Standards Addressed
S7L4. Students will examine the dependence of organisms on one another and their environments.
e. Describe the characteristics of Earth’s major terrestrial biomes (i.e. tropical rain forest, savannah,
temperate, desert, taiga, tundra, and mountain) and aquatic communities (i.e. freshwater, estuaries, and
marine).
Unit EQ
What would it be like to live in Earth’s various biomes?
Key Words
Climate
Plankton
Brackish
Estimated Dates
Taught
9/17-9/18
Mon
9/28
Tues-Fri
9/29 10/2
Mon
10/5
Tues-Wed
10/6-10/7
Thurs
10/8
Fri
10/9
Mon
10/12
Tues
10/13
Wed
10/14
Thurs
10/15
Temperate
Understory
Tributary
Deciduous
Conifers
Alpine
Canopy
Permafrost
Evergreen
Biome
Estuary
CLASSWORK
LQ: What are the characteristics of Earth’s biomes?
DO: Notes on biome organizer chart; Research using organizer on Earth’s Biomes
MEASURE: Organizer
EQ: What are the characteristics of Earth’s biomes?
DO: Complete Biome web quest in computer lab
MEASURE: Web quest
EQ: What are the characteristics of Earth’s biomes?
DO: Continue and finish biome research notes; Thursday: Research check- Must have at least 2/3
finished for a grade (at start of class period)
MEASURE: 20-1 Checkpoint Quiz Tues
Biome project choice: Survival video or Tracebook page
EQ: What are the characteristics of Earth’s biomes?
DO: Create script for video recording and select pictures to include in product (in lab)
MEASURE: 20-2 Checkpoint Quiz
Biome project choice: Survival video or Tracebook page
EQ: What are the characteristics of Earth’s biomes?
DO: Create biome project: Survival video or Tracebook page (in lab)
MEASURE: Research Organizer due
Biome project choice: Survival video or Tracebook page
LQ: How is climate measured?
DO: Learn how to read and analyze a climate graph.
MEASURE: 20-3 Checkpoint Quiz
Climate graph practice
LQ: What are the characteristics of Earth’s terrestrial biomes?
DO: Overview of terrestrial biomes; Start aquatic if time (PPT)
MEASURE: Student notes
LQ: What are the characteristics of Earth’s biomes?
DO: Watch Planet Earth Deep Ocean or freshwater
MEASURE: Quick Vocab Quiz; Video organizer or doodle notes
LQ: What are the characteristics of Earth’s aquatic biomes?
DO: Overview of aquatic biomes
MEASURE: Student notes (BIOME PROJECT DUE!)
LQ: What are the characteristics of Earth’s biomes?
DO: Screen viewing of Biome Survival Videos and Tracebook pages
MEASURE: Student feedback rubric
EQ: What are the characteristics of Earth’s Biomes?
DO: Biome Test
MEASURE: Biome Test
*Please be aware that all dates are subject to change. Conference week, ITBS, and CogAt testing will make
exact dates difficult. Check the blogs for updates.
DUE DATE
HOMEWORK
Tues 9/29
Classroom Quiz over 20.1, study
Mon 10/5
Classroom Quiz over 20.2, study
Tues 10/6
Research Organizer Due
Thurs 10/8
Classroom Quiz over 20.3, study
Mon 10/12
Vocabulary Quiz
Tues 10/13
Biome Survival Video or Tracebook page due
Thurs 10/15
Biome Test
Biome Study Guide
Know the following:
1. What is the definition of a biome?
2. How much precipitation does a desert receive per year?
3. Which aquatic biome has rivers, lakes, streams, and ponds?
4. Which land biome is really dry and really cold?
5. What is the definition of an estuary?
6. True or False: The deep zone in the ocean gets plenty of sunlight.
7. What are some characteristics of the rainforest?
8. Where is the rainforest located?
9. What does the word foliage mean? Which biome has hardwood trees that loose their foliage every year?
10. Which biome do we live in?
11. If we lived at the North Pole, which biome would we live in?
12. Which biome has the most biodiversity?
13. What do scientists study in order to determine which biome is which?
14. Which biome has evergreen trees, moose, and have needle-like leaves to help store water?
15. Be able to look at a map of the world’s biomes and name a biome based on its location on the map.
16. Be familiar with reading a graph to answer a question about temperature and precipitation of a specific biome.
17. For every biome we studied, name 2 common plants and 2 common animals that live in that biome.
18. For every biome we studied, is the rainfall light, medium, or heavy?
19. For every biome we studied, is the temperature cold, average, or hot?
20. Find a map of the southeastern United States. Find examples of estuaries, freshwater and marine ecosystems.