The Galapagos ('H')
Learn about the ecological diversity in the living laboratory that
helped Charles Darwin formulate the theory of evolution.
www.darwinfoundation.org/index.html
Versión en Español:
www.darwinfoundation.org/Islas_Galapagos.html
Critical EcoRegions Profile ('H')
Go down to the middle of this page to find an index to about 20
different ecological regions of the United States. Designed by the
Sierra Club.
www.sierraclub.org/ecoregions/
Earth Observatory Experiments ('E' 'M' 'H')
NASA's interactive experiments that can be used to teach all ages
about the art and science of space-based Remote Sensing. The
experiments focus on how NASA uses Remote Sensing to study how and
why Earth changes. It covers such topics as biomes, patterns of
change, ICE(Image Composite Editor), earthquakes, and much more.
earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Laboratory/
Tour of Biomes ('M' 'H')
Excellent tour of some of the earth's biomes with a clickable map
taking you to different regions. Includes climographs (and how to
read them). This is one part of the Earth Science Explorer--poke
around the rest of the site for other good stuff. By Wheeling Jesuit
University/NASA Classroom of the Future.
www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/biomes.html
The World's Biomes ('M' 'H')
Contains useful and detailed information on aquatic, desert, forest,
grassland, and tundra biomes. By the U. of CA Berkeley Museum of
Paleontology
www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/index.html
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