An exploration of Earths Major Biomes and their

An exploration of Earth’s Major Biomes and their Biotic and Abiotic Characteristics Mrs. Molloy’s 6 th Grade Science Class

§Describe Earth’s unique surfaces (biomes) and describe the biotic and abiotic factors of each one. § Identify adaptations of plants in specific biomes. § Explain how certain adaptations help plants survive in specific biomes

§ Students will be divided by Mrs. Molloy into nine teams. § Day 1 - Each team will research a specific biome. § Day 2 – Each team will put together a Power. Point presentation. § Day 3 – Each team will present their presentation to the class. § Day 4 – Quiz – questions provided by each team and approved by Mrs. Molloy § Each team will be assigned a biome and team captain § Team captains will pick their teams and be responsible for providing input on how much work was accomplished by each team member § Mrs. Molloy will assign the final participation grade based on her observations and team captain input

§ All days § Reference materials – Mrs. Molloy provides § Pencil and Science Notebook – student brings § Worksheets – Mrs. Molloy provides § Days 1 and 2 § Computers – Mrs. Molloy provides § Day 3 § Mrs. Molloy’s Computer and SMART Board for presentation § Send finished presentation slides to smolloy@wcpss. net § In title put Period and biome (Per 1 Tundra)

§ Project Grade § Final grade will be based on § Group deliverables – teams will be ranked within class period § Individual participation – graded by Mrs. Molloy with input from team captains § Groups will be ranked based on presentation criteria: § 1 st – 105 § 2 nd and 3 rd – 100 § 4 th and 5 th – 93 § 6 th and 7 th – 85 § 8 th and 9 th – 77 § Individual grades will be 105, 100, 93, 85, and 77 § Group and individual grades will be averaged to determine final grade

§ Period 1: § Tropical Rainforest – Sophia § Freshwater – Sam § Desert – Miquelle § Marine – Mesaige § Savanna – Julia § Temperate Grassland – Hannah § Tundra – Evan § Taiga – Ethan § Deciduous Forest – Brianna § Tropical Dry Forest – Mrs. Molloy (example)

§ Period 2: § Tropical Rainforest – Noah § Freshwater – Landon § Desert – Katie § Marine – Hannah D. § Savanna – Eamonn § Temperate Grassland – Delanie § Tundra – Avery § Taiga – Audrey § Deciduous Forest – Abraham § Tropical Dry Forest – Mrs. Molloy (example)

§ Period 3: § Tropical Rainforest – Noah § Freshwater – Kyle § Desert – Katie § Marine – Jordan § Savanna – Jessica § Temperate Grassland – Jacob § Tundra – Fernando § Taiga – Evan § Deciduous Forest – Alexi § Tropical Dry Forest – Mrs. Molloy (example)

§ Period 5: § Tropical Rainforest – Zach § Freshwater – Troy § Desert – Olivia § Marine – Morrigan § Savanna – Margaux § Temperate Grassland – Lauren § Tundra – Daniel § Taiga – Bryan § Deciduous Forest – Adam § Tropical Dry Forest – Mrs. Molloy (example)

§ Description of the biome § 3 facts § Must include 1 fact about plant adaptation § Locations where found § Continents, Countries, or States § Abiotic factors § Rainfall information § Temperature § Biotic factors § Animal examples § Plant examples – underline plant that your group profiled § Plant adaptations – must include 3

§ References – 3 reputable resources § Pictures § Map of locations § 2 pictures of plants § 2 pictures of animals § Each area will get § +1 = exceeded expectations § 1 = met expectations § -1 = below expectations

§ Tropical Dry Forest § tropical areas that are warm year-round, but have very little rainfall § Have a rainy season and a dry season § Plants have to adapt to having very little water for 6 months § Location: Africa, northern Australia, South America, India, Costa Rica, Mexico § Wet and dry seasons last about 6 months each § Average temperature is 30 -degrees Celsius (86 -degrees F)

§ Example Plants: Acacia Tree, cacti, Indio Desnuda Tree § Example Animals: giraffe, scorpion, white rhino § Plant Adaptations: § During the dry season plants must think of creative ways to search for water § Plants may have deep roots to go far underground to reach sources of water § Plants will shed their leaves to reduce their water loss (through transpiration) during the dry season § Resources: § https: //www. marietta. edu/~biol/biomes/tropdry. htm § http: //traveltips. usatoday. com/types-plants-animals-tropical-dry-forest-61382. html § Environment, 3 rd Edition, (2008) With. Gott, J. & Brennan, S.