Directions: Visit the web site listed below and answer the questions that follow. Record your answers on your activity sheet, using complete sentences for all your answers.
http://www.allaboutnature.com/biomes/
* Three kinds of forests are listed. What are they called?
* Click on "Temperate Deciduous Forest". Where would you find this type of forest? What happens to the leaves of the trees in this type of forest during the Fall and Spring?
* There are five layers or zones in this type of forest. Name them in order from the top, or tallest part of the deciduous forest, to the bottom.
* Click on any animal that may be found in the deciduous forest. Making sure to include the animal's name in your sentences, tell what the animal likes to eat, what it looks like, and two other interesting facts you read.
* Click the Back button on the top of the screen. Click "Taiga or Coniferous Forest". Where are these forests found? What does the word taiga mean and what language does it come from?
* What happens to many of the animals found in the taiga forests during the winter?
* Click on any animal that may be found in the taiga or coniferous forest. Making sure to include the animal's name in your sentences, tell what the animal likes to eat, what it looks like, and two other interesting facts you read.
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