for the Precipitation and Temperature Graphs:
You will need them before you go to these websites:
WEATHER CITY GUIDES
WORLD CLIMATE
Once you have your data in your Tables: Start here with
Instructions For Creating the Precipitation and Temperature Graphs
Use these step-by-step instructions to make your own:
Go to this website to Create a Graph
Once you are at the website, follow these directions:
1. Select a GRAPH type
2. Choose your DIRECTION, your SHAPE, your STYLE
3. Under the DESIGN tab on the right, Click the DATA tab.
4. In the Graph Title: Enter Biome: (The name of your biome) - City, Country
EXAMPLE: Biome: Tundra - Yakutsk, Russia
This is the city and country that you have your data about.
5. In the X Axis Label: Enter Month
6. In the Y Axis Label: Enter Precipitation (mm)
or Enter Temperature (C)
or Enter Temperature (F)
depending on what graph you are creating
7. In the Source: Enter by (Student's Names)
Example: by Noah Smith, Patrick Smith, and Kim Smith
8. In the Data Set: Items should be 12 (because you have 12 months)
Groups: should be 1
9. Your group label will be mm or F or C
10. Your Item Label will be
J for January
F for February
M for March, and so on.
Your Value will be your data.
To the right of Item 1: J You will enter your number value that corresponds to your data that you researched.
At the bottom:
Your Min-Value is 0 (ZERO)
and Your Max-Value is calculated by adding 10 to your maximum number that you have data for.
11. Click on the Preview Tab and check your data.
If you need to make any changes, DO NOT EXIT or leave the webpage.
Go back to the DATA tab and make your changes.
12. When you are ready to print, Click on PRINT. Look it over before you leave the webpage.
You may choose to use a search engine to search for items yourself.
Use a META Search Engine like dogpile.com or info.com
Please do NOT use information from
wiki.answers.com or Wikipedia.
HELPFUL INFORMATION: If you want to search for your own website, here are some suggestions.
1. Suppose you are searching for a food chain for your biome wetlands
Type "wetlands food chain" and press search. Use the quotation marks so it looks for that exact phrase. This is called a PHRASE SEARCH.
2. Suppose you are searching for biotic factors for your biome wetlands
Type "wetlands biotic factors" and press search.
OR
Type "biotic factors of wetlands" and press search.
Biomes PowerPoint presentation (created by Mrs. K. Johnson)
This Powerpoint will help YOU determine the information you need.
Biomes Table (created by Mrs. K. Johnson)
This table will help YOU organize your information!
WEB SITES:
Biome Maps and much more
http://www.thewildclassroom.com/biomes/index.html
Online Encyclopedia
http://www.encyclopedia.com/
World Climates
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/climate.htm
World Biomes http://www.biomes.org/eco-news.htm
Biomes of the World http://www.mbgnet.net/
Earth Floor - Biomes http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/summary.html
Biomes - Habitats http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes
Food Chains and Food Webs http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/foodchain
Animal Coloring Pages: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/coloring
World Biomes http://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/index.html
Biome Basics http://chalk.richmond.edu/education/projects/webunits/biomes/
Habitats and Food Chains http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/habitats.html
Abiotic and Biotic Factors http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0210243/Science%20Station/How%20living%20things%20interact%20with%20their%20environment/relationship%20of%20biotic%20and%20abiotic%20factors.htm
Abiotic and Biotic Factors of Tundra http://oildrillingh.tripod.com/id14.html
Abiotic Factors of Desert http://www.angelfire.com/ia/DesertBiome/
Summary of Abiotic Factors for all Biomes (GREAT website!!!)
http://www.teachersdomain.org/assets/wgbh/tdc02/tdc02_doc_biomesummary/tdc02_doc_biomesummary.pdf
Use the Tables in your Packet to get your data for the Precipitation and Temperature Graphs:
You will need them before you go to these websites:
WEATHER CITY GUIDES
WORLD CLIMATE
Once you have your data in your Tables: Start here with
Instructions For Creating the Precipitation and Temperature Graphs
Use these step-by-step instructions to make your own:
Go to this website to Create a Graph
Once you are at the website, follow these directions:
1. Select a GRAPH type
2. Choose your DIRECTION, your SHAPE, your STYLE
3. Under the DESIGN tab on the right, Click the DATA tab.
4. In the Graph Title: Enter Biome: (The name of your biome) - City, Country
EXAMPLE: Biome: Tundra - Yakutsk, Russia
This is the city and country that you have your data about.
5. In the X Axis Label: Enter Month
6. In the Y Axis Label: Enter Precipitation (mm)
or Enter Temperature (C)
or Enter Temperature (F)
depending on what graph you are creating
7. In the Source: Enter by (Student's Names)
Example: by Noah Smith, Patrick Smith, and Kim Smith
8. In the Data Set: Items should be 12 (because you have 12 months)
Groups: should be 1
9. Your group label will be mm or F or C
10. Your Item Label will be
J for January
F for February
M for March, and so on.
Your Value will be your data.
To the right of Item 1: J You will enter your number value that corresponds to your data that you researched.
At the bottom:
Your Min-Value is 0 (ZERO)
and Your Max-Value is calculated by adding 10 to your maximum number that you have data for.
11. Click on the Preview Tab and check your data.
If you need to make any changes, DO NOT EXIT or leave the webpage.
Go back to the DATA tab and make your changes.
12. When you are ready to print, Click on PRINT. Look it over before you leave the webpage.