BIOMES AND BOHEMIANS

(1/8 science credit when all have been completed successfully)

1. Define Bohemian

2. Define Biome

3. How is a Bohemian NOT like a biome? Answer in a complete paragraph.

4. What two things basically change to separate one biome from another?

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We'll be looking at the biomes of North America. These are:

• desert
• grasslands
• tundra
• coniferous
• forest
• deciduous forest
• tropical rainforest
• temperate rainforest

**choice -

a.  Choose one of the above and tell me what you know in a minimum of eight paragraphs:

• what is the average temperature in this area?
• what is the average rainfall in this area?
• what are the most common types of animals/insects/birds, etc.
• what are the most common types of plants?
• why do these things thrive in this climate?

-or-

b. Give me a paragraph one each of the biomes to give me an overview of what that area is like.

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Using an outline map of North America, color it or code it to show the biome areas

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1. Define and explain the term niche as it connects to biomes

2. Define the term adaptation as it connects to biomes

3. Write a paragraph either a)explaining the niche and adaptation of one particular bird species OR b)generally explaining how niche and adaptation matter in biomes

4. Take a guess. What do you think would happen if the temperature changed dramatically over a period of ten years?

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FINAL PROJECT:

Procedure

1. Select a biome to work on. Make a list of animals and plants that could be found in that biome.

2.  Construct a graphic design (picture, Power Point, whatever you decide) of the biome. You may use pictures you draw, pictures you cut from a magazine, or pictures you download from the Internet. You may either create a Power Point presentation OR a paper product.

3.  Extend the design with at least two pages worth of writing. This may either be typed or included in a Power Point presentation, but you must use both a grammar check and a spell check. That must include information about the plants and animals of this biome as well as information about adaptations, climate, and food chains in the biome.

TEST:

From your final project, your teacher or another student will construct a multiple choice quiz with a minimum of 10 questions about your biome.

RESOURCES:

Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute; North American Biomes

http://www.cis.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1992/5/92.05.12.x.html

Birmingham Zoo Omnibus

http://www.birminghamzoo.com/ao/

Plant Images

http://www.noble.org/imagegallery/

Outline Maps

http://www.eduplace.com/ss/ssmaps/

and, of course, search engines and dictionaries!

BENCHMARKS: 31, 69, 140, 143, 145, 153, 154, 157, 163, 164, 178, 179, 296, 297, 325, 328, 329, 359.

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