What on Earth is a Biome?
Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson
3 Lesson 4
STUDENT LEVEL: Grades 3-5
MAJOR GOALS and INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES:
1. Students will become familiar with what
a biome is.
2. Students will identify the different biomes
on earth.
3. Students will become familiar with the
vocabulary associated with biomes.
4. Students will learn where the different
biomes are located on earth.
5. Students will use technology to enhance
their research, create maps, fill-in data sheets, and import pictures to
illustrate the biomes.
TIMELINE: 4 classroom periods- one for each lesson
SETTING: science classroom, homeroom classroom, computer
lab
ASSESSMENTS:
1. Vocabulary data sheet
2. Physical characteristics of biomes data sheet
3. Biome Map of western hemisphere
4. Unit test
STANDARDS:
1. Students demonstrate understanding of organisms
and their environments.
2. Students demonstrate understanding of change
over time.
3. Students demonstrate understanding of physical
positions on earth.
4. Students demonstrate understanding of earth's
diversity.
5. Students will write a report of information.
BOOKS/MAGAZINES:
Troll Book Company publishes a variety of soft covered
books on the earth's biomes.
National Geographic Magazine shows the earth's biome
diversity as regular featured articles.
The American Museum of Natural History publishes
a monthly magazine which often features articles and pictures of various earth regions.
WEB SITES:
http://richmond.edu/~ed344/webunits/biomes
This site has excellent pictures of all biomes, and lessons
that were done by other teachers and students as part of the University
of Richmond's study.
http://encarta.msn.com
This site is an extension of Encarta Encyclopedia. The students
can research all biomes here.
http://mobot.org/MOBOT/research/
This site is the research search engine from the Missouri Botanical Garden
site.
http://wwf.org
This site is for the World Wildlife Fund which has pictures and information
on the various life forms on earth.
http://studyweb.com/
This site is an extensive search engine for students and teachers.
Put in any word or topic and you will be there!
http://yahooligans.com
This is the children's version of the search directory Yahoo!
http://m-w.com/
Merriam-Webster OnLine provides a dictionary, thesaurus and variety
of word games and products.
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