Regions of the World
Wild Places
Comments: Choose the region: polar, rainforest, or desert to find facts. Colorful graphics and text. Great links to plants and animals of the region. Animal movements are sometimes animated. Click and see different views of some maps, etc.
What's It Like Where You Live?
Comments: includes resources on all ecosystems & habitats; shows regions and characteristics.
Tour of Biomes
Comments: introduction to all 7 biomes; use at beginning of regions study.
Let's Go Around the World
Comments: huge site; lots of pictures and things for kids to do; E-newsletter for teachers; teacher background.
Arizona Sonoran Desert JPEGs
Comments: click on name of desert birds, creatures, cacti and wildflowers, or landscapes and it brings up a great photo. Many hard to find photos of cacti--wide variety in all topics. No info, just graphics.
Grade 3 Deserts Theme
Comments: excellent resource! Info on all aspects of desert — description, plants, animals, North American/world deserts, pictures, poems, stories, museums, etc.
Rainforest Action Network
Comments: gives info on definition, location, characteristics, animals & plans — all a click away!
Grade 3 Rainforest Theme
Comments: general info, plants, animals, people, destruction, projects, resources — excellent!
Amazon Interactive
Comments: interactive site using lots of graphics; info on past and present.
Polar Wildlife Portfolio
Comments: pictures and descriptions of polar animals.
Virtual Tour — South Pole
Comments: contains pictures of the Amundson-Scott research station and plane; what the Sun, wind and temperatures are like; includes a brief history of the South Pole.
Antarctica
Comments: Another ThinkQuest site, so the information is readily accessible for third graders. Information is given on people who work there, the climate, plants and animals, history and trivia. The crossword puzzle doesn't "complete."
National Geographic Animals
Comments: After students pick an animal to research, this site is good for gathering information.