Biomes: Discover the Earth’s Ecosystems with Environmental Science Activities for Kids
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What’s the difference between a desert and a rain forest? A tundra and a coniferous forest? These are all examples of biomes, and they are all home to plants and animals that are uniquely adapted to live in those environments!
In Biomes: Discover the Earth’s Ecosystems with Environmental Activities for Kids, middle school kids journey across the planet and visit the world’s nine terrestrial and aquatic biomes to learn about the distinctive climates, geologies, resources, and organisms that can be found there. Kids will wander through forests, sizzle in deserts, shiver in the tundra, plunge beneath the seas to explore coral reefs, and slog through marshy waters. Along the way, readers will encounter the flora and fauna adapted for survival in each unique climate zone. They'll learn about gnarly krumholz trees, bioluminescent sea creatures, camouflage, carnivorous plants, and blubbery marine critters.
The health and wellbeing of the world’s biomes are an essential part of the balance of the planet as a whole. Biomes and their inhabitants around the world are being threatened by climate change and human behavior. In Biomes, kids will learn how to take steps toward positive change and keep the environment healthy and functioning in a way that best supports sustainable life on Earth!
Biomes includes hands-on STEM activities and critical thinking exercises to encourage readers to consider threats to the environment and figure out ways to be part of the solution. Fun facts, links to online primary sources and other supplemental material, and essential questions take readers on an exploration of the biomes of Earth.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Greetings, Eco Explorer!
Chapter 1
Home Sweet Home
Chapter 2
Deciduous Forests
Chapter 3
Coniferous Forests
Chapter 4
Tropical Rainforests
Chapter 5
Deserts
Chapter 6
Temperate Grasslands
Chapter 7
Tropical Savannas
Chapter 8
Tundra
Chapter 9
Mountains
Chapter 10
Oceans
Chapter 11
What Goes Around Comes Around
Glossary
Metric Conversions
Resources
Essential Questions
Index