The Tundra by Lily Bissonette https://padlet.com/lily_bissonette/5wc5ljd0nu5d The Tundra: Habitat, Animals, and Plants. en-us 2018-04-07 22:07:18 UTC 2024-05-28 14:12:41 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/279760426/9eee7a13118edfa59627a57c57937504/polar_bear_clipart_5.png How Cold Is It? lily_bissonette https://padlet.com/lily_bissonette/5wc5ljd0nu5d/wish/249470135 The Arctic tundra, where the average temperature is 10 to 20 degrees Fahrenheit. 

Source: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/habitats/tundra-biome/]]> 2018-04-07 22:18:53 UTC https://padlet.com/lily_bissonette/5wc5ljd0nu5d/wish/249470135 Summer? lily_bissonette https://padlet.com/lily_bissonette/5wc5ljd0nu5d/wish/249470264 The summer growing season is just 50 to 60 days, when the sun shines 24 hours a day. Summer brings a burst of wildflowers

Source: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/habitats/tundra-biome/]]> 2018-04-07 22:21:09 UTC https://padlet.com/lily_bissonette/5wc5ljd0nu5d/wish/249470264 Tundra Who? lily_bissonette https://padlet.com/lily_bissonette/5wc5ljd0nu5d/wish/249470288 Tundras are among Earth's coldest, harshest biomes. Tundra ecosystems are treeless regions found in the Arctic and on the tops of mountains, where the climate is cold and windy and rainfall is scant. Tundra lands are snow-covered for much of the year.
Source: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/habitats/tundra-biome/]]> 2018-04-07 22:22:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lily_bissonette/5wc5ljd0nu5d/wish/249470288 The Arctic Fox lily_bissonette https://padlet.com/lily_bissonette/5wc5ljd0nu5d/wish/249470552 - 10-16 inches long
- Weighs: 6-2 pounds
- Lives up to 15 years old
- Omnivore (consists of birds, eggs, small mammals and fish. It will also eat berries, seaweed, insects and larvae)
- The Arctic fox has adapted to its environment by growing long fur that changes color with the season for camouflage.
- Its legs, ears, and muzzle are short to conserve heat, and uses its tail like a muffler when cold.
- Estimated that there are several thousand arctic foxes left in the wild
Source:
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/tundra_animal_page.htm]]> 2018-04-07 22:28:51 UTC https://padlet.com/lily_bissonette/5wc5ljd0nu5d/wish/249470552 Caribou lily_bissonette https://padlet.com/lily_bissonette/5wc5ljd0nu5d/wish/249470834 - It is estimated that there are about 5 million caribou in the world.
- They were first domesticated in Norway and northern Asia and known as reindeer
- People used them to pull their sleds, provide milk and meat
- Males: weigh 350-400 pounds.
- Females:  average 175-225 pounds.
- When it looks like there is nothing to eat on the winter tundra, caribou will scrape the snow away with their wide feet or antlers and eat lichens, dried sedges and small shrubs. In the summer they the will eat leaves of willows, sedges, flowering tundra plants, and mushrooms.
- Caribou are social animals and live in huge herds.
Source: http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/tundra_animal_page.htm]]> 2018-04-07 22:34:17 UTC https://padlet.com/lily_bissonette/5wc5ljd0nu5d/wish/249470834 Grizzly Bear lily_bissonette https://padlet.com/lily_bissonette/5wc5ljd0nu5d/wish/249471108 - They can weigh up to 704 lbs, be over 8 feet in length, and stand 3 1/2 feet high at the shoulders
- When winter comes the grizzly will bed down in a den packed with leaves and sticks. It doesn't go into full hibernation, and will occasionally come out of its den.
- Scientists discovered that 75% of the bear population live off plants alone. The grizzly will also eat insects, small rodents and honey.
- Their life span is around 25 years.
Source: http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/tundra_animal_page.htm

