What is a biome? A region of Earth that has a particular climate, certain types of plants and other living and nonliving organisms that make up this area.
- You will be put into groups and assigned a biome.
-Biomes Include:
- Aquatic- Freshwater
- Aquatic- Saltwater
- Boreal
- Tundra
- Desert
- Grassland
- Deciduous Forest
- Rainforest
- You are to gather picture that represent your biome and the things that you might need to survive there.
-Pictures can be:
- Cut out of magazines
- From the computer (Internet)
- Hand drawn
-We suggest that you each individually put your pictures into a small bag (sandwich bag) to keep them all in one place.
- Next week you will be sharing your pictures with your group. You will be working together to make 1 backpack that will represent what your biome is all about and the things that you would need to survive there. Each biome will be presented in class, using your backpacks.
Your backpack will contain all on the following necessary information for your presentation:
- Climate of your biome: including average temperatures and yearly rainfall
- Typical flora and fauna of your biome with adaptations that enable them to survive
- Pictures of flora and fauna
- Various locations of your biome in the world
- A special physical feature of your biome with pictures
- What would you need to bring with you to survive in this biome
- 2-3 food chains using your pictures
Grading Sheet
BACKPACK
Your Backpack will contain all of the following necessary information for your presentation:
- _______ (5 points) Climate of your biome: including average temperatures and yearly rainfall
- ________ (10 points) Typical flora and fauna of your biome with adaptations that enable them to survive
- ________ (10 points) Pictures of flora and fauna
- _________ (5 points) Various locations of your biome in the world
- __________ (5 points) A special physical feature of your biome with pictures
- ___________ (5 points) What would you need to bring with you to survive in this biome
- ___________(10 points) 2-3 food chains using your pictures
Going Green …… Making Environmental Decisions
Dealing with environmental issues means making decisions. Decisions can be made at a personal level, choosing to walk to school, at a local level a town’s decision about how to dispose of its trash, decisions about if the United States should allow oil drilling in a wildlife refuge is at a national level, and how to protect Earth’s atmosphere are made on a global level. Every decision has a huge impact on the environment.
Task: Make a tri-fold or bi- fold color brochure investigating the energy sources listed below, make recommendations as to which course of action should we take personally, locally and globally to get the energy we need with the least harm to the environment. Be sure to include whether the resource is renewable or non-renewable. The bottom line is we NEED ENERGY, which source is the least invasive on the environment.
How can people make a change. Use your text book Chapters 4 and 5
p. 114-179 to get a head start.
Help educate your community and school environment about the following topics:
- Conservation of natural resources
- Waste Disposal and Recycling
- Water Pollution and Solutions
- Air Pollution and Solution
- Fossil Fuels and Nuclear Energy:
- Grading Guide
- Tri-fold paper cannot be larger than 9x12 inches (Construction Paper) or smaller than 8½ x 11 inches (Loose Leaf Paper) – 10 points
- Educational Value (How people can make a change? MUST list at least 5 ways.) – 25 points
- Color Illustrations - 25 points (must have at least 5)
- Content Accuracy - 35 points
- Sources – 5 points
*Suggested website to begin with: www.scholastic.com/actgreen
GRADING RUBRIC
- Tri-fold paper cannot be larger than 9x12 inches or smaller than 8½ x 11 inches– 10 points _______pts
- Educational Value (How people can make a change? MUST list at least 5 ways.) – 25 points _______pts
- Color Illustrations - 25 points ________pts (Must have at least 5)
- Content Accuracy - 35 points ________pts
- Sources – 5 points ________pts