Biome Project – Holmes MS 6th Grade
Worth 200 points (test grade)
Date assigned: May 3, 2012
Date due: May 10, 2012
May 11th is the 6th grade incentive for 4th quarter, students that do not turn-in their
project will not be participating in the incentive
Deserts
Tropical Rainforests
Taiga - Coniferous Forest
Wetlands
Biomes of the World
Grasslands
Temperate Rainforests
Tundra
Temperate Deciduous Forest
Directions:
1. Your teacher will assign you one biome from the table above.
2. You will research a particular location in that biome.
3. You will use the http://animoto.com website to create
a. On May 3, 2012 the class will participate in a training event to learn how to use
animoto.com
b. You will have time to work on this project in class but you are welcome to do work at
home.
4. To earn the maximum number of points, you must include the answer to each question
below. You will do this using pictures pictures (with captions) that you downloaded or took
yourself.
a. Where your biome is located?
b. What type of plant life grows in that region of your biome?
c. What types of animal life call that region of your biome home?
d. What is the climate of that region of your biome?
i. What is the average monthly precipitation?
ii. What is the average monthly temperatures (highs and lows)?
e. What major weather events occur in your biome (hurricanes, typhoon, tornados,
monsoons, blizzards, droughts)?
f. What natural resources are found in that region of your biome (minerals, precious
metals, oil, etc.)?
g. What is the human presence and its impact on your biome?
h. What are other unique characteristics of your biome, such as seasonal information?
5. Refer to the attached rubric to see how points are earned.
Important Dates:
 May 3rd project assigned
 May 4th no school for select conferences
 May 7-10 class is in the computer lab.
 Project due May 10th
Biome Project – Holmes MS 6th Grade
Worth 200 points (test grade)
Biome Assignments
This is an individual assignment, so even though you are not the oly student with a specific
biome you must do your own unique project.
Student
Almeida, Jason T
Angeli-Nemeth, Rachel A
Bauers, Michael R
Bogle, Madelyn B
Brokaw, Wessley I
Brown, Alexandria J
Carter, Cale R
Clouse, Nathan C
Drye, Chloe A
Dwinell, Justin A
Freeman, Chardonnay M
Gidley, Hannah L
Hanson, Luke T
Hargis, Hunter F
Jones, Ryan E
Kent, Austin A
Martinez, Angelica M
Martinez, Mercedez G
McKee, Andrew
Muzzy, Elana M
Pidgeon, Seth R
Randono, Sebastian J
Rios, Kylie N
Ruedas-Yanez, Juvencio J
Teegardin, Alyssa K
Teeter, Keir R
Vasquez, Isabella D
Ward, Aiden P
Weeks, Miklyn R
Wilder-Miller, Ruby M
Biome
Deserts
Tropical Rainforests
Tropical Rainforests
Taiga - Coniferous Forest
Taiga - Coniferous Forest
Wetlands
Wetlands
Deserts
Deserts
Tropical Rainforests
Tropical Rainforests
Deserts
Taiga - Coniferous Forest
Wetlands
Wetlands
Deserts
Deserts
Tropical Rainforests
Tropical Rainforests
Taiga - Coniferous Forest
Wetlands
Wetlands
Deserts
Tropical Rainforests
Deserts
Tropical Rainforests
Taiga - Coniferous Forest
Wetlands
Tropical Rainforests
Deserts
Student
Bieda, Rebecca J
Brooks, Olivia Q
Burkhart, Erica M
Christie, Codi J
Clark, Hailey S
Crum, Jude D
Culbertson, Abigail L
Eurich, Madison R
Gallegos, Alexa J
Gerhardt, Zachary A
Gilkes, Johanna E
Goalder, Alexander J
Kendall, Joshua W
Luna, Anthony A
Maestas, Ryan M
Mann, Orian A
McEvoy, Nicholas A
Moran, Whitney R
Orozoco, Manuel
Parreira, Benjamin G
Powell, Garrett D
Rajendran, Max R
Rogers, Ashton D
Sambrano, Luke B
Smith, Abigail M
Spann, Kamryn N
Spencer, Kiara P
Veis, Marcella N
Biome
Taiga - Coniferous Forest
Tropical Rainforests
Tropical Rainforests
Taiga - Coniferous Forest
Taiga - Coniferous Forest
Wetlands
Wetlands
Deserts
Deserts
Tropical Rainforests
Deserts
Tropical Rainforests
Taiga - Coniferous Forest
Wetlands
Deserts
Wetlands
Deserts
Wetlands
Tropical Rainforests
Taiga - Coniferous Forest
Deserts
Tropical Rainforests
Taiga - Coniferous Forest
Wetlands
Wetlands
Taiga - Coniferous Forest
Tropical Rainforests
Taiga - Coniferous Forest
Biome Project – Holmes MS 6th Grade
Worth 200 points (test grade)
Student Name: ________________
Please return this page to your teacher no later than May 7th.
Your assigned biome is _____________________________________.
Grading Rubric
Item
Parent & student signature
Information presented in Animoto
Pictures all have captions or text
These items are included
a. Where your biome is located?
b. What type of plant life grows in that
region of your biome?
c. What types of animal life call that region
of your biome home?
d. What is the climate of that region of your
biome?
i. What is the average monthly
precipitation?
ii. What is the average monthly
temperatures (highs and lows)?
e. What major weather events occur in your
biome (hurricanes, typhoon, tornados,
monsoons, blizzards, droughts)?
f. What natural resources are found in that
region of your biome (minerals, precious
metals, oil, etc.)?
g. What is the human presence and its
impact on your biome?
h. What are other unique characteristics of
your biome, such as seasonal
information?
Creativity
Overall presentation is neat & organized
Subtract 20 points each day late
Total
Earned
Worth
5
5
20
10
20
20
30
20
25
10
15
5
15
n/a
200
May 11th is the 6th grade incentive for 4th quarter, students that do not turn-in their project will not
be participating in the incentive.
Parents & students, please sign below indicating you understand the requirements for this
project and are aware of due date.
Student Signature
Parent Signature