BIOMES OF THE WORLD

STUDENTS

TEACHERS

FOR TEACHERS

This activity is especially designed for your students to help them enhance their learning about BIOMES of the world.

HELLO TEACHERS!

OBJECTIVE

AUDIENCEENVIRONMENT

OBJECTIVEAFTER THE COMPLETION OF READING ABOUT THE SIX MAJOR BIOMES OF THE WORLD, AND UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE INTERACTIVE LEARNING POWERPOINT, STUDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY, EXPLAIN, AND COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE SIX DIFFERENT BIOMES BY GIVING A 2-3 MINUTE SPEECH ON A CERTAIN GIVEN BIOME. AFTER COMPLETION OF THE SPEECH, STUDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET AT LEAST AN 80% ON THE QUIZ PROCEEDING THE POWERPOINT LESSON.

AUDIENCEThis learning activity is intended for the following learners:

3RD – 5TH GRADERS MIDDLE-CLASS SUBURBAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COMMUNITY CHILDREN/STUDENTS WHO NEED A VISUAL/HANDS-ON LEARNING ACTIVITY STUDENTS WHO ARE SEEKING EXTRA CREDIT STUDENTS WHO DO NOT FULLY UNDERSTAND THE MATERIAL AFTER THE GENERAL LESSON GIVEN IN CLASS

ENVIRONMENT

INDIVIDUALLY OR IN GROUPS UP TO 3 STUDENTS AT A COMPUTER THAT ALLOWS SOUND AND HAS ACCESS TO THE INTERNET IN THE CLASSROOM, AT A COMPUTER LAB, OR AT HOME

This activity should be competed:

Welcome Explorer!

TODAY WE ARE GOING TO EXPLORE THE BIOMES OF THE WORLD!

MAIN MENUI WOULD LIKE TO SKIP TO:

PRACTICE ACTIVITY

QUIZ

CLICK HERE TO START!

What Do These Buttons Mean?

You may be wondering what some of these buttons mean! Here is a simple key to help you out:

MAIN MENU

NEXT SLIDE

BACKBIOMECHOICES

LET’S LEARN ABOUT BIOMES!

WELL HEY THERE, EXPLORER! MY NAME IS FREDDY THE EXPLORER, AND I WILL HELP GUIDE YOU THROUGH THIS JOURNEY! YAHOO!

BEGIN YOUR JOURNEY!FREDDY

What In The World Are Biomes?

In the world, there are many different weather patterns, landscapes, animals and plants. All

these things contribute to an area’s biome. Today, you will investigate and

explore the six major biomes of the world!

What Would You Like To Learn About?

rainforest tundra taiga

desert forest grassland

Choose one! OR START FROM THE BEGINNING!

THE RAINFOREST

? DID YOU KNOW?

There are

2 different types of rainforests!

AND

TROPICAL

TEMPERATECLICK ON ONE OF THE TYPES TO LEARN MORE!

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What makes the rainforest so SPECIAL? Watch this to find out!

VIDEO

THE RAINFOREST

A RAINFOREST is a tall, thick jungle.

RAIN, RAIN, RAIN!

RAINFORESTS ARE ENGANGERED!

PLANTS

ANIMALS

RAINFOREST COOL FACTSHey kids! Here are

some cool facts about the rainforest!

HOME TO HALF OF THE EARTH’S PLANT AND ANIMAL SPECIES SOURCE OF MEDICAL PLANTS ENDANGERED

WHAT CAN YOU DO IN THE RAINFOREST?

✪ GO BIRD WATCHING. THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT KINDS!✪ HIKE THROUGH THE FOREST. BRING LOTS OF WATER!✪ RIDE ON HORSES THROUGHOUT. LOOK AT THE BEAUTIFUL WILDLIFE. BRING YOUR RAINCOAT!

RAINFOREST PLANTS

orchids lianas (vine)

carnivorousbromeliads

RAINFOREST ANIMALS

chimpanzee toucan

sloth red-eyed tree frog

WHERE IS THE RAINFOREST LOCATED?

tropical

temperate

TROPICAL RAINFOREST

Found close to the EQUATOR

WARM and MOISTHOME TO HUNDREDS OF TREE, ANIMAL

AND PLANT SPECIES

very green!

TEMPERATE RAINFOREST

Found along the coast in the temperate zone

COOL FACT:THESE RAINFORESTS GET INCHES OF RAINFALL A YEAR!

