BIOMES OF THE WORLD

1. BIOMES OF THE WORLD students teachers

2. FOR TEACHERS Hello teachers! This activity is especially designed for your students to help them enhance their learning about biomes of the world. objective audience ENVIRONMENT

3. OBJECTIVE After the completion of reading about the six major biomes of the world, and upon successful completion of the interactive learning powerpoint, students should be able to identify, explain, and compare and contrast the six different biomes by giving a 2-3 minute speech on a certain given biome. After completion of the speech, students should be able to get at least an 80% on the quiz proceeding the powerpoint lesson.

4. AUDIENCE This learning activity is intended for the following learners: • 3rd – 5th graders • Middle-class suburban elementary school community • Children/students who need a visual/hands-on learning activity • Students who are seeking extra credit • Students who do not fully understand the material after the general lesson given in class

5. ENVIRONMENT This activity should be competed: • individually or in groups up to 3 students • at a computer that allows sound and has access to the internet • in the classroom, at a computer lab, or at home

6. Welcome Explorer! Today we are going to explore the BIOMES of the world! MAIN MENU I WOULD LIKE TO SKIP TO: Practice activity QUIZ click here to start!

7. What Do These Buttons Mean? You may be wondering what some of these buttons mean! Here is a simple key to help you out: MAIN MENU NEXT SLIDE BIOME CHOICES BACK

8. LET’S LEARN ABOUT BIOMES! Well hey there, explorer! My name is Freddy the Explorer, and I will help guide you through this journey! Yahoo! BEGIN YOUR JOURNEY! FREDDY

9. What In The World Are Biomes? In the world, there are many different weather patterns, landscapes, animals and plants. All these things contribute to an area’s biome. Today, you will investigate and explore the six major biomes of the world!

10. What Would You Like To Learn About? OR Start from the beginning! Choose one! tundra taiga rainforest grassland forest desert

11. THE RAINFOREST ? 2 DID YOU KNOW? different types of rainforests! There are TEMPERATE TROPICAL AND CLICK ON ONE OF THE TYPES TO LEARN MORE! What makes the rainforest so SPECIAL? Watch this to find out! video MAP

12. THE RAINFOREST A rainforest is a tall, thick jungle. RAIN, RAIN, RAIN! plants animals RAINFORESTS ARE ENGANGERED!

13. RAINFOREST COOL FACTS Hey kids! Here are some cool facts about the rainforest! • home to half of the earth’s plant and animal species • source of medical plants • endangered

14. WHAT CAN YOU DO IN THE RAINFOREST? • go bird watching. there are many different kinds! • hike through the forest. bring lots of water! • ride on horses throughout. look at the beautiful wildlife. bring your raincoat!

15. RAINFOREST PLANTS lianas (vine) orchids bromeliads carnivorous

16. RAINFOREST ANIMALS toucan chimpanzee sloth red-eyed tree frog

17. WHERE IS THE RAINFOREST LOCATED? tropical temperate

18. TROPICAL RAINFOREST Found close to the EQUATOR WARM MOIST and Home to HUNDREDS of tree, animal and plant species very green!

19. TEMPERATE RAINFOREST Found along the coast in the temperate zone Cool fact: 100+ THESE RAINFORESTS GET INCHES OF RAINFALL A YEAR! COOL TEMPERATURES Found on the west coast of the United States from northern California to Alaska. The climate is caused by ocean currents, which bring in rain, fog, and clouds. 

20. TUNDRA HOW COLD IS COLD? Located at the TOP OF THE WORLD around the NORTH POLE BRR! plants animals ‘ MAP

21. TUNDRA FACTS Animals are adapted to handle cold winters and to breed and raise young quickly in the very short and cool summers. Temperatures during the arctic winter can dip to -60 F! Brrrr! The soil is often frozen. Water is unavailable during most of the year.

22. WHERE IS THE TUNDRA LOCATED? = tundra

23. TUNDRA PLANTS lichen dark red leaves

24. TUNDRA ANIMALS snowy owl polar bear penguin

25. TAIGA ? Stretches across a large portion of Canada, Europe, and Asia DID YOU KNOW? Freddy’s COOL FACTS: • winters are cold, summers are warm • lots of conifers grow here • average temperature is below freezing 6 months out of the year • wildfires can start easily Taiga is the LARGEST biome in the world! MAP

26. WHERE IS THE TAIGA LOCATED?

27. TAIGA PLANTS Not very many plants grow here. Interesting, huh? conifers cotton grass the harsh conditions make it hard For plant life to survive.

