Environmental Science
Project II - Biomes
Purpose :
1. Describe how plants determine the name of a biome.
2. Explain how temperature and precipitation determine which plants grow in an area.
3. Explain how latitude and altitude affect which plants grow in an area.
4. Name two threats to the world’s biomes.
5. Describe the plant and animal life and the adaptations that help them survive in
a biome.
6. Create a climatogram of biome and compare to the city of Detroit.
Procedure:
1. Form a group of three –four team members. One member will select a biome from
those provided by teacher.
2. Working as a team, students will research information on their biome:
a) description & characteristics of biomes (light, temperature, space, water, air,
nutrients)
b) water movement through
c) carbon oxygen cycle
d) nitrogen cycle
e) countries included in biome (map)
f) plants that make up biome and adaptations
g) animals that make up the biome and their adaptations
h) decomposers that make up the biome and their adaptations
i) Food chains and food webs
j) environmental effects and threats to the biomes
k) climatogram of your biome and compare it to Detroit
k) unusual facts and tidbits
Use a minimum of three different sources for research and document.
3. Create a diorama (scene in shoebox or display box), pop-up book, game or other
creative visual to demonstrate/ explain research found on biome.
4. Create a brochure for your biome which includes all of the above information.
(50 pts EC)
5. Present to class on Wednesday, October 28, 2009. Sign up for time slot!
Rubric for Grades
Topic Covered
Biome Identified
Characteristics identified
Carbon oxygen cycle
Nitrogen cycle
Countries (map or other source)
Plant life /adaptations
Animal life/ adaptations
Decomposers/ adaptations
Food chains and food webs
Threats to the biomes
Climatogram of your biome and compare it to Detroit
Unusual facts/ tidbits
Resources cited
Visual ________________ Brochure: 50 pts EC
Neat, P/G/S,
Teamwork - presentation
Total
Points Earned
Points Possible
25
60
25
25
25
30
30
30
25
20
25
25
30
100
25
100
600
C – Hour Environmental Science
Biomes Project
Tundra
1. Tyler Shaw
2. Adrianne Hall
3. Jared Freelain
4. _______________
Grassland
1. ______________
2. ______________
3. ______________
4. ______________
Taiga
1. Iesha Mitchell
2. Devonte Smith
3. Tiffany Steele
4. Tynissa Harris
Desert
1. Gabrielle Myers
2. Tra’Bien Long
3. Tequila Brown
4. Lorreal Jones
Temperate Deciduous
1. DeAnn Moses
2. Meghan Morrison
3. David Valentine
4. Ruby Mahan
Tropical Rainforest
1. Dailyn Foster
2. Jacqueline Davis
3. Lisa Foster
4. Breanna Shields
Chaparral
1. _______________
2. _______________
3. _______________
4. _______________
Temperate Forest
1. Vanessa McKenzie
2. Rod Hines
3. Takiya Jackson
4. Kenya Dorsey
Savanna
1. Valor Miller
2. Isaiah Kemp
3. Kevin Warren
4. Roger Burney
E – Hour Environmental Science
Biomes Project
Tundra
1. _______________
2. _______________
3. _______________
4. _______________
Grassland
1. ______________
2. ______________
3. ______________
4. ______________
Taiga
1. _______________
2. _______________
3. _______________
4. _______________
Desert
1. ______________
2. _______________
3. _______________
4. _______________
Temperate Deciduous
1. _______________
2. _______________
3. _______________
4. _______________
Tropical Rainforest
1. ________________
2. ________________
3. ________________
4. ________________
Chaparral
1. _______________
2. _______________
3. _______________
4. _______________
Temperate Forest
1. _________________
2. _________________
3. _________________
4. _________________
Savanna
1. ________________
2. ________________
3. ________________
4. ________________
Mountains/ Polar Ice
Mountains/ Polar Ice
Mountains/ Polar Ice
Mountains/ Polar Ice
Tropical Rainforest
Tropical Rainforest
Tropical Rainforest
Tropical Rainforest
Tundra
Tundra
Tundra
Tundra
Temperate Forest
Temperate Forest
Temperate Forest
Temperate Forest
Taiga
Taiga
Taiga
Taiga
Desert
Desert
Desert
Desert
Chaparral
Chaparral
Chaparral
Chaparral
Temperate Grassland
Temperate Grassland
Temperate Grassland
Temperate Grassland
Tropical Savanna
Tropical Savanna
Tropical Savanna
Tropical Savanna
Mountains/ Polar Ice
Mountains/ Polar Ice
Mountains/ Polar Ice
Mountains/ Polar Ice
Tropical Rainforest
Tropical Rainforest
Tropical Rainforest
Tropical Rainforest
Tundra
Tundra
Tundra
Tundra
Temperate Forest
Temperate Forest
Temperate Forest
Temperate Forest
Taiga
Taiga
Taiga
Taiga
Desert
Desert
Desert
Desert
Chaparral
Chaparral
Chaparral
Chaparral
Temperate Grassland
Temperate Grassland
Temperate Grassland
Temperate Grassland
Tropical Savanna
Tropical Savanna
Tropical Savanna
Tropical Savanna
Names _______________________________________________
_________________________________________________
Biome _______________________________________________
Rubric for Grades
Topic Covered
Biome Identified
Characteristics identified
Carbon oxygen cycle
Nitrogen cycle
Countries (map or other source)
Plant life /adaptations
Animal life/ adaptations
Decomposers/ adaptations
Food chains and food webs
Environmental Effects/Threats to the biomes
Climatogram of your biome and compare it
to Detroit
Unusual facts/ tidbits
Resources cited
Visual _____________ Brochure: 50 pts EC
Neat, P/G/S,
Teamwork - presentation
Total
Points
Earned
Points
Possible
25
60
25
25
25
30
30
30
25
20
25
25
30
100
25
100
600