]]> 2018-04-07 22:39:46 UTC https://padlet.com/lily_bissonette/5wc5ljd0nu5d/wish/249471108 Polar Bear lily_bissonette https://padlet.com/lily_bissonette/5wc5ljd0nu5d/wish/249471278 - The polar bear's fur is really clear, not white. Some light reflects off the fur and makes it look white
- Height: 8-11 feet.
- Females weigh 660-770 lbs Males weighs 880-990 lbs.
- Polar bears spend most of their time on drifting packs of ice, eating, and resting.
- The polar bear has a thick layer of blubber around 4.5 inches thick. That and the hollow shafts of their hair provides them with excellent insulation. This allows them to handle temperature of -34°F.
- Eats: seals, whale, foxes, ducks, and plants.
- Today there are about 40,000 bears.
Source: http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/tundra_animal_page.htm]]> 2018-04-07 22:44:17 UTC https://padlet.com/lily_bissonette/5wc5ljd0nu5d/wish/249471278 Snowy Owl lily_bissonette https://padlet.com/lily_bissonette/5wc5ljd0nu5d/wish/249471501 - The snowy owl is considered to be one of the largest and most attractive of the owls
- The snowy owl weighs 4 to 6 pounds and is 21 inches to 26 inches in length. The wings can span 4.7' to 5.4' in width.
- The snowy owls hearing is very sensitive and they can pinpoint voles and lemmings under deep snow
- Their eyes take up more space in the skull than the brain. 
- The snowy owls feed on arctic fox, rabbits, lemmings, voles, and various seabirds. 
- The owl's stomach can digest the meat of its prey, but not the bones, skin, hair and teeth. The bones form a pellet (a tightly packed lump of these remains) which the owl later coughs out.
Source: http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/tundra_animal_page.htm


]]> 2018-04-07 22:50:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lily_bissonette/5wc5ljd0nu5d/wish/249471501 Snowy Owl lily_bissonette https://padlet.com/lily_bissonette/5wc5ljd0nu5d/wish/249471772 Beautiful yellow eyes!]]> 2018-04-07 22:56:23 UTC https://padlet.com/lily_bissonette/5wc5ljd0nu5d/wish/249471772 Polar Bear lily_bissonette https://padlet.com/lily_bissonette/5wc5ljd0nu5d/wish/249471804 Up close!]]> 2018-04-07 22:57:32 UTC https://padlet.com/lily_bissonette/5wc5ljd0nu5d/wish/249471804 Grizzly Bear Cubs lily_bissonette https://padlet.com/lily_bissonette/5wc5ljd0nu5d/wish/249471955 Grizzly family!]]> 2018-04-07 23:00:51 UTC https://padlet.com/lily_bissonette/5wc5ljd0nu5d/wish/249471955 Arctic Fox lily_bissonette https://padlet.com/lily_bissonette/5wc5ljd0nu5d/wish/249472349 Going in for the landing, catching some food under the snow!]]> 2018-04-07 23:08:12 UTC https://padlet.com/lily_bissonette/5wc5ljd0nu5d/wish/249472349 Caribou Herd lily_bissonette https://padlet.com/lily_bissonette/5wc5ljd0nu5d/wish/249472506 Social time!]]> 2018-04-07 23:11:05 UTC https://padlet.com/lily_bissonette/5wc5ljd0nu5d/wish/249472506 Websites, Games, Facts! lily_bissonette https://padlet.com/lily_bissonette/5wc5ljd0nu5d/wish/249472980 Learn more about the tundra!
-http://www.ducksters.com/science/ecosystems/tundra_biome.php

-http://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/tundra.html

Tundra Animal Match Game:
-https://www.purposegames.com/game/1659

- Tundra Animal Memory Game: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/games/quick-play/arctic-animal-memory/ 

]]> 2018-04-07 23:19:38 UTC https://padlet.com/lily_bissonette/5wc5ljd0nu5d/wish/249472980 Virtual Classroom, Games, Photographs, Facts! lily_bissonette https://padlet.com/lily_bissonette/5wc5ljd0nu5d/wish/249473750 Play, educate, explore here:
http://1214.virtualclassroom.org/tundra_fact.html
10 Fun Facts:
  1. The Tundra Biome is the 2nd most deadliest environment.
  2. The Tundra Biome has only 6 weeks of summer.
  3. There is little to no precipitation.
  4. The soil has very little nutrients for plants.
  5. It the least inhabited by humans biome.
  6. The Tundra Biome is the biome most affected by human pollution.
  7. The sun is almost 24 hours up a summer day, meaning that there are mostly no nights.
  8. During the winter, this biome has few hours of sunlight.
  9. The Tundra Biome is covered permanently by a frozen layer of soil.
  10. The Tundra Biome is the most vital role in keeping global temperature at a stable place.
]]> 2018-04-07 23:39:15 UTC https://padlet.com/lily_bissonette/5wc5ljd0nu5d/wish/249473750 Artic and Alpine Tundra: lily_bissonette https://padlet.com/lily_bissonette/5wc5ljd0nu5d/wish/249474199 2018-04-07 23:49:19 UTC https://padlet.com/lily_bissonette/5wc5ljd0nu5d/wish/249474199