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Build an Ice Cap

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Learners research Earth science by conducting an experiment in class. In this ice-cap lesson plan, students identify what an ice cap is and create a biome using a box which measures 1 ft. x 1 ft. Learners participate in an animal...
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Biomes: Islands and Evolution

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover how islands form, how plant and animal species get there and what the term means.  In this biomes lesson students prepare a presentation that describes the life forms and geography of an island. 
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Animal Homes

For Students K - 2nd
Match animals to their environments with a cute lab activity. Kids draw a line between each animal, such as a fish, a rabbit, and an ant, to the place where it lives. For hands-on practice, a science investigation instructs learners to...
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Diversity Ecosystems

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners work in teams to characterize their biomes and compare them to the biomes of the rest of the class. In this biomes lesson plan, students complete a bean activity, relate it to the diversity in biomes, and then research and...
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Community Distribution

For Students 7th - 12th
In this community distribution worksheet, students will review 5 terms associated with biomes, ecosystems, and communities. Students will then match 11 terms as either relating to marine biomes or land biomes. This worksheet has 5 fill...
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A Trip Around the World

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students role play the role of a travel agent. In groups, they must plan a trip around the world making stops in a different biome. They use the internet to discover the characteristics of each biome and create a travel brochure for...
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Ecosystem Organization

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine the structure of ecosystems. In this ecology activity, students listen to a lecture on relationships among organisms and biomes. Students use the information to create ecosystem organization pyramids.
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Home Sweet Home

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders will research a biome (land or aquatic) and create a project (diorama, model or another idea of the student's choosing) which includes the geographic features of that biome as well as plants and animals found there and...
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Bellwork for Week 16-Climate

For Students 7th - 9th
In this bellwork learning exercise, students answer a variety of questions about the climate, climographs, biomes and factors that control climate.
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Comparing Ecosystems

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students, in groups, research two biomes. They create a Venn diagram and include the characteristics of each biome, placing similar features in the overlapping area of the circles.
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Constructing A Food Web

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers identify and explain the relationships within a food web. They use index cards to glue pictures of producers and consumers. On the back of the card, students name the organism, list the type of biome in which it is found.
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This is Jeopardy: Fifth Grade Life Science Review

For Teachers 5th
This PowerPoint provides a Jeopardy game board and science questions from a variety of topics including biomes, plants, life cycles, cells, and the water cycle.
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Ecology 8 Land Biomes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils identify and describe the main features of one land biome. After researching what a biome is, they give various examples of biomes around the world and in their backyards.
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Hands On Biodiversity: Networking Students and Their Biomes

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students telecommunicate and use the US Mail to network students from five biomes in the United States in order to monitor water quality in each area. They have e-mail pals and exchange materials representative of themselves and their...
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Land Associations

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars identify and explore life forms of various biomes, define transitional regions, examine effects of abiotic and biotic interactions, research a biome, and produce newspaper that features environmental information. Lessons...
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Diverse Environments

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
Learners explore life forms in different environments. After exploring different biomes within their state, students research different plant and animal species within each biome. They prepare a group report on one feature of the region...
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Savanna

For Students 4th - 6th
In this savanna biome characteristics activity, students explore the biome as they respond to 5 short answer questions pertaining to the savanna.
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Savannah Word Search

For Students 4th - 5th
In this science word search, students find the words that are associated with the biome of the savannah and the answers are found on page two.
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Rain Forest Characteristics

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this earth science worksheet, students answer 5 questions about the rain forest. They write about the characteristics of this biome, and describe the animals, plants, location, and climate.
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Desert Adaptations: Water

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students experiment with methods of water conservation. In this water conservation lesson, students explore the importance of water for plants and animals in a desert biome.
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KFC Lesson Plan 1 - Dirt

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students study soil. In this soil instructional activity, students work at four different centers. They investigate what soil is made of,examine soil components, look at soil erosion, examine the soil in different biomes. They wrap up...
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How Does Your Garden Grow?

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this how does your garden grow worksheet, students read about indoor gardening, how to grow herbs, fruits or vegetables, then look at 5 pictures and write the correct name for that biome from the names given. 
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Land Biomes Research and Presentation

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders work in cooperative groups to research an assigned land biome using various sources. Groups create either a book or a PowerPoint presentation of their assigned land biome.
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Biome Web Quest

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders create paper mache globes, paint them and label the oceans and the continents. In groups, they research a biome, write about it and create an artistic visual representation of the biome and present it to the class.

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