Habitat: Grasslands
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Title:
| Habitat: Grasslands |
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Description:
| These sites have information about the different types of grassland habitats found throughout the world. Includes savannas, prairies, and steppes. Learn more about the climate and wildlife that are found in these ecosystems. There is also information about grasslands in Missouri and Utah. Includes eThemes Resources on habitats overview and prairie lands. |
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Grade Level:
| 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
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Resource Links:
| Build-a-Prairie
This interactive game teaches you which plants and animals live the best in this habitat.
Grasslands
Choose a topic on the left to read about grasslands. Learn about the types of grasslands and the animals that live there.
Temperate Grasslands
The text, photo, and map are about the temperate grasslands. Includes the climate, vegetation, and fauna. A link to "Prairies" is included.
Grasslands
Read about the savannas, temperate grasslands, and steppes.
What is a Prairie?
Read about the different types of prairies. The "Plants and Animals That Live in the Prairie" link shows more about Wisconsin prairies and the wildlife found there. The underlined words are links to information about that plant type.
Savanna Animal Printouts
Information for children about animals that live in savannas. NOTE: This site contains ads.
Prairie Animal Printouts
Information for children about animals that live in prairies. NOTE: This site contains ads.
Grassland Explorer
Click on the creatures in the picture to read about animals that live in grasslands.
The Tallgrass Prairie in Illinois
This online article is broken down into chapters. Includes general information about prairies and specific information about Illinois.
Tropical Savannas
See photos and read about how plants and animals adapt to life in the savannas. Click on "Next" at the bottom to advance to the next page.
Grassland Biomes
This site has a brief description of the prairie, steppe, and savanna grasslands. There is also a map of the world's biomes and images of grasslands. NOTE: This site contains a banner ad.
Missouri Grasslands
This paragraph discusses some of the animals that live in Missouri grasslands. It also talks about the need to manage these grasslands.
Managing Missouri's Hay Prairies
Learn why Missouri's hay prairies are important for wildlife.
Missouri Prairies and Glades
This brief article is about prairies and glades in Missouri and what is being done to protect them.
Southwestern Shrub-Steppe
Here is a nice overview of the climate and vegetation in steppe regions. Included are photos of this habitat.
Prairie Ecosystem
Learn more about the prairie ecosystem and some of its animals. Includes information about an endangered species, the black-footed ferret. Click on the "Kits and Kids" link for some classroom handouts.
PBS: American Field Guide
Here are several lesson plans/activities about prairies. Includes handouts and video clips.
Quia: Forest and Grassland Habitats
Play a game to test your knowledge about grassland and forest habitats.
Grassland Quiz
Take an interactive quiz to test your knowledge about grassland. NOTE: This site contains ads.
BBC: Grassland Plants
Click on a picture to learn about grassland plants and where to find them in UK.
eThemes Resource: Habitat: Overview
This resource covers the different ecosystems on our planet. Find out how these biomes differ, what characteristics make them unique, and where they are located. Includes a map of the different habitats found in Missouri and information about habitats in Utah. There are links to eThemes Resources on specific habitats and animal food chains, plus an eMINTS WebQuest.
eThemes Resource: Missouri: Prairie Lands
There sites have information about prairie lands in Missouri. Topics include conservation, ecosystem, animals, plants, preservation, geographic locations, and climate conditions of Missouri prairie lands. Includes printable maps and an online game. There is a link to eThemes Resource on Grasslands.
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Education Standards:
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AL Standards:
10
AU Standards:
4G2.1.4, 4G4.1.1.g, E2.2.5
DE Standards:
1.1.29, 1.1.30, 8.1.1, 8.1.2, 1.2.12
ME Standards:
E2.a
MO Standards:
1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 3.1, 1, 3, 4, 6, 3, 4, 5, 7, 5.3.A.a, 4.3.C.d
OK Standards:
C.3.2
UT Standards:
V.2.b
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