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BIOMESDifferentiated Station Labs
Major WorldBiomes
Kesler Science Station Lab – Biomes
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The large directions cards included in this file are intended to be read by the leader of the group once the students get to the station. The smaller task cards can be read by another group member.
I prefer that each student do their own lab write-up (included at the end of this file), so that they may use it for reference at a later date. The answer key is provided at the end of the document.
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Kesler Science Station Lab – Biomes – Teacher Directions
Explore It! – I will spend much of my time at this station making sure students are understanding the concept. You will only need to the cards included in the file. A key is also included.
Illustrate It! – Make sure to include colored pencils or crayons at this station. This map does not include the chaparral biome.
Read It! – Print several different copies (I use 6) of the reading passage so that multiple students can read at different paces
Watch It! – The video is on YouTube and my Google drive. The original video can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtZcN4bzsrANote that URL’s are case-sensitive.
Organize It! – All of the cards are included for this station. Students should be encouraged to do the Research and Explore station before attempting this one. Typically this station is a matching activity but for this lab the student will be using the map included.
Write It! – Students should be encouraged to do the Research and Explore station before attempting this one.
Research It! – The goo.gl link on the task card is case-sensitive. The original link:http://mrnussbaum.com/biomes/habflash.swf
Assess It! – Students should be encouraged to do the Research and Explore station before attempting this one. If I grade anything I usually take a close look at the answers from this station.
It is recommended that you have completed at least two of the following stations before working at this station.-Read It!-Explore It!-Watch It!-Research It!
Answer each of the task card questions on the lab sheet in complete sentences.
Write It! Station Directions
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Describe the difference between a biome and a microhabitat.
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Describe a situation where a biome could change over a very long period of time.
What factors contribute to different biomes around the globe?
It is recommended that you have completed at least two of the following stations before working at this station.-Read It!-Explore It!-Watch It!-Research It!
Each member will answer the questions from the task cards on the lab sheet in the Assess It! section.
Assess It! Station Directions
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A. Regions that have the same plant communities
B. Regions that have the same animal communities
C. Small habitat such as a tree stump that contains its own ecosystem
D. Large areas of the Earth that have similar climates and organisms
Which of these is not a characteristic of a biome?
The rainforest is rapidly declining in size. Which is not an impact to Earth?
Which best characterizes the grasslands biome?
A. Many species of plants and animals may become extinct
B. Less carbon dioxide is used by plants and less oxygen is put back into the air through photosynthesis
C. The region will become less diverseD. Global temperatures will decrease over
time
A. Short grasses and shrubs that have deep roots
B. The most diverse biome on EarthC. Deciduous trees that lose their
leaves every fallD. Forests that are made up of mostly
evergreen trees.
A shallow puddle on the top of a mountain that allows for tiny organisms to thrive when it rains is an example of a __________________.
A. BiomeB. MicrohabitatC. Terrestrial ForestD. Tundra
Each member of the group will read the passage and answer the questions from the task cards on the lab sheet in the Read It! section.
It is important to remember that the answers will come directly from the reading passage.
Read It! Station Directions
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Mic
roha
bita
tsPe
ople
ofte
n th
ink
of h
abita
ts o
n a
rela
tivel
y la
rge
scal
e -d
eser
ts,
coni
fero
us fo
rest
s, gr
assla
nds,
bogs
, alp
ine
peak
s and
so
on. S
uch
broa
d ha
bita
ts a
re im
porta
nt w
hen
talki
ng a
bout
liche
ns b
ut it
is
equa
lly im
porta
nt to
look
at a
sm
alle
r sca
le a
t the
sam
e tim
e.
To a
liche
n a
shift
of a
s litt
le a
s a
cent
imet
er m
ay m
ean
a sh
ift to
dr
amat
ical
ly di
ffere
nt c
ondi
tions
whe
re, p
erha
ps, s
urvi
val is
not
po
ssib
le. I
f a sh
ift o
f a fe
w c
entim
eter
s mea
ns a
shift
to a
diff
eren
t se
t of c
ondi
tions
, tha
t also
mea
ns a
shi
ft to
a d
iffer
ent m
icro
-ha
bita
t.
Whe
n lo
okin
g fo
r lich
ens
in t
he fi
eld
it is
impo
rtant
to
be a
war
e of
m
icro
-hab
itats
and
real
ize th
at s
omet
imes
, whi
le ta
king
just
a fe
w
pace
s, yo
u m
ay h
ave
cros
sed
a do
zen
diffe
rent
mic
ro-h
abita
ts.
