This learning game has students follow different animal tracks and collect berries along the way.

Describes the characteristics, biodiversity, and the adaptations of the plants and animals of temperate and tropical grasslands.

Describes many of the plants and animals that live in deserts and their special adaptations that have enabled them to survive there. Also describes four types of deserts.

Describes the characteristics of the taiga biome and the plants and animals that live there.

Provides information about animals and plants in Texas that are protected under state and/or federal law due to their status as threatened or endangered. A species can be on both a state list and a federal list or on just one. Links to...

Lewis and Clark discovered many new animals and plants, and they mapped areas unknown. Young students will draw pictures of some of the discovered animals and write about them; older students will mimic the mapping expedition around...

This is a free downloadable teacher's guide (PDF) to teach young children (grades K-2) about living things and their needs.

Provides an overview of the Mesozoic Era, its time frame, geological and tectonic activities, the climate, plants and animals, and extinction events towards the end of this era.

The ways in which plants have adapted through evolution in order to survive in a desert environment are described in this article. Getting water and retaining water are key to their survival, including protecting themselves from animals...

A description of the animals and plants of the Great Plains. It also includes a map showing the extent of the plains.

In this lesson plan, students investigate and compare the needs of plants and animals. The lesson plan can be downloaded in PDF format.

Learn about the characteristics, soil requirements, and prey of carnivorous plants.

Learn about stream and river ecosystems. Find out about plants, animals, adaptations, and conservation efforts.

Fourth graders will understand that elevation is one of the things that affect where and how plants and animals live.

Can plants talk to each other? It certainly doesn't seem that way: They don't have complex sensory or nervous systems, like animals do, and they look pretty passive. But odd as it sounds, plants can communicate with each...

Describes plants and animals that lived during the Ordovician Period, where it falls in the geologic time scale, tectonic activity happening then, the climate and environment, and extinction events.

Find out about what types of resources different species will compete to obtain. Answer competition questions by mousing over different pictures of animal and plants.

A profile of each of the various animals found at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Project in Australia. Photos and basic facts of each animal are included.

Learn the difference between flora and fauna, their importance, and interesting facts.

A great description and explanation of the exchange that took place between the Old World and New World as a result of European exploration. Find examples of plants, animals, and diseases that were traded as a result of exploration and...

Learn about the Arctic tundra biome of Alaska. A discussion of its characteristics, and the animals and the plants that live there.

A comprehensive guide to national invasive species, including alien plants, animals, and microbes. An invasive species is one that is likely to cause environmental or human harm.

This concise site discusses the fact that wetlands are among the most productive ecosystems in the world, play an integral part in the ecology of the watershed, and also have a role in atmospheric maintenance.

Second graders learn how plants depend on animals to disperse their seeds. Students will learn about ways that animals can disperse seeds. They will design their own model and compare it to the real action of plants and animals. In the...