1. My Biome Vacation Where science, literacy, and technology meet. @WynneYoungblood #ncsta2014

2. Things I Learned 1. They need a time limit 2. Keep your clothes on. 3. All images must be school appropriate.

3. How does this fit into my curriculum?

4. Content Standards CollegeBoard II. The Living World A. Ecosystem Structure (Major Terrestrial and Aquatic Biomes) B. Energy Flow (Food Webs and Trophic Levels) D. Natural Ecosystem Change (Climate Shifts and Species Movement) Next Generation Science Standards LS2.B: Cycles of Matter and Energy Transfer in Ecosystems. LS4.C: Adaptation LS4.D: Biodiversity and Humans

5. NC Essential Standards Bio.2.1 Analyze the interdependence of living organisms within their environments. Flow of energy Survival and reproductive success

6. Time Frame Day Project – Unit Long My Outline

7. ASSESSMENT My Biome Vacation Rubric

8. POSTCARDS Student Examples

9. Research Resources The World’s Biomes (UCMP – Berkeley) http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/ http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/ Blue Planet Biomes http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/world_biomes.htm Kids Do Ecology: World Biomes http://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/ Missouri Botanical Garden: Biomes of the World http://www.mbgnet.net/index.html

10. Web2.0 Tools

11. ANY QUESTIONS? youngbloodwh@rss.k12.nc.us @WynneYoungblood www.youngbloodsclassroom.weebly.com