- Habitat: the place where a plant or animal naturally lives or grows
- Biome: a major type of ecological community
- Ecology: the relationships between a group of living things and their environment
Our big research question: What do we need to know about a habitat to create an accurate diorama?
- Features of our habitat (kind of land, weather, differences by region, areas within the habitat, etc.)
- Animals that live there
- Plants that grow there
- Where in the world can it be found?
- Fun facts!
Find your habitat below and begin exploring the links to help you with your research:
Arctic (or Arctic Tundra)
- Encyclopedia Britannica: Arctic Regions
- Encyclopedia Britannica: Tundra
- San Diego Zoo: Tundra
- National Geographic: Tundra
- eBook: Tundra: Life in a Frozen Landscape
- eBook: Tundra
- eBook: Tundra Animals
Desert
- Encyclopedia Britannica: Desert
- San Diego Zoo: Desert
- National Geographic: Deserts
- eBook: Deserts: The Living Landscape
- eBook: Deserts
Forest
- Encyclopedia Britannica: Forest
- San Diego Zoo: Temperate Forest & Taiga
- eBook: Coniferous Forests: An Evergreen World
- eBook: Deciduous Forests: Seasons of Survival
- eBook: Forest Animals
Grasslands (Savannas and Prairies)
- Encyclopedia Britannica: Grassland
- San Diego Zoo: Savanna
- San Diego Zoo: Prairie and Steppe
- National Geographic: Grasslands
- eBook: Discovering the Tropical Savanna
- eBook: Examining Meadow Habitats
- eBook: Grasslands: Sweeping Savannas
- eBook: Grasslands
- eBook: Prairie Animals
Ocean
- Encyclopedia Britannica: Ocean
- San Diego Zoo: Ocean & Coastline
- National Geographic: Ocean
- eBook: Coral Reefs
- eBook: Discovering Coral Reefs
- eBook: Oceans: Underwater Worlds
- eBook: Oceans
Rainforest (or Jungle)
- Encyclopedia Britannica: Rainforest
- San Diego Zoo: Tropical Rain Forest
- National Geographic: Rain Forest
- eBook: Discovering Rain Forests
- eBook: Animals of the Rain Forest
Wetlands (Swamps, Marshes and Bogs)
- Encyclopedia Britannica: Wetland
- Encyclopedia Britannica: Marsh
- Encyclopedia Britannica: Swamp
- San Diego Zoo: Rivers, Lakes and Wetlands
- eBook: Discovering Wetlands
- eBook: Wetland Animals
Habitats eBooks: