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Terrestrial Biomes Ms. Alvita Milner 7 th Grade Life Science
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Terrestrial Biomes. Ms. Alvita Milner 7 th Grade Life Science. STANDARD. S7L4. Students will examine the dependence of organisms on one another and their environments . - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Terrestrial BiomesMs. Alvita Milner7th Grade Life Science
STANDARD S7L4. Students will examine the
dependence of organisms on one another and their environments. c. Recognize that changes in environmental
conditions can affect the survival of both individuals and entire species.
e. Describe the characteristics of Earth’s major terrestrial biomes (i.e. tropical rain forest, savannah, temperate, desert, taiga, tundra, and mountain) and aquatic communities (i.e. freshwater, estuaries, and marine).
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS How is an animal adapted to best live in the temperate
deciduous forest biome? How can environmental indicators help us interpret results in
nature? How do behaviors impact the environment? What are basic
needs common to all living things? What are the basic functions of living things? How are structures of organisms related to their function? How are life cycles among all living things the same or
different? How are traits passed from generation to generation? What
happens to energy as it transfers from one organism to the next?
What happens to the food web in a community when one species is eliminated?
TROPICAL RAINFOREST Describe what you see in the pictures.
How much do you think it rains here? What do you think the temperature is like?
SAVANNA Describe what you see in the pictures.
What part of the world would you find this biome? What kind of animals would you find here?
DESERT Describe what you see in the pictures.
Do you think a polar bear could survive here? Why or why not?
TAIGA Describe what you see in the pictures.
What do you think the temperature is there?
TEMPERATE Describe what you see in the picture.
What kind of animals do you think live here?
MOUNTAIN Describe what you see in the pictures.
Would a zebra live here? Why or why not?
TUNDRA Describe what you see in the pictures. If
you were to live here, what would you wear? Why?
TODAY’S ASSIGNMENT Get into groups of 5. Each group will be assigned a biome. Research weather conditions of biome. Research characteristics of animals who live
in that specific biome. Explain why they must have those
characteristics in order to survive. Create a food web for the biome. Use http://kids.britannica.com/ or
http://www.kidzsearch.com/ Present information to class using poster
board and markers.
WHAT DID YOU LEARN?
