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Biome Teacher Resources
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Students study physical characteristics of a biome. In this ecology lesson students research information on biomes then write sumary description.
Students study five different biome types including aquatic, desert, forest, grassland, and tundra. They create a travel website of a simulated trip to one of the biomes.
Explore the five biomes: aquatic, desert, forest, grassland and tundra by using online resources to investigate one of the five biomes and use MediaBlender to create an informational web site for a tour of that biome. Note: Other software applications can be substituted.
Students collect information about different biomes, and locate the biomes on a world map. They read a climograph and match them to the appropriate biomes.
Learners create a desert biome and a prairie biome and see how plants survive in both. In this biomes lesson plan, studnets create their biomes and see how the water cycle effect each biome and plant differently.
Students categorize animals according to their natural biomes using biome and animal flashcards.
Students research similarities and differences among biomes online. They simulate job of zoo planners, and depart on expedition to decide which biome the city zoo should construct, as well as which plants and animals to include in it.
Fifth graders explore the biomes of the world. In this geography skills lesson, 5th graders collaborate to research the 6 biomes of the world in order to create presentations that inform their classmates about the animals and plants that occupy the biomes, introduce the attributes of the biomes, and describe the interdependence of species in the biomes.
Students research animal found in biome where they live, explore its habitat, and transport animal to new biome where it currently could not possibly survive; students give animal adaptations so it can survive, and present to class using PowerPoint.
Students collect data from one of three selected biomes. Data are then organized and statistically analyzed. This project engages students of different backgrounds grouped cooperatively in a relevant outdoor hands-on learning experience.