Biology Report Period 5 Biome Web quest: Deciduous Forest Name _____________________________ Date: Friday 9 March 2012 Today we are going to explore the biome of the Deciduous Forest through a “Webquest” and where we will learn about what makes the deciduous forest so unique and special. But first let’s discuss a little background about Biomes Biomes: Region that contain characteristic Climate _____________________ _____________________ Climate: Where a biome is located geographically _________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Biomes Temperate Deciduous Forest Tropical Rain Forest Coniferous Forest _____________________ Desert Grasslands ______________________ ______________________ Temperate Deciduous Forest Located in regions north of the equator in areas such as o ______________________________ o ______________________________ o Parts of _______________________________________________ Video Questions 1. List 3 types of animals found in this type of forest _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ 2. What type of food did many of the animals eat? _______________________________ 3. Why do you think the deer were fighting? ____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Independent Practice: Complete the following webquest by following the links below to better understand temperate deciduous forests Climate/Weather Temperature range:________________ annual precipitation / rain __________ types of weather/Seasons: Animals Vegetation / Plants List 5 animals that are common to this biome. Why are they well adapted to live here? List 5 plants that are common to this biome. Why are they well adapted to live here? Landforms Name some landmark that can be found in this biome (mountain range, major river, canyon etc.) Geographic Location Name 3 countries/cities/sates/ this biome can be found in Places of Interest Name 3 reasons why you might want to visit this biome. Something New Name 2 new or interesting things that you have learned about this biome Biome Websites Blue Planet Biomes: http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/index.htm Introduction to Biomes: http://www.radford.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/intro.html Biomes: http://ths.sps.lane.edu/biomes/index1.html Mission Biomes match temp and precipitation: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Experiments/ The worlds biomes: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/index.html Biome Think Quest: http://library.thinkquest.org/C0113340/main.php?section=home