My Biome VacationWhere science, literacy, and technology meet.

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Things I Learned

• 1. They need a time limit

• 2. Keep your clothes on.

• 3. All images must be school appropriate.

How does this fit into my curriculum?

Content StandardsCollegeBoard

II. The Living World A. Ecosystem Structure

(Major Terrestrial and Aquatic Biomes)

B. Energy Flow (Food Webs and Trophic Levels)

D. Natural Ecosystem Change(Climate Shifts and Species Movement)

Next Generation Science Standards

LS2.B: Cycles of Matter and Energy Transfer in Ecosystems.

LS4.C: Adaptation

LS4.D:Biodiversity and Humans

NC Essential Standards

Bio.2.1 Analyze the interdependence of living organisms within their

environments. • Flow of energy

• Survival and reproductive success

Time FrameDay Project – Unit Long My Outline

ASSESSMENT My Biome Vacation Rubric

POSTCARDSStudent Examples

Research Resources • The World’s Biomes (UCMP – Berkeley)

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/  

• Blue Planet Biomes http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/world_biomes.htm

• Kids Do Ecology: World Biomeshttp://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/

• Missouri Botanical Garden: Biomes of the World http://www.mbgnet.net/index.html

Web2.0 Tools

ANY QUESTIONS?

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