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Biome Book (activity)
Source:
Environmental Science Teacher
Rubric
(MS Word)
Have students write a book about their biome. All
students have to include the same information but it comes out
differently in each biome. For example, a frog in a deciduous
forest is much different than a rain forest frog. You may want
to add a seasonal variation requirement. Students cover these
required elements: Description of Biome, Movement of water
through the biome, The cycles—Carbon Oxygen, Nitrogen, Plants &
their Adaptations, Animals & their Adaptations, Decomposers &
their Adaptations, Patterns in this Biome, Food Chains, Food
Webs, Energy Pyramid, Environmental Effects on Biome. |
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Biome Gallery Walk (activity)
Source: Letizia Judd,
Orchard Lake, MI
Activity (MS
Word)
Assign a different biome to each group of students in
the class. Each group researches their biome and presents
required information on a posterboard. Display the posters
around the classroom, gallery style, after they are checked for
correctness. Have groups tour the gallery and collect
information in a booklet about biomes they did not research
prior to the test. |
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Biome Speech (activity)
Source:
Environmental Science Teacher
Student
Instructions (MS Word)
Have students write a speech
(riddle style) about their biome. |
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Biome Travel Agents (activity)
Source: Environmental Science Teacher
Project instructions (MS Word)
Partner feedback (MS Word)
Presentation rubric (MS Word)
Peer evaluation (MS Word)
Final grade sheet (MS Word)
Vote
(MS Word)
Cover each biome using PowerPoints, projects, video
clips, and case studies. As a closure activity students become
travel agents. They are assigned a city and have to figure out
what biome it is in and create a travel ad PowerPoint and a
brochure that includes sights, how to get there, and prices.
After the students have completed their sales pitch to the class
the students vote on where they would go based on the
presentations. |
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Biomes of the World Mini-Atlas (project)
Source: Sandra Naas, Ashland School District
Activity
(MS Word)
Biome
Template (PDF)
Students create an atlas of eight world
biomes based on a template and Internet research. Instructions
and grading rubrics are included. |
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EarthTrends: Forests, Grasslands, and Drylands
(web site)
Source: World Resources Institute
http://earthtrends.wri.org/
Click on the link for
Forests, Grasslands, and Drylands to find a searchable database
of statistics, maps, and country profiles of environmental,
social, and economic trends that shape our world. Example
information includes dryland extent, ecosystem areas, forest
cover, and grassland habitat types. |
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