What
are the characteristics of Biomes?
Objective:
To
raise students awareness of the different types of biomes and issues or
environmental problems that biomes can encounter.
Materials:
The
students will need various resources such as books, Internet, scientific
journals or magazines and newspaper articles.
Lesson
development:
1.
Divide
class into groups assigning one biome per group.
2.
Give each
group the name of a country or city in which their biome is found.
3.
Have the
students find the name of their biome and create a poster board of that biome.
a. The
poster board should display (but is not limited to) the following
characteristics of their biome:
Name of
Biome, Location, Temperatures, Precipitation, Vegetation, Animals
1.
Once the
poster board is complete the students will create a model of a biome that was
given to another group based only on the poster board made for that biome and
information they gathered from the group that completed the poster board.
2.
In
addition to creating the model biome they must also gather information on one
issue or problem for their biome model and provide solutions to the problem.
Evaluation:
1.
Poster
boards and models are to be presented to the class.
2.
All
students will complete the chart on each biome based on the information provided
by the presentations (see chart below).
1.
S4e:
Demonstrates
an understanding of the impact of science.
2.
S5c:
Uses evidence from reliable sources to develop descriptions explanations, and
distinguishes between fact and opinion.
3.
S5d:
Proposes, recognizes, analyzes, considers, and critiques alternative
explanations, and distinguishes between fact and opinion.
4.
S5f:
Works individually and in teams to collect and share information and ideas.
5.
S6d:
Acquires information for multiple sources.
6. S8c: Demonstrates scientific competence by completing a design.
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School name
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Student name______________
Teacher_______________________
Date_________ Class________
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Name
of Biome |
Location |
Temp. |
Precipitation |
Type
of Vegetation |
Animals |
Environmental
Problem/s |
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Tropical
Rain Forest |
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Temperate
Deciduous Forest |
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Grassland |
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Desert |
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Tundra |
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Taiga |
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Marine |
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Freshwater |
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