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Earth's Surface and Ecoregions: Understanding Landforms and Biodiversity

In this video-based lesson, students will learn about the processes involved in creating landforms and explore the level of biodiversity in different ecoregions. They will also engage in a fun Pictionary game and complete an ecoregions project.

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Earth's Surface and Ecoregions: Understanding Landforms and Biodiversity

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  2. Video: Earth’s Surface As we watch, we will discuss some of the processes involved in creating the landforms we observe, and we will discuss the level of biodiversity in each. Video

  3. Pictionary • Each table will contain two teams. Your shoulder partner is your teammate. • 1 partner randomly chooses a vocabulary word out of the bag to draw on the whiteboard. The other partner will try to guess the word. • Each team has 30 seconds to draw/guess what the word is. • No words or numbers may be included in the drawing. Person who draws cannot speak.

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  5. Ecoregions of Texas!

  6. Pineywoods

  7. Gulf Prairies and Marshes

  8. Post Oak Savannahs

  9. Blackland Prairies

  10. Cross Timbers and Prairies

  11. South Texas Plains

  12. Edwards Plateau

  13. Rolling Plains

  14. High Plains

  15. Trans-Pecos Mountains & Basins

  16. Geological Processes in Texas The ecoregion below does not get much rain. How do you think this landform was created?

  17. Draw this in your notebook REGION ECOLOGY ECOREGION

  18. Add these definitions to your diagram ECOlogy – the study of the relationships that living organisms have with each other and with their natural environment. REGION- An area or part of a state having specific characteristics.

  19. Add this definition to your diagram ECOREGION-  an area defined by environmental conditions and natural features

  20. Ecoregion Project • Today you will be assigned an ecoregion by group. • You will trace your ecoregion onto butcher paper. • Using the folder of information and a laptop, you and your group will research the ecoregion and follow the rubric to complete your project.

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  22. Ecoregions Projects • You will finish your Ecoregions projects. • You will complete a gallery walk when projects are finished and fill out information on your sheet.

  23. SUCCESSION PLOT • Lets check on the succession plot! (weather-permitting) • Bring notebooks and marker to add new growth to your illustration

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  25. Quiz Voice level 0 When you are finished, raise your hand, and I will pick up your quiz. You may read a book when you finish.

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