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Starter Activity: On a show me board
Try to identify a part of the world each picture belongs to:
World Biomes
Learning Intention: Identify and describe how ecosystems
are different across the world.
Success Criteria:
• Define the term biome.
• Describe the global distribution of world biomes.
• Describe how temperature and rainfall affect the
distribution of world biomes.
• Explain why temperature and rainfall affect the
distribution of world biomes.
• Present detailed information about one world biome.
What is a biome?
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Biomes are large areas of the Earth which are dominated by specific
types of vegetation and are home to certain types of ecosystem.
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Specific biomes have similar climatic conditions and therefore support
similar communities of plants, animals and other organisms.
Major biomes on Earth include tropical rainforests, savannah, desert,
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tundra, deciduous forests and coniferous forests, including the Taiga.
Ecosystem Key Words
Add the meaning, with examples, biomes to your key
word page
Key Word
Ecosystem
Habitat
Niche
Community
Species
Population
Abiotic factor
Biotic factor
Biodiversity
Biome
Meaning
Example
Stick this
diagram
into your
notebook.
Group Task:
World Biome Presentation
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
1: Tropical rainforests
2: Savannah
3: Desert
4: Tundra
5: Deciduous forests
6: Coniferous forests
Team Roles:
Communicator
Resource manager
Spokesperson
Time keeper
Presentation Checklist
 Detailed information about your biome (location, climate, vegetation, animals)
 Statistics from your biome presented in an appropriate format
 References (bibliography) of your sources of information
 A 50 – 100 word summary of your biome for everyone to write in their notebook
 Presented as a leaflet, booklet, PowerPoint, project, or poster.
World Biomes
Learning Intention: Identify and describe how ecosystems
are different across the world.
Success Criteria:
• Define the term biome.
• Describe the global distribution of world biomes.
• Describe how temperature and rainfall affect the
distribution of world biomes.
• Explain why temperature and rainfall affect the
distribution of world biomes.
• Present detailed information about one world biome.