Review Biomes
Station 1
Welcome to the Jungle!!
Explore http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/rainforest.htm
ACROSTIC! For each letter in the word Tropical Rainforest,
write a piece of information about this biome. Think about
the location, climate, vegetation, wildlife, parts of this
biome, etc. There are only 3 rules:
1. Work in pairs or 3s within your “group” at this
station. Your acrostics should NOT be identical,
but you may work to help each other when you
get stuck.
2. Make sure to include USEFUL information. For
example, if you use “Rainfall” for the letter R, be
sure to tell how much; if you name an animal,
include at least a word or two about what the
animal is (Is it a large bird? An amphibian?)
3. You MUST include the 4 layers of the rainforest
somewhere in this acrostic.
Station 2
The Dry, Dry Desert
1. Go to http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/desert/index.htm
2. Take turns reading “What is a Desert Like?” out loud
from the web page. Fill in the blanks in your worksheet
as you read.
3. Go to the types of deserts link on the left side of the
web page.
4. Pick a stick from the box on the table (try not to peek).
If you pick a red stick, you will work with hot deserts; if
you draw a blue stick, you will work with cold deserts.
5. Choose one desert from the charts on the “hot deserts”
or “cold deserts” links on this page, depending on your
stick color.
6. Draw a picture, labeling the things found in your desert
OR create a graphic organizer expressing these same
topics.
Station 3
We’re in the Taiga now!!
Go to http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/taiga.htm
1. Explore the links on this site (down the left side of the
page) to complete the activities on the front and back
of your worksheet. Read carefully – some of these are
tricky!!
2. Using the data provided at the bottom of your
worksheet and a piece of graph paper, make a data
table AND a colored bar graph showing the average
rainfall per year for each biome listed.
Station 4
In the Dark, Dark Forest
1. Go to the following web page: http://www.blueplanet
biomes.org/deciduous _forest.htm
2. Read the introduction and click on the links to answer
the questions and fill in the graphic organizer on your
worksheet.
Station 5
Life is the bubbles
Under the Sea!
1. Go to
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/biomes/marine.php
2. Complete the graphic organizers to learn about the
Marine biome.
Station 6
I wonder …The Tundra!!!
A.
Visit
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/tundra.html
B. WORK TOGETHER to answer the worksheet questions
from the information you find on this page.
C. Go to
http://www.kidssavingnature.org/Tundra/wildlife.html
D. WORK TOGETHER. Explore the website to find the
answers tot the crossword puzzle.
Station 7
Biome: Freshwater!
1. Go to http://www.mbgnet.net/fresh/index.htm
2. Working together, you will explore each of the three
Freshwater biomes linked from this page.
3. Each group member should choose a “scroll” from the
can on the table in front of you. Each “scroll” is a blank
word quilt. Unroll your quilt and use the website to
answer the questions or sill in the information
requested. You can write or draw – YOUR CHOICE! (If
you draw, please label your drawing.)
For example, if a space on the word quilt says, “bird,” you
will draw or write about a bird found in the type of wetland
you chose.
BE CREATIVE – and NEAT!
4. Cut out your word quilt and paste it onto a piece of
colored construction paper.
Station 8
Biomes: Grasslands
1. Go to http://mbgnet.net/sets/grasslnd/index.htm
2. Click on Types of Grasslands (left side of web page) to
read about the 3 types of North American grasslands.
Fill in the chart from the information you find. Now,
explore the rest of the website.
3. Click on Grasslands of the World. Fill in this chart from
what you find there:
NEXT:
4. Make up 10 trivia questions from the information you
find on this site (explore BEYOND just the two sections
you just visited).
 Write each question on a index card. They should
be multiple choice questions (choices should go on
the front of the card), OR questions with 1-2 word
answers.
 Write the correct answer on the back of the card.
 Include AT LEAST ONE question on each of the
following topic
1. Climate
2. Location
3. Vegetation (plants)
4. Wildlife
5. Types of grasslands.
One Rule:
You may NOT use any of the questions that appear on the
website!
BE CREATIVE! Think like you are a teacher making up
questions for a quiz, or a game-maker creating questions for
a trivia game.
When you finish with this station, place your index cards in
the box by the attendance sticks.