Boul
ders
are
fairly
com
mon
in m
any
farm
pad
dock
s and
nat
ural
gr
assla
nds
and,
alm
ost i
nvar
iabl
y, y
ou'll
see
a m
ix of
liche
ns a
nd
bryo
phyt
es g
row
ing
on th
em. T
he lic
hens
gro
win
g on
thes
e bo
ulde
rs a
re d
iffer
ent t
o th
e lic
hens
gro
win
g on
the
surro
undi
ng
soil.
From
a lic
hen
pers
pect
ive
the
boul
der d
iffer
s fro
m th
e su
rroun
ding
soi
l. It
has
a di
ffere
nt te
xtur
e an
d a
diffe
rent
che
mist
ry.
Whe
reas
the
gras
ses (
and
occa
siona
l shr
ubs)
of t
he su
rroun
ding
ar
ea g
ive
som
e sh
ade
to th
e so
il, th
e bo
ulde
rs h
ave
no s
hadi
ng
gras
ses o
r shr
ubs.
The
soil s
oaks
up
wat
er, t
he b
ould
ers d
on't.
Man
y lic
hens
gro
w o
n tre
es (a
nd o
ther
pla
nts)
. A p
artic
ular
tree
m
ay h
ave
num
erou
s mic
roha
bita
ts -
north
sid
e, so
uth
side,
roug
h ba
rk, s
moo
th b
ark,
trun
k, b
ranc
hes,
leav
es. M
any
liche
n sp
ecie
s ar
e fo
und
grow
ing
on le
aves
but
not
on
othe
r par
ts o
f tre
es o
r sh
rubs
and
thes
e ar
e th
e fo
liicol
ous
liche
ns.
Henc
e, a
s far
as
som
e lic
hens
are
con
cern
ed, le
aves
are
mic
roha
bita
ts t
hat t
hey
can
inha
bit
but t
he re
st o
f the
tree
is u
ninh
abita
ble.
The
re a
re
mic
roha
bita
ts e
ven
on le
aves
, for
exa
mpl
e up
per a
nd lo
wer
su
rface
s. So
me
foliic
olou
s sp
ecie
s will
be fo
und
grow
ing
only
on
one
side,
nev
er o
n th
e ot
her.
Mic
roha
bita
ts a
re a
ll ar
ound
us.
You
may
nev
er lo
ok a
t a tr
ee o
r ro
ck in
the
sam
e w
ay a
gain
.
How is a microhabitat different from a biome?
The author suggests that lichens may not be able to survive just a few centimeters away from where they live. Why?
A. Because they may cross into a different biome
B. Lichens must have the correct sunlight to grow
C. There won’t be any soil for them to growD. It may be a different microhabitat which has
a different set of conditions
How many microhabitats can trees have?
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A. Microhabitats only exist on plants and biomes are plants and animals
B. Microhabitats are small ecosystems within a biome
C. Biomes are only found in the U.S.A.D. You cannot see microhabitats
A. Trees do not have microhabitatsB. Trees can only have one
microhabitatC. Trees can have multiple
microhabitats
A. The lichens on boulders get more sunlight than the ones on the ground
B. Lichens can only grow on bouldersC. They are in different microhabitatsD. Lichens in the soil are deposited by
different animals.
Why are lichens in the soil different from lichens on boulders?
Each member of the group will go to the website listed on task card #1
Complete the task cards in order.
Every student will answer the questions from the task cards on the lab sheet in the Watch It! section of the lab sheet.
Watch It! Station Directions
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YouTube: https://goo.gl/BdbfuH G Drive: https://goo.gl/hj2cwj URL is case-sensitive
Describe what a biome is and provide some factors which help determine the biome.
List 3 biomes discussed in the video and characterize one of them. Include the terms vegetation, climate, location, and several organisms from the biome.
1. Click Play on the video.2. Answer questions from cards
#2-4 on your lab sheet.
YouTube
What is unique about the intertidal zone?
Each member of the group will go to the website listed on task card #1
Complete the task cards in order.
Every student will answer the questions from the task cards on the lab sheet in the Research It! section.
Research It! Station Directions
1. Go to http://goo.gl/VyBeh6
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2. Use the interactive map to answer the next set of questions on your lab sheet.
1. List 2 characteristics of the rainforest biome.
2. What kind of vegetation is found in the grasslands biome?
3. Describe the characteristics of plants and animals that live in desert biomes.
4. Describe how the trees in the deciduous forest are different from those in the taiga.
1. Why is biodiversity low in the taiga forest biome?
2. What is the difference between arctic and alpine tundra?
3. Describe the landscape in the polar biomes.
4. Describe the vegetation in the chaparral biome..
One member of the group will read the task cards in order. The group will be responsible for completing each of the tasks that are being read.
