Name(s): _______________________________ Hour: _____
Biome Presentation
You will prepare a 8-minute presentation for the class where you act as a tour
guide for a group of tourists going to your biome. You will be assigned one of the
following biomes: desert, temperate grassland, tundra, temperate rainforest, tropical
rainforest, temperate deciduous forest, tropical dry forest, savanna, boreal forest,
chaparral. There will be no replications.
You must research the location, soil type and aspects of their particular biome
(see below for grading criteria) and give an informative presentation to the rest of the
class. A visual aid is required and can be either a powerpoint presentation or a poster.
GRADING CRITERIA
Presentation:
Points
(1) The student acted as a tour guide, taking us through this biome 0
1
2
(2) The location of the biome is shown on a map
0
1
2
(3) The type of soil is discussed
0
1
2
(4) The mean monthly precipitation is provided on a climatograph; any variation
between different seasons is mentioned
0
1
2
(5) The mean monthly temperature is provided on a climatograph; any variation
between day & night and different seasons is mentioned
0
1
2
(6) A thorough list of clothing for tourists is
suggested based on the information in # 2-5
0
1
2
(7) A listing of animals tourists might expect to see is discussed
0
1
2
(8) A listing of plants tourists might expect to see is discussed
0
1
2
(9) A food web showing at least 3 plants and 7 animals is shown
0
1
2
(10)
0
1
2
0
10
20
Special or unusual traits of the biome are discussed
(11) A visual aid is included (powerpoint or poster)
Total:
0 = absent from presentation
1 = present, but poor quality
____________ / 40
2 = outstanding quality