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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? • Biomes are large areas of the Earth which are dominated by specific types of vegetation and are home to certain types of ecosystem. • 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, • 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.