Tundra Biome Dawn Ingrid Atkins

(201002868)

http://edtech2.boisestate.edu/coxa/502/tundra.html

Tundra “Sing-A-Long”

http://youtu.be/UUD0fR4gsnU

General (Tundra)About 1/5 of earth There is an Artic tundra & Alphine tundra

Arctic Tundra Alphine Tundra http://aarband.weebly.com/arcticantarctic-tundra-biome.html

http://www.glogster.com/43rockstarr/alpine-tundra/g-6luujgjfqj7e2daf3sorga0

Arctic Tundra In the Northern Hemisphere around North pole

http://www.teachingtimes.com/articles/curriculum_resources_poletopole.htm

Altitude & Tundra Biome

Ranges from 300 - 11,079 feet in elevation

Located in:far north of GreenlandAlaskaCanada Europe Russia

Temperature in a Tundra Biome

coldest of all biomes

Under the soil earth is frozen & never melts

Summer Winter

•last short time (60 days)•3-12 degrees C•Warm enough for plants & animals to reproduce & grow.

• very cold & long • -34 degrees C•T can drop to -70° C

Rainfall in Tundra Biome Annual rainfall = 15-25 cm About a m under top layer of soil –

ground that is permanently frozen= Permafrost

SummerTop level of soil thaws - for plants to grow &

reproduce (dormant over winter)Permafrost NEVER thaws (plants = shallow root

systems)

When water soaks upper soil surface, ponds form & provide moisture for plants & small life forms

What lives in the Tundra Biome?

http://youtu.be/KiwUYNNsVP4

Animals found in the Artic Adapted to survive long cold winters

extra layer of fat (keep them warm)In winter their fur = longer & thicker

Many hibernate during winter= food is hard to findOthers migrate to warmer places

Animal populations fluctuate with the seasons Animals breed & raise their young in short summer

Animals in a Tundra Biome

Arctic wolf Musk ox

http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/biometundra.htm

http://true-wildlife.blogspot.com/2010/12/arctic-wolf.html

Plants in Tundra Low growing (Trees don’t grow here)

Group together (withstand winds & cold temperatures)

Adapted so that photosynthesis can occur (in low light & cold Temperature)

Plants in a Tundra Biome

Moss Lichens

http://www.marinebio.net/marinescience/04benthon/arclife.htm

Interesting facts: Tundra Biome

Tundra comes Finnish word means “treeless plain”

Tundra = world's coldest & driest biomes

Nights last for weeks (winter)

Summer- sun shines almost 24 hours a day (Arctic

= Land of Midnight Sun)

Tundra Biome Song

http://youtu.be/gcBji4C6fhA

References Alyssa, S. (2011). Science Biome Song. Available from:

http://youtu.be/gcBji4C6fhA (Accessed 18 April 2013).

Anderson, G. (2003). Marine Science: Terrestrial Life in the Arctic. Available from: http://www.marinebio.net/marinescience/04benthon/arclife.htm

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Arband. Artic/ Antartic Tundra Biome. Available from:

http://aarband.weebly.com/arcticantarctic-tundra-biome.html (Accessed 19 April 2013).

Cox, A. (2009). The Biomes of the World. Available from: http://edtech2.boisestate.edu/coxa/502/tundra.html

(Accessed 19 April 2013).

References cont... Glogster. (2012). Alpine Tundra. Available from:

http://www.glogster.com/43rockstarr/alpine-tundra/g-6luujgjfqj7e2daf3sorga0 (Accessed 19 April 2013).

Robnett, R. (2009). Who lives in the Tundra Biome? Available from:

http://youtu.be/KiwUYNNsVP4 (Accessed 18 April 2013).

Slough, E. (1999). What is the Common Elevation of the Tundra. Available from: http://www.ehow.com/facts_7310301_common-elevation-tundra_.html (Accessed on 19 April 2013)

Teaching Times. (2008). Pole to Pole Cross Curriculum Project. Available from: http://www.teachingtimes.com/articles/curriculum_resources_poletopole.htm (Accessed 19 April 2013).

References cont…True Wild Life. (2010). Arctic Wolf. Available from:

http://true-wildlife.blogspot.com/2010/12/arctic-wolf.html (Accessed 19 April 2012).

Tundra Biome. (2002). [http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/biometundra.htm]

YouTube. (2012). Tundra Biome Style. Available from:

http://youtu.be/UUD0fR4gsnU (Accessed 18 April 2013).