Biome Project Due: Friday 5/9/14 *Early Bonus if turned in by Wednesday 4/30/14

1. Biome Project Due: Friday 5/9/14 • *Early Bonus if turned in by Wednesday 4/30/14 • You are to make either a scrapbook or a PowerPoint presentation showing the 9 major biomes of Earth. • Tundra • Taiga/Boreal forest • Temperate grassland • Temperate deciduous forest • Desert • Tropical rain forest • Tropical dry forest • Temperate scrubland • Tropical savanna • For each biome, you should have the following: • 2 slides or pages presented like a scrapbook (side by side) 2 pts • a heading for each biome 1 pt • a chart showing the average precipitation for each month 1 pt • a chart showing the average temperature for each month 1 pt • a map locating the biome on Earth or a landscape view of the biome (think of a postcard) 1 pt • a listing of the plants found in the biome 2 pts • a listing of the animals found in the biome 2 pts • a picture of a plant found in the biome 1 pt • a picture of an animal found in the biome 1 pt • You will also need a cover slide or sheet with a title and your name 1 pt • You may draw and color your pictures or print them off a computer. • Your project needs to be neat, colorful, and creative. • PowerPoint presentations must be printed out with 6 slides to a page and stapled. • Scrapbooks must be bound along the left side, like a book. I will have report covers to purchase if you need one. Please do not use real scrapbooks, as they are expensive and too big. Copy paper is just the right size.

2. Tropical Dry Forest

3. Bengal Tiger Curcuma(Resurection plant) • Animals Found in the Tropical Dry Forest: • Monkeys • Kangaroos • Koalas • Frogs • Spiders • Woodpeckers • Deer • Plants found in the Tropical Dry Forest: • Deciduous trees • Evergreen trees • Orchids • Cacti • Tropical wildflowers