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BIOMES OF THE WORLD
STUDENTS
TEACHERS
FOR TEACHERS
This activity is especially designed for your students to help them enhance their learning about BIOMES of the world.
HELLO TEACHERS!
OBJECTIVE
AUDIENCEENVIRONMENT
OBJECTIVEAFTER THE COMPLETION OF READING ABOUT THE SIX MAJOR BIOMES OF THE WORLD, AND UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE INTERACTIVE LEARNING POWERPOINT, STUDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY, EXPLAIN, AND COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE SIX DIFFERENT BIOMES BY GIVING A 2-3 MINUTE SPEECH ON A CERTAIN GIVEN BIOME. AFTER COMPLETION OF THE SPEECH, STUDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET AT LEAST AN 80% ON THE QUIZ PROCEEDING THE POWERPOINT LESSON.
AUDIENCEThis learning activity is intended for the following learners:
3RD – 5TH GRADERS MIDDLE-CLASS SUBURBAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COMMUNITY CHILDREN/STUDENTS WHO NEED A VISUAL/HANDS-ON LEARNING ACTIVITY STUDENTS WHO ARE SEEKING EXTRA CREDIT STUDENTS WHO DO NOT FULLY UNDERSTAND THE MATERIAL AFTER THE GENERAL LESSON GIVEN IN CLASS
ENVIRONMENT
INDIVIDUALLY OR IN GROUPS UP TO 3 STUDENTS AT A COMPUTER THAT ALLOWS SOUND AND HAS ACCESS TO THE INTERNET IN THE CLASSROOM, AT A COMPUTER LAB, OR AT HOME
This activity should be competed:
Welcome Explorer!
TODAY WE ARE GOING TO EXPLORE THE BIOMES OF THE WORLD!
MAIN MENUI WOULD LIKE TO SKIP TO:
PRACTICE ACTIVITY
QUIZ
CLICK HERE TO START!
What Do These Buttons Mean?
You may be wondering what some of these buttons mean! Here is a simple key to help you out:
MAIN MENU
NEXT SLIDE
BACKBIOMECHOICES
LET’S LEARN ABOUT BIOMES!
WELL HEY THERE, EXPLORER! MY NAME IS FREDDY THE EXPLORER, AND I WILL HELP GUIDE YOU THROUGH THIS JOURNEY! YAHOO!
BEGIN YOUR JOURNEY!FREDDY
What In The World Are Biomes?
In the world, there are many different weather patterns, landscapes, animals and plants. All
these things contribute to an area’s biome. Today, you will investigate and
explore the six major biomes of the world!
What Would You Like To Learn About?
rainforest tundra taiga
desert forest grassland
Choose one! OR START FROM THE BEGINNING!
THE RAINFOREST
? DID YOU KNOW?
There are
2 different types of rainforests!
AND
TROPICAL
TEMPERATECLICK ON ONE OF THE TYPES TO LEARN MORE!
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What makes the rainforest so SPECIAL? Watch this to find out!
VIDEO
THE RAINFOREST
A RAINFOREST is a tall, thick jungle.
RAIN, RAIN, RAIN!
RAINFORESTS ARE ENGANGERED!
PLANTS
ANIMALS
RAINFOREST COOL FACTSHey kids! Here are
some cool facts about the rainforest!
HOME TO HALF OF THE EARTH’S PLANT AND ANIMAL SPECIES SOURCE OF MEDICAL PLANTS ENDANGERED
WHAT CAN YOU DO IN THE RAINFOREST?
✪ GO BIRD WATCHING. THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT KINDS!✪ HIKE THROUGH THE FOREST. BRING LOTS OF WATER!✪ RIDE ON HORSES THROUGHOUT. LOOK AT THE BEAUTIFUL WILDLIFE. BRING YOUR RAINCOAT!
RAINFOREST PLANTS
orchids lianas (vine)
carnivorousbromeliads
RAINFOREST ANIMALS
chimpanzee toucan
sloth red-eyed tree frog
WHERE IS THE RAINFOREST LOCATED?
tropical
temperate
TROPICAL RAINFOREST
Found close to the EQUATOR
WARM and MOISTHOME TO HUNDREDS OF TREE, ANIMAL
AND PLANT SPECIES
very green!
TEMPERATE RAINFOREST
Found along the coast in the temperate zone
COOL FACT:THESE RAINFORESTS GET INCHES OF RAINFALL A YEAR!
