Biome and Ecosystem Resources for Grades 4-5
Posted on October 16, 2020
by Kate M
Biomes are a large, naturally occurring community of plants and animals occupying a habitat. Ecosystems are the interactions between the living things and the non-living things in a biome.
Want to learn more? Check out these great resources from your Library!
When searching our resources, try using keyword search terms: biomes, ecosystems, habitats. Also search using specific biome names: desert, rainforest, tundra, grassland, etc.
A Library card number and PIN will be required to access many of the resources listed. Need help with your card or PIN? Contact your nearest location or call 419.259.5200. Need a new card?
Gale Virtual Reference
UXL Encyclopedia of Biomes
This three-volume set covers land biomes and water biomes. Entries discuss climate, soil, vegetation, animal life, food web, plant and animal adaptations, endangered species and human effects on the biome. Link will take you to a catalog entry. Chose “Access from remote location.” Library card and PIN number will be required.
Hoopla:
Seasons of the Estuary Biome hoopla
Biomes hoopla
Biomes and Ecosystems hoopla
Q & A About Biomes hoopla
Seasons of the Boreal Forest Biome hoopla
Ecosystems hoopla
Chaparrals hoopla
Ecosystem Facts That You Should Know: The Savanna and Tundra Edition hoopla
Understanding Biomes hoopla
World Book eBooks:
Forests and Wetlands
Oceans, Islands and Polar Regions