100+

COOL TEMPERATURESFound on the west coast of the United States from northern CALIFORNIA to ALASKA. The climate is caused by ocean currents, which bring in rain,

fog, and clouds. 

TUNDRAHOW COLD IS COLD?

LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THE WORLD AROUND THE NORTH POLE

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PLANTS

ANIMALS

BRR!

TUNDRA FACTSAnimals are adapted to handle cold winters and to breed

and raise young quickly in the very short and cool summers.

Temperatures during the arctic winter can dip to -60 F! Brrrr!

The soil is often frozen.

Water is unavailable during most of the year.

WHERE IS THE TUNDRA LOCATED?

TUNDRA

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TUNDRA PLANTS

lichen dark red leaves

TUNDRA ANIMALS

polar bear

penguin

snowy owl

TAIGA

? DID YOU KNOW?

Taiga is the LARGEST biome in the world!

STRETCHES ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF CANADA, EUROPE, AND ASIA

WINTERS ARE COLD, SUMMERS ARE WARM LOTS OF CONIFERS GROW HERE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW FREEZING 6 MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR WILDFIRES CAN START EASILY

FREDDY’S COOL FACTS:

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WHERE IS THE TAIGA LOCATED?

TAIGA PLANTSNot very many plants

grow here. Interesting, huh?

conifers

cotton grass

THE HARSH CONDITIONS MAKE IT

HARDFOR PLANT LIFE TO

SURVIVE.

TAIGA ANIMALSblack bear bald eagle

snowshoe rabbit bobcat

DESERTHAVE YOU EVER DRIVEN THROUGH A DESERT ON A

TRIP ANYWHERE?

PLANTS

ANIMALS

How much rain does the DESERT get? Not much! Click the button below to find out!

RAINFALL

MAP

? DID YOU KNOW?

THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF DESERTS

HOT AND COLD!

DESERTS BY US!BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THERE ARE FOUR MAJOR

DESERTS IN NORTH AMERICA, WHERE WE LIVE!

TEXASNEVADA

DESERT FACTS TEMPERATURES ARE VERY, VERY HOT DURING THE DAY, EXCEEDING 100 DEGREES NIGHTS IN THE DESERT ARE VERY COLD, USUALLY AROUND 40-50 DEGREES DRY, DRY, DRY! LITTLE RAIN. FOUND ON ALL SEVEN CONTINENTS THE LARGEST HOT DESERT IS IN AFRICA, CALLED THE SAHARA

RAINFALL CHART

HERE IS A CHART TO HELP YOU

LOOK AT EACH BIOME’S

RAINFALL. LOOK

CLOSELY AT THE DESERT

AND THE TUNDRA, WHY DO THEY GET SUCH LITTLE RAINFALL?

HEY KIDS!

WHERE IS THE DESERT LOCATED?

DESERT PLANTS

cactus yucca tree

DESERT ANIMALS

rattlesnake addax

sidewinderthorny devil

TEMPERATE DECIDIOUS

FORESTTHIS BIOME IS HOME TO THE FOUR SEASONS: SUMMER, FALL, WINTER AND SPRING

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PLANTS

ANIMALS

This is where many of you call HOME!

The word "deciduous" means exactly what the leaves on these

trees do: change color in autumn, fall off in the winter, and grow

back again in the spring. This adaptation

helps trees in the forest survive winter.

FOREST PLANTStrees, trees, trees!

Here are a few leaves from trees:

white oak American beech

FOREST ANIMALS

coyote deer

WHY DO THE SEASONS CHANGE?The seasons change because of the tilt on

earth’s axis.

Without the tilt of the earth's axis, we wouldn't have seasons. Instead, the areas around the

equator would receive the most sun and the northern and southern hemispheres would be

stuck in a gradual gradient of hot to cold. The seasons would not

change, it would be about the same

temperature year round and there would be no

seasons.

WHERE IS THE TEMPERATE DECIDIOUS

FOREST LOCATED?

deciduous forest

GRASSLANDGRASSLANDS ARE BIG, OPEN SPACES

? DID YOU KNOW?

THERE ARE THREE DIFFERENT TYPES OF GRASSLAND IN THE UNITED STATES!

HEY! CHECK THESE FACTS OUT!

Crops grow well in the rich soil.

Grasslands are often located between deserts and forests.

plants MAP

GRASSLANDS IN THE USA

WHERE ARE GRASSLANDS

LOCATED?

