TEACHER VERSION Biome Notes/WorksheetWarm Up Questions1. What is the difference between an ecosystem and a biome?

2. Name as many types of biomes as you can:

Video Notes (Answer the questions as the video plays)YouTube Video: Biomes of the World for Children by FreeSchoolhttps://youtu.be/0fb8143ndo8?list=PLU46bScmFO2W9oFKYTgE5QpiwQdAUIQZA

What do we call it when living things interact with each other as well as the sun, air, water and each other? ______Ecosystem____________

What is a large group of similar ecosystems called ________Biome_______. All areas in this space have similar plants, animals and weather.

Now, write down the name of each Biome and at least 2 facts about its climate, type of plants or type of animals that live in it. (Only copy the biomes whose names are printed on the screen)

Biome Name 2 facts (weather, climate, plants, animals)

MarineCoral Reel

Freshwater

Polar Ice CapsTundra

Permafrost

Forests

Grasslands & Savanna

Tropical Rainforests

Desert

What is an Ecosystem? An __ecosystem________ is an area where organisms interact with one another as well

as with the _____non-living________ parts of the environment. An ecosystem can be huge, such as a large forest or lake, or it can be small, such as a

puddle of water or a ___rotting log__________. Write down the non-living parts of the pond ecosystem:

Ecosystem vs. BiomeBiomes are several ecosystems put together

Ecosystems vary in size and can be as small as a puddle or as large as a forest

Biomes Describe a global community of

living and non-living things Large regions of similar climate

Ecosystems Describe a local community of

living and non-living things A specific location where all

factors interact directly and exhibit interdependent relationships.

Biome Notes/Worksheet

Warm Up Questions1. What is the difference between an ecosystem and a biome?

2. Name as many types of biomes as you can:

Video Notes (Answer the questions as the video plays)YouTube Video: Biomes of the World for Children by FreeSchoolhttps://youtu.be/0fb8143ndo8?list=PLU46bScmFO2W9oFKYTgE5QpiwQdAUIQZA

What do we call it when living things interact with each other as well as the sun, air, water and each other? ______________________

What is a large group of similar ecosystems called ___________________. All areas in this space have similar plants, animals and weather.

Now, write down the name of each Biome and at least 2 facts about its climate, type of plants or type of animals that live in it. (Only copy the biomes whose names are printed on the screen)

Biome Name 2 facts (weather, climate, plants, animals)

What is an Ecosystem?

An ______________________ is an area where organisms interact with one another as well as with the ___________________________ parts of the environment.

An ecosystem can be huge, such as a large forest or lake, or it can be small, such as a puddle of water or a ________________________ __________.

Write down the non-living parts of the pond ecosystem:

Ecosystem vs. Biome_______________________ are several ecosystems put together

_____________________vary in size and can be as small as a puddle or as large as a forest

Biomes Describe a ______________

community of living and non-living things

Large regions of similar climate

Ecosystems Describe a ______________

community of living and non-living things A specific location where all factors _________________________ and exhibit

interdependent relationships.