100+
COOL TEMPERATURESFound on the west coast of the United States from northern CALIFORNIA to ALASKA. The climate is caused by ocean currents, which bring in rain,
fog, and clouds.
TUNDRAHOW COLD IS COLD?
LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THE WORLD AROUND THE NORTH POLE
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PLANTS
ANIMALS
BRR!
TUNDRA FACTSAnimals are adapted to handle cold winters and to breed
and raise young quickly in the very short and cool summers.
Temperatures during the arctic winter can dip to -60 F! Brrrr!
The soil is often frozen.
Water is unavailable during most of the year.
WHERE IS THE TUNDRA LOCATED?
TUNDRA
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TUNDRA PLANTS
lichen dark red leaves
TUNDRA ANIMALS
polar bear
penguin
snowy owl
TAIGA
? DID YOU KNOW?
Taiga is the LARGEST biome in the world!
STRETCHES ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF CANADA, EUROPE, AND ASIA
WINTERS ARE COLD, SUMMERS ARE WARM LOTS OF CONIFERS GROW HERE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW FREEZING 6 MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR WILDFIRES CAN START EASILY
FREDDY’S COOL FACTS:
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WHERE IS THE TAIGA LOCATED?
TAIGA PLANTSNot very many plants
grow here. Interesting, huh?
conifers
cotton grass
THE HARSH CONDITIONS MAKE IT
HARDFOR PLANT LIFE TO
SURVIVE.
TAIGA ANIMALSblack bear bald eagle
snowshoe rabbit bobcat
DESERTHAVE YOU EVER DRIVEN THROUGH A DESERT ON A
TRIP ANYWHERE?
PLANTS
ANIMALS
How much rain does the DESERT get? Not much! Click the button below to find out!
RAINFALL
MAP
? DID YOU KNOW?
THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF DESERTS
HOT AND COLD!
DESERTS BY US!BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THERE ARE FOUR MAJOR
DESERTS IN NORTH AMERICA, WHERE WE LIVE!
TEXASNEVADA
DESERT FACTS TEMPERATURES ARE VERY, VERY HOT DURING THE DAY, EXCEEDING 100 DEGREES NIGHTS IN THE DESERT ARE VERY COLD, USUALLY AROUND 40-50 DEGREES DRY, DRY, DRY! LITTLE RAIN. FOUND ON ALL SEVEN CONTINENTS THE LARGEST HOT DESERT IS IN AFRICA, CALLED THE SAHARA
RAINFALL CHART
HERE IS A CHART TO HELP YOU
LOOK AT EACH BIOME’S
RAINFALL. LOOK
CLOSELY AT THE DESERT
AND THE TUNDRA, WHY DO THEY GET SUCH LITTLE RAINFALL?
HEY KIDS!
WHERE IS THE DESERT LOCATED?
DESERT PLANTS
cactus yucca tree
DESERT ANIMALS
rattlesnake addax
sidewinderthorny devil
TEMPERATE DECIDIOUS
FORESTTHIS BIOME IS HOME TO THE FOUR SEASONS: SUMMER, FALL, WINTER AND SPRING
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PLANTS
ANIMALS
This is where many of you call HOME!
The word "deciduous" means exactly what the leaves on these
trees do: change color in autumn, fall off in the winter, and grow
back again in the spring. This adaptation
helps trees in the forest survive winter.
FOREST PLANTStrees, trees, trees!
Here are a few leaves from trees:
white oak American beech
FOREST ANIMALS
coyote deer
WHY DO THE SEASONS CHANGE?The seasons change because of the tilt on
earth’s axis.
Without the tilt of the earth's axis, we wouldn't have seasons. Instead, the areas around the
equator would receive the most sun and the northern and southern hemispheres would be
stuck in a gradual gradient of hot to cold. The seasons would not
change, it would be about the same
temperature year round and there would be no
seasons.
WHERE IS THE TEMPERATE DECIDIOUS
FOREST LOCATED?
deciduous forest
GRASSLANDGRASSLANDS ARE BIG, OPEN SPACES
? DID YOU KNOW?
THERE ARE THREE DIFFERENT TYPES OF GRASSLAND IN THE UNITED STATES!
HEY! CHECK THESE FACTS OUT!
Crops grow well in the rich soil.
Grasslands are often located between deserts and forests.
plants MAP
GRASSLANDS IN THE USA
WHERE ARE GRASSLANDS
LOCATED?