Each member of the group will then write their conclusions down on the lab sheet in the Explore It! section.
Explore It! Station Directions
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1. Use the cards in front of you for this activity.
A biome is a large community of plants and animals that occupy a distinct region on the world. Biomes can be terrestrial (land) or aquatic (fresh and salt water).
1. Check your answers with the key and make any corrections necessary.
2. On your lab sheet discuss what type of biome you live in. How do you know? Keep in mind your region could be a mix of several biomes.
1. How can microhabitats support larger regional biomes?
1. How many biomes have you visited?
2. Which biome has the most biodiversity on Earth?
2. Match the biome images with the characteristics for that particular biome.
Microhabitats are very small parts of the environment that support a distinct flora (plants) and fauna (animals).
Examples of microhabitats could be a rotting tree stump or a dead animal.
1. List 3 microhabitats on your lab sheet and describe the characteristics of each.
Rain
fore
st
•M
ost
div
ers
e b
iom
e•
Gre
ate
st a
mou
nt o
f ra
infa
ll•
Covers
6%
of E
art
h but
hom
e
to 5
0%
of t
he s
peci
es
•Im
por
tant
pro
duc
ts s
uch
as
medic
ine, f
ruit
, lum
ber
and
te
as
com
e f
rom
thi
s bio
me
Gra
ssla
nds
•Deep-r
oote
d g
rass
es
and
tr
ees
•Hot
weath
er
year-
roun
d, b
ut
can
have t
orre
ntia
l dow
npou
rs t
o re
ple
nish
the
re
gio
n•
Few
pla
nts
and
ani
mals
Dese
rt
•Li
ttle
rain
fall
or p
reci
pit
ati
on•
Hot
, ari
d c
limate
•Co
vers
nearl
y 2
0%
of t
he
Eart
h’s
surf
ace
Tem
pera
te (
Deci
duo
us) Fo
rest
•La
rge, h
ard
woo
d t
rees
are
pre
sent
•M
ost
trees
lose
the
ir le
aves
every
fall
•Gene
rally
has
4 s
easo
ns•
2-6
feet
of p
reci
pit
ati
on p
er
year
Bore
al F
ore
st (
Taig
a)
•Co
ld, h
ars
h cl
imate
wit
h a
shor
t gro
win
g s
easo
n•
Dom
inate
d b
y e
verg
reen
trees
that
have n
eedle
s•
Bio
div
ers
ity lo
w b
eca
use o
f ha
rsh
cond
itio
ns•
Pro
ne t
o w
ildfi
res
Flooding
Tund
ra
•La
ck o
f tr
ees
•Perm
afr
ost
pre
sent
mos
t of
th
e y
ear
•Cha
ract
eri
zed b
y s
mall
shru
bs,
mos
ses,
and
lich
ens
pre
sent
•Co
ld a
nd d
ry
Arc
tic
(Pola
r)
•Fr
eezi
ng c
limate
mos
t of
the
ye
ar.
•V
ery
litt
le s
oil p
rese
nt f
or
gro
wth
•W
orld
’s w
indie
st p
lace
•Su
rrou
nded b
y o
ceans
Cha
parr
al
•Sh
rubby
, coa
stal b
iom
e•
Hot
sum
mers
, but
coo
l and
ra
iny w
inte
rs•
Pla
gue
d b
y w
ildfi
res
•Co
yot
es,
mou
ntain
lion
, sn
ake
s, a
nd r
abbit
s are
pre
sent
thr
ougho
ut
Biomes Key
Each member of the group will draw a quick sketch on the lab sheet that shows they understand the concept being taught.
Use the colored pencils and markers that are provided.
The directions for the sketch are provided on the task card at the table.
Illustrate It! Station Directions
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Use the colored pencils to shade in each of the biomes on Earth. Be sure to include the color next to the key.
Illustrate It! Station Directions
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It is recommended that you have completed at least twoof the following stations before working at this station.-Read It!-Explore It!-Watch It!-Research It!
Read each of the cards and answer the questions on your lab sheet.
Organize It! Station Directions
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1. Where are most of the tropical rainforests found on Earth?
2. Where are most of the tundra regions found on Earth?
1. Which biomes are found in the United States?
2. On which continents are most of the desert biomes found?
Writ
e It!
TaskCard#1:
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TaskCard#2:
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TaskCard#3:
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Nam
e___
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Biom
es
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Illus
trate
It!
Expl
ore
It!
Ass
ess I
t!#1_____
#3_____
Nam
e___
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Read
It!
