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- Grade Range
- 9th - Higher Ed
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Students telecommunicate and use the US Mail to network students from five biomes in the United States in order to monitor water quality in each area. They have e-mail pals and exchange materials representative of themselves and their environment. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students explore the science and art of taxidermy, and research various biomes that could be depicted in museum displays. They synthesize their knowledge by creating dioramas that depict the diverse life forms typical of these biomes. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students become environmentalists. They develop solutions to modern environmental problems. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students describe characteristics of a tropical rain forest and tropical savanna. They analyze data on climatograms to identify the type of biomes graphed. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students participate in a three part unit about biomes. Part one, students research the biomes of North America and part two consists of research on zoos and a field trip to a zoo. While part three ties together the first two when students design a section of a zoo to be built in South Africa displaying animals from North America. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students examine how climate and landforms affect plants and animals that live in particular areas, and discover that same factors affect homes where people live, and determine ways people earn livings and what people do for recreation. Students then write and illustrate books about biomes they researched. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students study the names and the characteristics of Earth's six major biomes. They participate in a creative project that includes plant and animal life of each biome. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
Students study the interrelationships of organisms and their environments. They study ecological communities and determine what is necessary for survival. Students discuss and answer questions concerning a group's biome, habitat, food chain and water cycle. Full Review »
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- 9th - 11th
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Students explore biomes and the interconnectedness of species. In pairs, they research 2 species and write a paper from the perspective of a plant or animal to share the day in the life of the two species. In addition, they share how the species relate to each other. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students go to the media center to perform research on the subject of biomes. They use the note-taking strategy to take down important information. Then students put together presentations from the research. Full Review »

