Databases:
Gale Science in Context – This database includes information from reference texts, magazines, newspapers, experiments, images, videos, audio and links to websites. You can do a general or advanced search.
Infobase Science Online - Science research including diagrams, experiments, and videos.
Infobase Today's Science - Includes science topics in the news.
Scholastic Go! – Do an advanced search for “biomes” or for your specific biome such as “taiga”.
World Book – Open World Book and search for “biomes” or your specific biome. You can also do an advanced search to limit or expand your results.
Web Sites:
Be careful when searching on the Internet. Many sites on this topic are created by other students and may or may not have accurate information.
The links below are from legitimate sources and have been selected by your librarian and teachers:
Biomes – ETE (Exploring the Environment) Created by Wheeling Jesuit University / NASA Classroom of the Future. It begins with an overview of biomes and explains how to read a climograph.
Biomes of the World - Created by members of the Department of Geospacial Science, Radford University.
Biomes of the World – Designed for students at Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio. Covers all biomes and contains multiple photographs.
Blue Planet Biomes - Don't forget to use the links at the bottom of the page, especially the index, for specific information
Encyclopedia of the Earth – EoE is a free, expert-reviewed collection of content contributed by scholars, professional, educators, practitioners and other experts who collaborate and reviews each other’s work. In the search box, type in either “biome” or “biomes” for two different but related articles.
Kids Do Biology - Sponsored by the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis
What’s It Like Where You Live? – Published by the Missouri Botanical Gardens. It includes biomes, freshwater and marine ecosystems.
World Biomes - Created by "The Wild Classroom", a non-profit organization started by teachers and based in Washington state.
The World’s Biomes – Created by the University of California Museum of Paleontology. It contains information about each biome as well as preservation.
Books: Check out the MCHS catalog, Follett Destiny, for books at both South and Central. General books on biomes are located in the 577’s. Specific biomes are located between 577.3 and 577.7. Always ask for help if you are unsure or cannot find the information you need and want.
Gale Science in Context – This database includes information from reference texts, magazines, newspapers, experiments, images, videos, audio and links to websites. You can do a general or advanced search.
Infobase Science Online - Science research including diagrams, experiments, and videos.
Infobase Today's Science - Includes science topics in the news.
Scholastic Go! – Do an advanced search for “biomes” or for your specific biome such as “taiga”.
World Book – Open World Book and search for “biomes” or your specific biome. You can also do an advanced search to limit or expand your results.
Web Sites:
Be careful when searching on the Internet. Many sites on this topic are created by other students and may or may not have accurate information.
The links below are from legitimate sources and have been selected by your librarian and teachers:
Biomes – ETE (Exploring the Environment) Created by Wheeling Jesuit University / NASA Classroom of the Future. It begins with an overview of biomes and explains how to read a climograph.
Biomes of the World - Created by members of the Department of Geospacial Science, Radford University.
Biomes of the World – Designed for students at Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio. Covers all biomes and contains multiple photographs.
Blue Planet Biomes - Don't forget to use the links at the bottom of the page, especially the index, for specific information
Encyclopedia of the Earth – EoE is a free, expert-reviewed collection of content contributed by scholars, professional, educators, practitioners and other experts who collaborate and reviews each other’s work. In the search box, type in either “biome” or “biomes” for two different but related articles.
Kids Do Biology - Sponsored by the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis
What’s It Like Where You Live? – Published by the Missouri Botanical Gardens. It includes biomes, freshwater and marine ecosystems.
World Biomes - Created by "The Wild Classroom", a non-profit organization started by teachers and based in Washington state.
The World’s Biomes – Created by the University of California Museum of Paleontology. It contains information about each biome as well as preservation.
Books: Check out the MCHS catalog, Follett Destiny, for books at both South and Central. General books on biomes are located in the 577’s. Specific biomes are located between 577.3 and 577.7. Always ask for help if you are unsure or cannot find the information you need and want.