Ecosystem Project Link

Websites for Research
• Windows to the Universe: (deserts, grasslands, temperate forests, tropical rain
forests, & tundra) http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/ecosystems.html

• Kids Do Ecology: (wetlands, deserts, grasslands, temperate forests, tropical rain
forests, & tundra) http://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/index.html

• Oracle Think Quest: (deserts, grasslands, temperate forests, tropical rain forests, &
tundra) http://library.thinkquest.org/11353/ecosystems.htm

• Blue Planet Biomes: (deserts, grasslands, temperate/deciduous forests, tropical rain
forests, & tundra) http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/

• Biomes of the World: (deserts/desert scrub, grasslands, temperate forests, tropical
rain forests, & tundra) https://php.radford.edu/~swoodwar/biomes/#

• Earth Floor/Biomes: (deserts, temperate/deciduous forests, tropical rain forests, &
arctic tundra) http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/biomes.html

• The World’s Biomes: (wetlands, deserts, grasslands, temperate forests, tropical rain
forests, & tundra) http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/

• Defenders of Wildlife: (wetlands only) http://www.defenders.org/wetlands/basic-facts

Hello Secret Agents!

I've provided some help to find the information you need to have a successful mission. I hope these help you with our TOP SECRET investigation.

Early Explorers Websites

Christopher Columbus:http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/c/columbus.shtml

John Cabot: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/c/cabot.shtml 

Vasco Nunez Balboa: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/b/balboa.shtml

Ponce de Leon: http://www.fragrancex.com/fragrance-information/ponce-de-leon-and-the-fountain-of-youth.html

Jaques Cartier: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/97444/Jacques-Cartier

Henry Hudson: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/h/hudson.shtml

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/indexp.shtml

Search the alphabetized index to find detailed information about each explorer.

Interactive Map of Routes

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/books/applications/imaps/maps/g5s_u2/

http://www.phschool.com/atschool/ahon/history_interactive/mvl-1021/common_player.html

Explorers Bio and Info

Video of Columbus

http://www.history.com/topics/exploration-of-north-america/videos#christopher-columbus-sets-sail

10 Did you Know Facts about Christopher Columbus

http://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-christopher-columbus

Link to  Jacques Cartier

http://www.history.com/topics/jacques-cartier

Link to John Cabot

http://www.history.com/topics/john-cabot

Link to Henry Hudson

http://www.history.com/topics/henry-hudson

 Link to Vasco Nunez de Balboa

http://www.history.com/topics/vasco-nunez-de-balboa

Link to Ponce de Leon

http://www.history.com/topics/juan-ponce-de-leon

Conflicts : Clash of the Explorers and Native Americans

http://www.education.com/study-help/article/us-history-settlement-colonization-native-americans-europeans/

Explorers

Jacques Cartier

Christopher Columbus

Henry Hudson

                                                                           John Cabot

                                                          Juan Ponce de Leon

 Vasco Nunez de Balboa