1. Mind Stretcher – 9/28 (copy!)
What do we call a group of ecosystems with similar climates?
Which biome do we live in?
Biome
Temperate Deciduous Forest

2. Earth’s Biomes
Chapter 20

3. Average Temperature and Average Precipitation
THE BOTTOM LINE:
Biomes are dependent on two very important environmental factors:
Average Temperature and Average Precipitation
Biomes are named after the dominant type of vegetation associated with large land areas.
The three major biomes are: (1) Deserts,
(2) Grasslands, (3) Forests

4. Celsius Scale 30’s Warm 20’s Nice 10’s Cold 0’s Ice

5. BIOME Organizer Taiga Deciduous Prairie Savanna Tundra
Cold/Polar Temp.
Temperate/Avg. Temp.
Tropical/Hot Temp.
Heavy Rainfall
Average
Rainfall
Light
Taiga
Coniferous or
Boreal
Forests
Deciduous
Temperate
Forests
Tropical Rain Forests
Prairie
Temperate Grasslands
Savanna
Tropical Grasslands
Tundra
Polar Grasslands
Cool Deserts
Temperate Deserts
Tropical Deserts

6. Use the textbook on page 526 and color your map of the biomes.
Make sure to include a LEGEND showing which color you used for each biome.

7. Page 526: You may choose your own colors if you’d like… just make sure you add them to your LEGEND!

8. Password: Biomes Coniferous Deciduous Forest Rainforest Mountain
Freshwater
Marine
Grassland
Tundra
Taiga
Desert

9. Password Round 2 Ocean Permafrost Salt Marsh Biome Mangrove Swamp
Dry Season
Algae
Brackish
Swamp

10. Mind Stretcher – 9/30 Copy BOLD10
Deserts get less than _____ inches of rain a year.
This biome is characterized by areas of open grassland with very few trees. Several large land animals inhabit this biome including elephants, giraffes, zebras, and rhinoceros.
Savanna

11. Forests have these qualities:
A wide variety of plants, dominated by trees.
Provides a variety of habitats for a variety animals. (birds, deer, bears, mice, opossum, insects, etc.)
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12. Types of forests:
Tropical Rain Forests: constant hot temp., high humidity, daily afternoon rains, poor soil, hardwood trees, most animals live in the canopy, most biologically diverse

13. Types of forests:
Deciduous forests: moderate temps., changes a lot during the 4 seasons, abundant precipitation, deciduous trees loose their leaves each fall, nutrient rich soils

14. Types of Forests:
Taiga/Coniferous: winters are long & dry, lots of snowfall & short days, temps. range from cool to extremely cold, dominated by conifers

16. Quick Write (Use complete sentences on an index card)
Like the biomes of all of the southeastern United States, Georgia’s biome is temperate deciduous forest. Describe three characteristics of a temperate deciduous forest. “A temperate deciduous forest….”

17. Create a food chain for each of the following:
Tropical Rain Forest
(Example: Fruit  Monkey  Jaguar)
Coniferous Forest
Deciduous Forest

18. Compare and contrast
Draw the following venn diagram on your paper and fill it in.
Temperate
Forest
Rainforest
Taiga

19. Ideas to add to your VENN…
Location & examples
Temperature in Celsius
Annual Rainfall
Types of trees & other plants
Types of animals & other organisms
Adaptations of organisms that help them live in these forests

20. Mind Stretcher – 11/4 Tropical Rain Forest
1. Which of the following best describes the graph? Tropical, Temperate or Polar? Forest, Grassland, or Desert? 2. What biome do you think this data is from?
Tropical Rain Forest

21. Grasslands have these qualities:
Precipitation is high enough to allow grass to grow.
Droughts and fires prevent permanent forests.
Home to large herbivores (bison, zebras etc.) and many borrowing animals (meerkats, prairie dogs)

22. Types of Grasslands
Savanna (Tropical Grassland): high avg. temps. with a prolonged dry season of 4-6 months. Rest of the year is wet.

23. Types of Grasslands
Prairie (Temperate Grasslands): Strong winds that blow almost continuously & evaporation is rapid.

24. Types of Grasslands
Tundra (Polar Grasslands): Most of the year the climate is extremely cold with high winds & snow cover. Winters are long and avg. precipitation is low (mostly snow);
Permafrost (frozen soil)
Animals- mosquitoes, birds, musk oxen, wolves, caribou
Plants- shallow rooted plants, grasses, shrubs, mosses, lichens

25. Prairie Climate Graph

27. Mind Stretcher – 10/5
What do you think of when you look at a Toucan? If you were to paint a picture around this Toucan, what would you paint?
Toucans do not live in the Arctic. Why not?

28. Design An Advertisement:
The purpose: You just opened a new resort in the Tundra! You need visitors!
Front: Draw a picture of the Tundra and your resort. Add a catchy title and a stamp.
Back: Include 3 important facts about the Tundra. Tell visitors what types of plants and animals they might come in contact with. Describe the activities available at your resort. Finally, tell visitors what they should pack in order to survive the Tundra. Don’t forget your name, date & period!
Special Offer: Include a special offer your customers can’t refuse.
Graph 1 = San Fernando

29. Grading Rubric Points Possible - 50 points
WOW!!
Postcard includes all parts described in the rubric. It is an excellent advertisement and looks like something you would receive in the mail.
Includes 3 facts
GOOD!!
Postcard includes all parts described in the rubric. It is complete.
OK!!
Postcard is missing 1 or 2 minor items. The rest is complete.
Needs Help.
Postcard is missing major items. It is poorly done or does not follow the directions.
Missing.
Nothing turned in.

30. “Did You Know…”
For your ticket out the door, write two facts that describe either the Alpine Tundra OR the Polar Tundra.
Put your name and class period on it and give it to me on your way out the door!!

31. Ticket out the Door: HANDS FREE! EYES ON ME! EARS PLEASE!
Close your eyes and imagine a simple savanna food web.
What would happen in your food web, if the top level consumers were removed?
HANDS FREE!
EYES ON ME!
EARS PLEASE!

32. Mind Stretcher – 10/9 (copy bold)
Which land biome is characterized by dense vegetation, seasonally warm temperatures, and abundant rainfall? This biome is home to the majority of plant and animal species in the world.
2. If a person traveled south from the Arctic Circle to the equator, what would be the most probable sequence of land biomes he would pass through?
taiga, tundra, temperate forest, tropical forest
temperate forest, taiga, tundra, tropical forest
Tundra, taiga, temperate forest, tropical forest
Tundra, tropical forest, taiga, temperate forest
Tropical Rain Forest

33. Deserts have these qualities:
Precipitation is low and limited
Evaporation exceeds precipitation (Rain dries out very fast)
Light vegetation & clear skies
Most animals are small and nocturnal (come out at night)
Hot days – Cool nights!!

34. Types of Deserts
Tropical Desert - hot all year, few plants, wind-blown surfaces EX: Sahara

35. Types of Deserts
Temperate Deserts - Daytime temp. hot in summer & cool in winter EX. The Mojave Desert

36. Types of Deserts
Cool Desert – Warm summers & cold, cold winters EX: The Gobi Desert
Brrr…It’s cold here

37. Desert Climate Graph

38. Desert Food Web

39. Let’s see who knows their stuff…
What do all of these deserts have in common? Think of three observations and raise your hand to share a few.
NO, you don’t have to write this question down!

40. Desert Activity Choices:
Create a story about “a day in the life” of a desert organism
Make sure to be descriptive and include what you observe around you about the type of desert you live in OR
Compose a rhythm or put new words to a known melody
Include the three types of deserts and characteristics of each (you may use your notes)