28. TAIGA ANIMALS black bear bald eagle bobcat snowshoe rabbit

29. DESERT Have you ever driven through a desert on a trip anywhere? ? DID YOU KNOW? plants animals How much rain does the desert get? Not much! Click the button below to find out! There are TWO types of deserts HOT and COLD! rainfall MAP

30. DESERTS BY US! Believe it or not, there are FOUR major deserts in North America, where we live! TEXAS NEVADA

31. DESERT FACTS • temperatures are very, very hot during the day, exceeding 100 degrees • nights in the desert are very cold, usually around 40-50 degrees • dry, dry, dry! Little rain. • found on all seven continents • the largest hot desert is in africa, called the sahara

32. RAINFALL CHART HEY KIDS! Here is a chart to help you look at each biome’s rainfall. Look closely at the DESERT and the TUNDRA, why do they get such little rainfall?

33. WHERE IS THE DESERT LOCATED?

34. DESERT PLANTS cactus yucca tree

35. DESERT ANIMALS addax rattlesnake sidewinder thorny devil

36. TEMPERATE DECIDIOUS FOREST This biome is home to the four seasons: summer, fall, winter and spring The word "deciduous" means exactly what the leaves on these trees do: change color in autumn, fall off in the winter, and grow back again in the spring. This adaptation helps trees in the forest survive winter. plants animals This is where many of you call HOME! MAP

37. FOREST PLANTS trees, trees, trees! Here are a few leaves from trees: American beech white oak

38. FOREST ANIMALS deer coyote

39. WHY DO THE SEASONS CHANGE? The seasons change because of the tilt on earth’s axis. Without the tilt of the earth's axis, we wouldn't have seasons. Instead, the areas around the equator would receive the most sun and the northern and southern hemispheres would be stuck in a gradual gradient of hot to cold. The seasons would not change, it would be about the same temperature year round and there would be no seasons.

40. WHERE IS THE TEMPERATE DECIDIOUS FOREST LOCATED? deciduous forest

41. GRASSLAND GRASSLANDS ARE BIG, OPEN SPACES ? DID YOU KNOW? THERE ARE THREE DIFFERENT TYPES OF GRASSLAND IN THE UNITED STATES! HEY! CHECK THESE FACTS OUT! Grasslands are often located between deserts and forests. Crops grow well in the rich soil. MAP plants

42. GRASSLANDS IN THE USA

43. WHERE ARE GRASSLANDS LOCATED?

44. GRASSLAND PLANTS wildflowers

45. FUN PRACTICE ACTIVITY! hey there, explorer! by now you have a pretty good idea of the six major biomes of our planet earth! listen up carefully: GROUP ACTIVITY directions: 1.Get into groups of THREE orFOUR 2. Your teacher will give you ONE biome. Talk with your group members, turned explorers, about your biome 3. prepare to give a short speech to the class about the biome including weather, animals/plants, what you can do there, and other interesting information……….HAVE FUN EXPLORER!!!!!

46. QUIZ TIME! Well explorer, it’s time to test your knowledge! directions Read each question VERY carefully. Choose the CORRECT/BEST answer, and click on the letter beside the answer. If you get a question wrong, retry and possibly go back and review what you may have forgotten. Good luck explorer! Lets go!

47. QUESTION #1 1. Where can the TUNDRA be found? Along the equator A Antarctica B C The North Pole D North America

48. CORRECT! WAHOO!!!!! Good thinkin’ explorer! C is the RIGHT ANSWER! MOVE ON!

49. OOPS! TRY AGAIN EXPLORER! TRY AGAIN! That is NOT the right answer. DON’T GIVE UP! You may want to go revieW!! RETRY

50. QUESTION #2 2. What TWO biomes get the least amount of rainfall? Tundra and Taiga A Rainforest and Desert B C Grassland and Temperate Deciduous Forest D Desert and Tundra