GRASSLAND PLANTSwildfl owers

FUN PRACTICE ACTIVITY!

HEY THERE, EXPLORER! BY NOW YOU HAVE A PRETTY GOOD IDEA OF THE SIX MAJOR

BIOMES OF OUR PLANET EARTH! LISTEN UP CAREFULLY:

GROUP ACTIVITY

1. GET INTO GROUPS OF THREE OR FOUR

directions:

2. YOUR TEACHER WILL GIVE YOU ONE BIOME. TALK WITH YOUR GROUP MEMBERS, TURNED EXPLORERS, ABOUT YOUR BIOME

3. PREPARE TO GIVE A SHORT SPEECH TO THE CLASS ABOUT THE BIOME INCLUDING WEATHER, ANIMALS/PLANTS, WHAT YOU CAN DO THERE, AND OTHER INTERESTING INFORMATION……….HAVE FUN EXPLORER!!!!!

QUIZ TIME!WELL EXPLORER, IT’S TIME TO TEST

YOUR KNOWLEDGE!

directions1. READ EACH QUESTION VERY CAREFULLY.2. CHOOSE THE CORRECT/BEST ANSWER,

AND CLICK ON THE LETTER BESIDE THE ANSWER.

3. IF YOU GET A QUESTION WRONG, RETRY AND POSSIBLY GO BACK AND REVIEW WHAT YOU MAY HAVE FORGOTTEN.

4. GOOD LUCK EXPLORER!

LETS GO!

QUESTION #1

1. Where can the TUNDRA be found?

A

B

C

D

Along the equator

Antarctica

The North Pole

North America

CORRECT!

WAHOO!!!!!

C

Good thinkin’ explorer!

MOVE ON!

is the RIGHT ANSWER!

OOPS! TRY AGAIN EXPLORER!

TRY AGAIN! That is NOT the right

answer.

DON’T GIVE UP! YOU MAY WANT TO GO REVIEW!!

RETRY

QUESTION #22. What TWO biomes get the least amount of rainfall?

A

B

C

D

Tundra and Taiga

Rainforest and Desert

Grassland and Temperate Deciduous Forest

Desert and Tundra

CORRECT!

WAHOO!!!!!

D

Good thinkin’ explorer!

MOVE ON!

is the RIGHT ANSWER!

OOPS! TRY AGAIN EXPLORER!

TRY AGAIN! That is NOT the right

answer.

DON’T GIVE UP! YOU MAY WANT TO GO REVIEW…

RETRY

QUESTION #3

3. The tilt on earth’s axis causes the…

A

B

C

D

Four seasons

Hurricanes

Animals to hide

Earth to spin

CORRECT!

WAHOO!!!!!

A

Good thinkin’ explorer!

MOVE ON!

is the RIGHT ANSWER!

OOPS! TRY AGAIN EXPLORER!

TRY AGAIN! That is NOT the right

answer.

DON’T GIVE UP! YOU MAY WANT TO GO REVIEW

RETRY

QUESTION #44. What is the largest biome in the world?

A

B

C

D

Rainforest

Taiga

Tundra

Desert

CORRECT!

WAHOO!!!!!

B

Good thinkin’ explorer!

MOVE ON!

is the RIGHT ANSWER!

OOPS! TRY AGAIN EXPLORER!

TRY AGAIN! That is NOT the right

answer.

DON’T GIVE UP! YOU MAY WANT TO GO REVIEW

RETRY

QUESTION #55. WHAT ARE THE TWO TYPES OF RAINFORESTS?

A

B

C

D

WET AND DRY

TEMPERATE AND TROPICAL

LUSH AND BROWN

SUNNY AND DARK

CORRECT!

WAHOO!!!!!

B

Good thinkin’ explorer!

MOVE ON!

is the RIGHT ANSWER!

OOPS! TRY AGAIN EXPLORER!

TRY AGAIN! That is NOT the right

answer.

DON’T GIVE UP! YOU MAY WANT TO GO REVIEW

RETRY

CONGRATULATIONS!

YOU’VE DONE IT EXPLORER!

YOU HAVE NOW SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED YOUR JOURNEY

THROUGHOUT THE WORLDS SIX MAJOR BIOMES

WAY TO GO!!!!!!!

WELL……

GET OUT THERE AND EXPLORE THE BEAUTY OF OUR

PLANET FOR YOURSELF!

HAPPY TRAILS!