APES Biomes Project

1. The phrase indigenous peoples refers to any ethnic group of people who inhabit a geographic region with which they have the earliest known historical connection, alongside more recent immigrants (non-natives from other places) who have also populated the region. Other related terms for indigenous peoples include aborigines. Aboriginal people, native people, first people, and autochthonous, which has Greek roots, and means “sprung from the earth”. It is for that reason, that technically, even we, who have been here for centuries, cannot be officially classified as “indigenous” peoples of this country. Indeed, that honor would befall the Native Americans, whose populations were decimated in the middle and late 19th Century by Europeans. They were the first, as their ancestors migrated across the landbridgeBeringia where the Bering Strait is now. (Between Alaska and Russia) APES Biomes Project Indigenous Peoples’ Journal

2. The Project We are starting our biomes of the world unit, and in an attempt to gain perspective that we may not obtain another way, you will be creating an “Indigenous People’s WIX Webpage”, in which you will be writing your thoughts and daily rituals as if you were indigenous to the biomes you’re learning about. We will be discovering the characteristic richness and diversity of 12 terrestrial biomes, and the aquatic biomes as well…which of course you will not have to enter into your Indigenous People’s WIX. The Indigenous People’s WIX Webpage will be counted as a summative this six weeks, in lieu of the Hopscotch Project. It will be due the first time, BEFORE the Christmas break. You will have time in class to work on it occasionally, but you will have to do some of your work at home too.

3. The 7 terrestrial biomes you will choose from are: • Tundra/Polar ice caps • Taiga (Boreal/Coniferous Forest) • Temperate Deciduous Forest • Grasslands (your choice) • Temperate Grassland • Tropical Grassland/Savanna • Desert • Rain Forest (Your choice) • Tropical • Temperate • Small-Scale Terrestrial Biomes (Your choice) • Tropical Deciduous Forest • Tropical Scrub Forest • Mountain Alpine • Chaparral

4. Formatting your WIX journal: • You will build your initial WIX in class, after viewing the tutorial together in class. See Link Here: • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cc1P7P0le9g&feature=relmfu • (which I will also attach in Moodle, and to my webpage calendar) • You will build your home page, and attach all the navigation pages as directed, either above, or to the left of the screen. There will be 8 biomes to choose from (see prior slide), and you must decide on ONLY Fourof them. Once you’ve decided, label each navigation page with the appropriate biome you’ve chosen to journal about. Don’t forget to make a tab for citations too, so you will have five navigation tabs on the left. (or above) • If you’re new to WIX, just take some time and play with it!

5. Take some time and build the background and title for each page. It is always easier if that part is done first. Keep in mind, however, that you may change any of that at any point if you wish to. Appropriate backgrounds include scenes from the biome, among others. • You will be given a few days in class to work on your journal entries this six weeks.

6. Each Journal Entry Details • Navigation pages should begin with a title, which includes the biome and the name of the indigenous group that you chose. • Also include: • A map of the area (cut and paste of course). Keep the URL for the map in a citations page. • A brief paragraph describing the biogeography of the biome. • Date your entry, just as you would any journal entry, but please note…it doesn’t have to correspond to the date you are actually making your entry. It could be a time from the past and a different time of year than we are currently in. Describe what the biome’s climate is like at that time of year.

7. Each Journal Entry Details • Also include: • A climograph of the general area where your indigenous person is from. • (You may find this information online, and cut and paste, but keep the URL link for the citations page.) Eugene, Oregon As you will learn in this unit, a climograph is a special graph that depicts both precipitation (bar) and temperature data (line) in annual graphic form.

8. Create a complete journal entry in which you become one of the indigenous people from the biome you have chosen. To keep from falling behind, you do not have to wait for us to study it in class to begin your entry. You will describe a day in your life. Your journal entry should include: • Discussion of cultural adaptations your indigenous group has made to its biome…examples include but are not limited to: • Photographic images of clothing worn, tools used…etc…are appropriate here. Tell about the types of foods you eat, and how you obtain them. Include photographic images of at least two foods eaten, and one image of how you obtain them as well. • Tell about and include photos of two of the native species you rely on (one plant and one animal…or two animals, if you are in the Arctic Tundra). • Describe how you obtain other resources you may need , such as: shelter, transportation, energy…etc…photographic image of dwelling should be included too. Tell about your family structure, and describe your role in your family (ie hunter, provider, gatherer, child-rearing). If you are the hunter, you may have a lot of time for leisure…if you are mainly responsible for child rearing and home maintenance, you may have very little time for leisure. What do you do with your leisure? Photos of anything you mention in your journal entry are appropriate.

9. Gender Switch One more thing…if you are a male, your gender will be female in your journal…if you are female, your gender will be male! • Create a thinking map appropriately depicting or organizing ANY information you wish to, about your biome. (PLEASE NOTE: Choose a different thinking map with each entry! Your choices include: • double-bubble; brace map; flow map; multi-flow map; bridge map; tree map. If you cannot figure out how to design one of these electronically, simply make one manually, photograph it, and link it to the page. • Create a COLORFUL drawing depicting your daily life, or routine within your biome. It should be of something you’ve spoken about in your journal entry. You have your choice of media (markers, colored pencils, crayons…etc) I am NOT an art critic…however I am an expert at assessing effort. Stick figures are fine, as long as they took you some time! Photograph your sketch, and link it to your journal entry.

10. Citations • Add any and all URLs you visited, or used (including research information and photographic images) to the citations page link. That will be it for each entry. Please look at the rubric (next slide) to determine how much needs to be done to get the grade you desire. (which better be 100!) Remember…you can only get what you reach for. I will be collecting and grading this project Twice. I’ll do an interim grade, to be taken on the first two biomes of your choice BEFORE Winter Break. The second grade will be taken at the end of the six weeks (semester), when both grades will be averaged together for one summative!

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