Geography Biomes are areas of our planet with similar climates, landscapes, animals and plants. What lives in each biome depends on:

how warm or cold it is

how dry or wet it is

how fertile the soil is Each biome has features which make it unique. Both plants and animals rely on each other to survive. The animals in a biome depend upon plants for food. The plants in a biome often also depend upon the animals for spreading pollen and seeds so that new plants can grow. Some different biomes are:

Aquatic such as marine, freshwater and coral reefs.

Tropical rainforest - hot and wet all year round.

Desert - hot and dry all year round.

Grasslands such as the savannah - hot all year round with a long, dry season.

Woodlands - warm and mild, with more rain falling in the winter than the summer.

The tundra - very little rain or snow and the temperatures are freezing. Winters are long and summers are short.

Have a look at the attached map showing you different biomes within the continents. Using the world map can you find and name different countries within each continent for each type of biome? Think about which plants and animals you would find in the different biomes and make a list of these.

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Lots of people enjoy visiting the beach and having picnics, barbeques and ice creams. One of the large problems facing the marine biome is human pollution. Think about and debate these questions with your family:

Whose job is it to remove litter from the beach?

Should we have barbeques on the beach?

Why are we still producing plastic if it’s causing so much damage?

Science – plants and animals Marine Biome There are lots of different types of animals that live in the marine biome. Watch this clip or look at the fact file attached and see what animals and plants you can spot. https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/science-ks1-ks2-wonders-of-nature-underwater-world/zh3ygwx Research which animals might live there. If you have access to the internet watch this video about marine life and have a go at the activity and quiz. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zx882hv/articles/zsfkd2p Some animals are fish, some are mammals and some are molluscs (soft with no backbone). Using the animals you have found can you identify which animals belong to each category? There are also some attached pictures you can use. Now think about how the fish are adapted to the biome and how the mammals are adapted to the biome. How do their bodies allow them to survive in this biome? Research which plants grow in the ocean and make a list of these. Animals in the marine biome rely on the plants and other animals to eat to survive. Split your page into 3 with the headings carnivore (eats only other animals), herbivore (eats only plants) and omnivore (eats both plants and other animals). Now sort the animals into each category. Can you make a list of different food each animal would eat? On the attached sheet can you create food chains to show how the animals and plants are eaten?

Eden North Project Week 2 Year 1 & 2

Biomes June 2020

Art A diorama is a model which shows a scene. Here is an example of a diorama for a different biome. Can you make a diorama of a marine biome? Make sure you include a variety of plants and animals that you have learnt about. Can you show some of the different parts of the ocean?

To make your biome you will need a box so you can have the floor and a background (a shoe box works well). Then use resources from around your house such as paint, paper, colouring pens and pencils, paint, junk modelling materials and play dough to create the scene to show the habitat, the animals and the plants which live there.

Geography There are 5 main oceans in the world. Can you name these and then add them onto the world biomes map? The ocean is made up of lots of different parts. Have a look at the attached sheet which tells you about the different levels and sections. Now hide the sheet and use the plain diagram to add the habitat names and conditions to. Then check to see how many you labelled correctly. Imagine you are going on an expedition to the ocean. What would you see, hear, feel and smell? What would the weather and temperature be like? Would this be different depending on which ocean you visited? Would it be different depending on the time of year you went? Now you need to pack your biome backpack for your expedition. Think about what you would need to put in to survive in the habitat. Draw or print off the picture of a rucksack and draw your items. Can you write a sentence for each item using ‘because’ to explain why you are taking each item?

Eden & Eden North

Have a look at the Eden Project Cornwall & Eden North fact sheets and websites to find out more about the Eden complexes

https://www.edenproject.com/ https://www.edenproject.com/eden-story/our-ethos/eden-project-north

The Eden Project (Cornish: Edenva) is a popular visitor attraction in Cornwall, England, UK. Inside there are two biomes which have plants that are collected from many diverse climates and environments.

The complex is dominated by two huge adjoining domes that house thousands of plant species. The largest of the two biomes simulates a rainforest environment (and is the largest indoor rainforest in the world) and the second, is a Mediterranean environment. The attraction also has an outside botanical garden which is home to many plants and wildlife native to Cornwall and the UK in general.

The Eden Project North in Morecambe, Lancashire, with a focus on the marine environment.