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- 4th - 6th
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Students research the basic climatic, plant, and animal components of each of the six major biomes: tundra, taiga, temperate forest, tropical rainforest, desert, and grassland. They design educational brochures with their findings. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students study biomes of the world and then travel to a local zoo and an aquarium to witness the characteristics of their biomes. They present their findings and footage from the zoo and aquarium in an iMovie project. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students use the internet to locate and gather information on the world's biomes. They compare and contrast biomes to ecosystems and describe the human effects on ecosystems. They answer questions to end the lesson. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students use the internet to gather information on the biomes of the world. They identify the climate and unique characteristics of each biome along with any threat to them. They create their own campaign to preserve wildlife. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students identify the seven major biomes, characteristics that determine the type of biome including location, types of plants and animals found in the biome, and adaptations of the organisms for the particular biome. Within this lesson is included a PowerPoint, video, brochure and "Design an organism." Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students role play the role of a travel agent. In groups, they must plan a trip around the world making stops in a different biome. They use the internet to discover the characteristics of each biome and create a travel brochure for their trip. They present their trip and information to the class to end the lesson. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students describe the six land biomes of the world and compare and contrast the different biomes. They study the characteristics of biomes including animals, plants, temperatures, etc. They create a slideshow presentation to help the zoo improve animal habitats. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students examine and identify the characteristics of the biomes of the world. Using the internet, they compare and contrast the similarites and differences and discover how living things are supported in the biomes. They discuss how the geographical regions and biomes interrelated. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students research different habitats of the world. In groups they perform activities to investigate physical descriptions of a specific habitat. Students research animals that live in each habitat. They collect data and design a presentation for the class. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students recognize that Earth supports many different habitats. They research different habitats of the world and produce a report on its habitat. In addition, they show how the animals in the assigned habitat are adapted for life there. Full Review »

