moss, lichen, tundra, arctic wolf, musk ox

1. Dawn Ingrid Atkins
(201002868)
http://edtech2.boisestate.edu/coxa/502/tun
dra.html

3. 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

4. Arctic Tundra
 In the Northern Hemisphere around North pole
http://www.teachingtimes.com/articles/curriculum_resources_poletopole.htm

5. Altitude & Tundra Biome
 Ranges from 300 - 11,079 feet in elevation
 Located in:
 far north of Greenland
 Alaska
 Canada
 Europe
 Russia

6. 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

7. Rainfall in Tundra Biome
 Annual rainfall = 15-25 cm
 About a m under top layer of soil –
 ground that is permanently frozen= Permafrost
Summer
 Top 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

9. 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 find
 Others migrate to warmer places
 Animal populations fluctuate with the seasons
 Animals breed & raise their young in short summer

10. Animals in a Tundra Biome
Arctic wolf Musk ox
http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/biom
etundra.htm
http://true-
wildlife.blogspot.com/2010/12/arc
tic-wolf.html

11. 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)

12. Plants in a Tundra Biome
Moss Lichens
http://www.marinebio.net/marinescience/0
4benthon/arclife.htm

13. 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)

15. 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
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(Accessed 19April 2013).
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).

16. 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).

17. 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).