for Mrs. Longino’s 6th grade Science classes BIOME PROJECT February 2010 for Mrs. Longino’s 6th grade Science classes LIBRARY RESEARCH

Library Objectives: The student will seek information from diverse sources, contexts, disciplines, and cultures with 80% accuracy. (OBJ. 9) The student will communicate or exchange information and ideas by using technological tools with 80% accuracy. (OBJ. 10) The student will collaborate with others, both in person and through technologies to identify and evaluate information products, and to arrive at consensus solutions with 80% accuracy. (OBJ. 12)

Your 1st Objective: Construct a 3-dimensional model of a biome in a large shoe box.

Plants Include plants that live in your biome

Animals Include animals that live in your biome

Terrain Describe the surface features of your biome.

Abiotic Factors Non living parts of the environment

Biotic Factors The living parts of the environment

World Map Where is your biome located? Be sure to color or outline the location of your biome on the map.

World Map

Your 2nd Objective: Create a poster that is divided into 3 sections.

Section 1: Written description of the biomes characteristics Precipitation graph Temperature graph

Climate Describe the weather conditions in your biome. You will need to determine a location of your biome to find the precipitation and temperature range for the months of January through December.

Precipitation and Temperature Graphs http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Experiments/Biome/graphs.php#coniferous

Section 2: Table of plants and animals with their adaptations Use the table in your packet

Table of plants and animals with adaptations Animal or plant name Picture of animal or plant Adaptations

Section 3: Food Chain that includes pictures of the animals