GRASSLAND PLANTSwildfl owers
FUN PRACTICE ACTIVITY!
HEY THERE, EXPLORER! BY NOW YOU HAVE A PRETTY GOOD IDEA OF THE SIX MAJOR
BIOMES OF OUR PLANET EARTH! LISTEN UP CAREFULLY:
GROUP ACTIVITY
1. GET INTO GROUPS OF THREE OR FOUR
directions:
2. YOUR TEACHER WILL GIVE YOU ONE BIOME. TALK WITH YOUR GROUP MEMBERS, TURNED EXPLORERS, ABOUT YOUR BIOME
3. PREPARE TO GIVE A SHORT SPEECH TO THE CLASS ABOUT THE BIOME INCLUDING WEATHER, ANIMALS/PLANTS, WHAT YOU CAN DO THERE, AND OTHER INTERESTING INFORMATION……….HAVE FUN EXPLORER!!!!!
QUIZ TIME!WELL EXPLORER, IT’S TIME TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE!
directions1. READ EACH QUESTION VERY CAREFULLY.2. CHOOSE THE CORRECT/BEST ANSWER,
AND CLICK ON THE LETTER BESIDE THE ANSWER.
3. IF YOU GET A QUESTION WRONG, RETRY AND POSSIBLY GO BACK AND REVIEW WHAT YOU MAY HAVE FORGOTTEN.
4. GOOD LUCK EXPLORER!
LETS GO!
QUESTION #1
1. Where can the TUNDRA be found?
A
B
C
D
Along the equator
Antarctica
The North Pole
North America
CORRECT!
WAHOO!!!!!
C
Good thinkin’ explorer!
MOVE ON!
is the RIGHT ANSWER!
OOPS! TRY AGAIN EXPLORER!
TRY AGAIN! That is NOT the right
answer.
DON’T GIVE UP! YOU MAY WANT TO GO REVIEW!!
RETRY
QUESTION #22. What TWO biomes get the least amount of rainfall?
A
B
C
D
Tundra and Taiga
Rainforest and Desert
Grassland and Temperate Deciduous Forest
Desert and Tundra
CORRECT!
WAHOO!!!!!
D
Good thinkin’ explorer!
MOVE ON!
is the RIGHT ANSWER!
OOPS! TRY AGAIN EXPLORER!
TRY AGAIN! That is NOT the right
answer.
DON’T GIVE UP! YOU MAY WANT TO GO REVIEW…
RETRY
QUESTION #3
3. The tilt on earth’s axis causes the…
A
B
C
D
Four seasons
Hurricanes
Animals to hide
Earth to spin
CORRECT!
WAHOO!!!!!
A
Good thinkin’ explorer!
MOVE ON!
is the RIGHT ANSWER!
OOPS! TRY AGAIN EXPLORER!
TRY AGAIN! That is NOT the right
answer.
DON’T GIVE UP! YOU MAY WANT TO GO REVIEW
RETRY
QUESTION #44. What is the largest biome in the world?
A
B
C
D
Rainforest
Taiga
Tundra
Desert
CORRECT!
WAHOO!!!!!
B
Good thinkin’ explorer!
MOVE ON!
is the RIGHT ANSWER!
OOPS! TRY AGAIN EXPLORER!
TRY AGAIN! That is NOT the right
answer.
DON’T GIVE UP! YOU MAY WANT TO GO REVIEW
RETRY
QUESTION #55. WHAT ARE THE TWO TYPES OF RAINFORESTS?
A
B
C
D
WET AND DRY
TEMPERATE AND TROPICAL
LUSH AND BROWN
SUNNY AND DARK
CORRECT!
WAHOO!!!!!
B
Good thinkin’ explorer!
MOVE ON!
is the RIGHT ANSWER!
OOPS! TRY AGAIN EXPLORER!
TRY AGAIN! That is NOT the right
answer.
DON’T GIVE UP! YOU MAY WANT TO GO REVIEW
RETRY
CONGRATULATIONS!
YOU’VE DONE IT EXPLORER!
YOU HAVE NOW SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED YOUR JOURNEY
THROUGHOUT THE WORLDS SIX MAJOR BIOMES
WAY TO GO!!!!!!!
WELL……
GET OUT THERE AND EXPLORE THE BEAUTY OF OUR
PLANET FOR YOURSELF!
HAPPY TRAILS!