1. http://www.mbgnet.net/

2. http://www.panda.org/news_facts/education/middle_school/habitats/polar_regions/index.cfm

3. http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/tundra.htm
4. http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/adapt.html (all about plant adaptations)

Tundra Questions

1. Location

1. Where in the world is the tundra found?
2. What is the most distinctive characteristic of the tundra?
3. Find a picture of a map of the tundra and save it.

2. Weather in the tundra

1. Average temperature?
2. What does this do to the soil?
3. How much precipitation?
4. Find a picture of common weather in the tundra and save it.

3. Tundra Plants

1. What kinds of plants grow in the tundra?
2. What is lichen?  
3. Save a picture of lichen.

4.  Plant Adaptations

(Adaptations are special features that allow a plant or animal to live in a particular place or habitat.)

a.  How do dark red leaves help plants survive in the tundra?

b.  How do cushion plants adapt to survive in the tundra?

c.  How are seeds distributed?

5. Tundra Animals

1. Animal 1:

                                                             a.      3 facts about the animal

                                                            b.      Picture of animal

2. animal 2:

                                                             a.      3 facts about the animal

                                                            b.      Picture of animal