#2_____
#4_____
#1_____
#3_____
#2_____
#4_____
Rese
arch
It!
Org
anize
It!
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Biom
es
TaskCard#2
1. 2. 3. 4
TaskCard#3
1. 2. 3. 4.
TaskCard#2
2.
TaskCard#3
1.
TaskCard#4
1. 2. 3.
TaskCa
rd#1
1. 2.
TaskCa
rd#2
1. 2.
Wat
ch It
!TaskCard#2:
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TaskCard#3:
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TaskCard#4:
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Nam
e___
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Biom
es
Writ
e It!
Biom
es A
nsw
er K
ey
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Writ
e It!
TaskCard#1:
1.Abiom
eisalargeregionth
athassimilarcommunitiesofflora,fauna,
andgeography.M
icrohabita
tsareve
rysm
allecosystem
sthate
xist
with
inabiome.Theycouldbeassmallaso
nesideofa
leaf,but
with
inth
emicrohabita
tyouw
illfindsim
ilarc
ommunitiesof
organism
s.
2.Biom
escouldchangeoveralongperiodoftimeiftheclimate
changes.Oneexamplecouldbeth
atth
eEarthg
etsw
armerorcooler
overhundredsorth
ousandsofye
ars.
3.Eachbiomehasd
ifferentfactorsth
atallowitto
beunique.Those
factorsincludefa
una,flora,clim
ate,amountofsunlight,a
ltitude,
temperature,andth
elocatio
nonEarth.
Illus
trate
It!
Expl
ore
It!
Ass
ess I
t!#1__C_
__#3__A_
__
Read
It!
#2__D_
__#4__B_
__#1__B_
__#3__C_
__#2__D_
__#4__C_
__
Rese
arch
It!
Org
anize
It!
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Biom
es A
nsw
er K
ey
TaskCa
rd#1
1.Ne
arth
eequator.
2.Ne
arth
enorthpole
TaskCard#2
1.Studenta
nswersw
illva
ry.
2.De
ep-rootedgrassesw
ithfewtreesa
nd
shrubs
3.Therearefewva
rietie
sofp
lantsa
nd
anim
alsinthedesert.Thosethatare
therearehighlyadaptedto
the
environm
enta
ndarem
ostlynocturnal.
4.Mosto
fthetreeslosetheirleavese
very
fallandgrow
them
backinthesprin
gtim
e.
TaskCard#3
1.Biodiversityislowinth
etaigabecauseof
theharshconditionsforsurvival
2.Arctictu
ndraisfoundnearth
epolesand
hasaveryshortgrowingseason.Alpine
tundraisfoundatthetopoflarge
mountainrangesandth
esoilisnot
perm
anentlyfrozenliketh
earctictundra
3.Frozenmosto
ftheyeara
ndth
eleastbio
diverseonEarth.
4.Re
gionso
ftalldensesh
rubs,andsom
eshrubbywoodlands.
TaskCard#2
2.Studenta
nswersw
illva
rybased
onre
gions.
TaskCard#3
1.Studenta
nswersw
illva
rybut
someexam
plesco
uldbea
puddle,a
deadtree,our
stom
achs,asmallgarden,a
sewer,adrainageditch
TaskCard#4
1.Microhabitatssu
pporttheoverallbiome
becausetheygenerallyhavevastamountsof
bacteriathathelpwith
decom
positio
nand
returningnutrientstoth
esoil.O
rganismsa
re
alldependentoneachotherforsu
rvival.
2.Studenta
nswersw
illva
ry.
3.Thetropicalrainforestisthemostd
iverse
biom
eonth
eplanet.
TaskCa
rd#2
1.Taiga,Desert,Mixe
dor
Decid
uousfo
rest,
Steppe
2.MostlyAfricaand
SouthAm
erica
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ch It
!
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Biom
es A
nsw
er K
ey
TaskCard#2:
Biom
esaremajorlifezo
nesthata
reeith
erterrestrialora
quatic.
Factorsthatc
ontributetoth
ebiom
esincludevegetatio
n,
sunlight,andclim
ate
TaskCard#3:
Thereweremanyb
iomesm
entio
nedinth
evideo.Som
eofth
em
includetherainforest,tundra,grassland,andch
aparral.Students
answ
ersw
illva
rydependingonthebiom
etheychose.Ch
eckto
seetheyhaveincludedth
elocatio
n,clim
ate,ve
getatio
n,anda
feworganism
sfromthebiom
e.
TaskCard4:
Theintertidalzo
neiswhereth
elandm
eetsth
eocean.
Throughoutth
edaythelandm
aybeexposeddurin
glowtideor
coveredinoceanwaterduringhightide.