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Exploring the Biomes of South America

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders complete a five-week unit investigating the eight major biomes of South America. They conduct Internet research, collect short-term and long-term climate data, and create a HyperStudio slideshow stack about a selected biome...
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Earth's Biomes

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders examine characteristics and animals of terrestrial biomes. In this Earth's biomes instructional activity, 10th graders view a PowerPoint, take noes, sort pictures, research biomes, and create a diorama of a biome for...
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Biomes: the Threat of the Sea

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers study global warming including its causes and effects.  In this creative instructional activity students make posters on global warming.   
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Biome Organizer Chart

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this biome organizer chart worksheet, students use the triangular chart to research and list the names of animals that live in the tundra, coniferous forest, deciduous forest, tropical rain forest, grasslands, and desert. Students...
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Biomes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the worlds biomes and see how organisms adapt to these ecological communities.  In this world's biomes lesson plan students research and write a paper about one of the world's biomes. 
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Biomes -- Part 1

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students use the internet to locate and gather information on the world's biomes. They compare and contrast biomes to ecosystems and describe the human effects on ecosystems. They answer questions to end the lesson.
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Biomes

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students research different biomes and find its climate and what plants and animals that can be found in them. For this biomes lesson students search the Internet for their information and fill out a biome chart. 
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Unique Plants of the Biomes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers examine how the earth is divided into different biomes that are characterized by a distinctive climate.  In this earth's surface lesson students identify adaptations of plants in specific biomes. 
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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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The Desert Biome

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students create a visual presentation of the characteristics of a biome. Working in small groups, students use traditional and online resources to gather data concerning biomes. Students use their information to create a bulletin board...
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Biome-Ecology Unit with a "Design a Zoo" Extension

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners participate in a three part unit about biomes. Part one, students research the biomes of North America and part two consists of research on zoos and a field trip to a zoo. While part three ties together the first two when...
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Exploring Biomes

For Students 9th - 10th
In this biology worksheet, students watch a movie about various land biomes. Then they use the word list to the right to complete each of the statements. Students also complete the brief quiz about the movie that follows.
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Biotic and Abiotic Interactions Within a Biome

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students work together to examine the characteristics of a biome. Using the Internet, they research the relationship between biotic and abiotic factors and living organisms. They develop a presentation along with a solution to a...
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Native Americans ~ Biomes Web Quest/deserts

For Teachers 4th
Students identify the biomes of each region: mountains, forests, plains, tundra, desert. They identify and describe features of North American desert (Mojave, Sonoron, Great Basin. Chihuahaun). They identify what we are doing today is...
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Biomes and Ecosystems

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study biomes and ecosystems. They watch videos on rainforests and the food web and select a country of ancestry or interest to research. They write a report on the flora and fauna of their selected country. They present to...
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Hands on Biome--Building

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students create a model biome. In this ecology lesson, students use materials to create a model biome. There is an extension activity that allows students to write about plants and animals and their specific biome.
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The Important Role of Biomes

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Travel the world from the comfort of your classroom with this unit on the Earth's biomes.
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World of Insects: Characteristics, Orders, and Collecting

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Every bug is an insect, but not all insects are bugs. A presentation lists the characteristics of insects, describes their body parts, and explains metamorphosis. It also details every order and includes photographs and multiple facts...
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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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Biomes: Extreme Climate

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a web connecting global warming, the Arctic, and wold climate. They write a paragraph explaining the role of the Arctic in world climate.
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Elements of Biology: Biomes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars describe the different types of biomes. In this biology lesson, students create a map of assigned biome with descriptive paragraphs. They share their findings to class.
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Adaptations to Environments with Mammals

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders, after viewing a PowerPoint on different mammals, analyze what a biome is. Then they choose a mammal to research and go outside to feel the grass and leaves and hypothesize about which biome they live in as well as its...
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Nature, Red in Tooth and Claw

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the science and art of taxidermy, and research various biomes that could be depicted in museum displays. They synthesize their knowledge by creating dioramas that depict the diverse life forms typical of these biomes.
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Ecological Organization

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study biomes and their major characteristics.  In this biomes lesson students draw a climatogram and discuss climate of a specific area. 

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