Biomes of the World
My Topic:
Tasks:
You will be creating a powerpoint about your biome.
Your powerpoint will have 8 slides:
-Cover page
-Slide 1-2 – description of your biome
-Slide 3-4 – Organisms of your biome
-Slide 5-6 – People of your biome
-Slide 7 – Map of the world, locating your biome
-Slide 8 – Letters home
You may use Power Point or Google Presentation. A few ground rules:
__ Backgrounds must be a light color/font needs to be able to be easily
read
__ You may pick any font- must be easy to read
Watch your font size, stay between 12 and 14 point font.
Use the following checklist as a guide to complete your project.
Cover Page
__ Title (including the name of your biome)
__ Your Name
__ 1 picture representing your biome
Pages 1-2 Description of your biome
__ Title of the slide
__ Climate in your biome (seasons, temperature, storms)
__ Land forms in your biome (mountains, lakes)
__ Where on the planet is your biome found?
__ 2-3 pictures of your biome (not animals, just landscapes)
Pages 3-4 Organisms of your biome
__ Title of the slide
__ 10 organisms that live in your biome (animals and plants)
__ pictures of organisms __ label/name of the organism
__ 3 adaptations of animals in your biome
Pages 5-6 People of your biome
__ What is the culture like?
__ housing
__ food
__ jobs
__ clothing
Page 7 Map of the World
__ A map of the world highlighting where on the planet your biome
is found.
Page 8 Letter Home
Pretend you are visiting your biome. You are living with the people
there. You are seeing all of the wildlife there. You are experiencing
the climate of the area. Each team member needs to write a letter
home describing their time in their biome. Be sure to include
information from each page in your book.
Helpful Hints:
-Check in with me often. Make sure you are getting all the information
you need to have in your book.
-Save often. Save a copy of your Power Point under your name.
-Use this sheet as a CHECKLIST. Mark off activities as you complete them.
Cover Page
4-Proficient
3-Average
Cover page
includes a title, your
names and 1
picture representing
the biome.
Cover page
includes
2-Basic
1-Minimal
Cover page
includes fewer than
2 out of 3
requirements.
2 out of 3
requirements.
Description
Info -slides are titled
-include climate,
landforms, and a
description of the
biome
Slides include 3 out
of 4 of the
requirements.
Pictures -2-3 picture are
present
Slides include 2 out
of 4 requirements.
Slides include fewer
than 2 out of 4
requirements.
-2-3 pictures present
-fewer than 2
pictures are present
Pictures are not
accurate
-Pictures are
accurate
Organisms
Info -slides are titled
-slides are titled
-slides are titled
-slides are not titled
-include 10
organisms
-include 7-9
organisms
-include 4-6
organisms
-include fewer than
4 organisms
----plants and
animals
-----plants and
animals
---plants and/or
animals
---plants and/or
animals
present
7-9 picture are
present
4-6 picture are
present
-fewer than 4
pictures
-pictures are
labeled
-pictures are
labeled
-pictures are not
labeled
-pictures not
labeled
-2 adaptations listed
-1 adaptation listed
-0 adaptations listed
-includes 3 out of 4
requirements.
-includes 2 out of 4
requirements
-includes fewer than
2 requirements.
Pictures -10 pictures are
Adaptations -3 adaptations listed
People
Info -includes info on
housing, food, jobs
and clothing.
Pictures -at least 1 picture
-no pictures
included
included
Map
-map is present
-map is present
-map is not present
Letter Home
Effort
-biome is hi-lighted
-biome is not hilighted
-letter home is
present
-letter home is
present
-letter home is
present
-letter home is
present
-includes info on
organisms, people,
climate and
description
-includes 3 out of 4
requirements
-includes 2 out of 4
requirements
-includes fewer than
2 requirements
-presentation is neat
-presentation is neat
-presentation is neat
-presentation shows
thoughtful planning
-presentation shows
planning
-presentation shows
planning
-presentation is not
neat
-presentation is 95%
complete
-presentation is 80%
complete
-presentation is 60%
complete
-presentation
appears thrown
together
-presentation is less
than 60% complete
Use of Class
Time
-effectively used
class time 95% of
the time
-effectively used
class time 80-95% of
the time
-effectively used
class time 70% of
the time
-effectively used
class time less than
70% if the time.
Powerpoint
Effectiveness
Used
appropriate,
readable font.
Backgrounds
were attractive,
pictures were
on topic.
Some fonts
difficult to see.
Not all
backgrounds
were attractive.
Some pictures
did not relate to
topic.
Fonts difficult to
see. Slides are
plain.
Powerpoint skills
not used
effectively,
making it difficult
for class to enjoy
presentation.
Notes:
Final Grade: ______/ 52 points