Power to Learn Grant

Biomes Around the World

Name ______Activity Sheet #1

Biomes Around the World

1. Go to http://mbgnet.mobot.org/ and answer the following questions.

2. What are the 6 biomes of the world?

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3. Preview the six biomes. Then select one of the six biomes that you are most interested in learning more about. Choose one topics from the left column. Read the information. Write 3 sentences describing the information in this topic and then select another topic. Do not copy word for word.

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. ______. Name ______Activity Sheet #2

1. What is the location of your biome? (Where is it found on Earth?) ______.

2. Information about the climate of your biome. ______.

3. Factual information about plants that are found there with 1-3 pictures to be added to your notebook later. ______. 4. Factual information about animals found there (include their adaptations) with 2-4 pictures to be added to your notebook. ______.

5. 7-10 interesting facts about your biome. ______. 6. Glossary of terms (with definitions) about your biome (5-10 is appropriate). ______.

7. Work-cited page with 2-3 different resources (use websites provided and any books, including encyclopedias). ______.

A notebook with all your research must be used before beginning the actual product. Please be sure to write down all the resources you use in gathering your information since you will be required to have a works-cited portion to your project. I have a handout that you will need that shows you examples of different citations. Collaborative Work Skills: Participation rubric

Student Name ______

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1 Time- Routinely uses time Usually uses time Tends to Rarely gets things management well throughout the well throughout the procrastinate, but done by the deadlines project to ensure project, but may always gets things AND group has to things get done on have procrastinated done by the adjust deadlines or time. Group does on one thing. Group deadlines. Group work responsibilities not have to adjust does not have to does not have to because of this deadlines or work adjust deadlines or adjust deadlines or person's inadequate responsibilities work responsibilities work responsibilities time management. because of this because of this because of this person's person's person's procrastination. procrastination. procrastination. Attitude Never is publicly Rarely is publicly Occasionally is Often is publicly critical of the project critical of the project publicly critical of the critical of the project or the work of or the work of project or the work or the work of other others. Always has a others. Often has a of other members of members of the positive attitude positive attitude the group. Usually group. Often has a about the task(s). about the task(s). has a positive positive attitude about attitude about the the task(s). task(s). Focus on the Consistently stays Focuses on the task Focuses on the task Rarely focuses on the task focused on the task and what needs to and what needs to task and what needs and what needs to be done most of the be done some of the to be done. Lets be done. Very self- time. Other group time. Other group others do the work. directed. members can count members must on this person. sometimes nag, prod, and remind to keep this person on- task. Working with Almost always Usually listens to, Often listens to, Rarely listens to, Others listens to, shares shares, with, and shares with, and shares with, and with, and supports supports the efforts supports the efforts supports the efforts of the efforts of others. of others. Does not of others, but others. Often is not a Tries to keep people cause "waves" in the sometimes is not a good team player. working well group. good team member. together. Preparedness Brings needed Almost always Almost always Often forgets needed materials to class brings needed brings needed materials or is rarely and is always ready materials to class materials but ready to get to work. to work. and is ready to work. sometimes needs to settle down and get to work Date Created: 2003-08-02 Copyright. © 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997 ALTec, the University of Kansas Multimedia Project: PowerPoint rubric

Student Name ______

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1 Content Covers topic in- Includes essential Includes essential Content is minimal depth with details knowledge about the information about OR there are several and examples. topic. Subject the topic but there factual errors. Subject knowledge knowledge appears are some factual is excellent. to be good. errors. Mechanics No misspellings or Three or fewer Four misspellings More than 4 errors in grammatical errors. misspellings and/or and/or grammatical spelling or grammar. mechanical errors. errors. Attractiveness Makes excellent use Makes good use of Makes use of font, Use of font, color, of font, color, font, color, graphics, color, graphics, graphics, effects etc. graphics, effects, effects, etc. to effects, etc. but but these often etc. to enhance the enhance to occasionally these distract from the presentation. presentation. detract from the presenation content. presentation content. Sources Source information Source information Source information Very little or no collected for all collected for all collected for source information graphics, facts and graphics, facts and graphics, facts and was collected. quotes. All quotes. Most quotes, but not documented in documented in documented in desired format. desired format. desired format. Organization Content is well Uses headings or Content is logically There was no clear organized using bulleted lists to organized for the or logical headings or bulleted organize, but the most part. organizational lists to group related overall organization structure, just lots of material. of topics appears facts. flawed.

Date Created: 2003-07-28

Student Name ______

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1 Writing - Each section in the Almost all sections Most sections of Less than half of the Organization brochure has a of the brochure the brochure have sections of the clear beginning, have a clear a clear beginning, brochure have a middle, and end. beginning, middle middle and end. clear beginning, and end. middle and end. Graphics/Pictures Graphics go well Graphics go well Graphics go well Graphics do not go with the text and with the text, but with the text, but with the there is a good mix there are so many there are too few accompanying text of text and that they distract and the brochure or appear to be graphics. from the text. seems "text-heavy". randomly chosen. Attractiveness & The brochure has The brochure has The brochure has The brochure's Organization exceptionally attractive formatting well-organized formatting and attractive formatting and well-organized information. organization of and well-organized information. material are information. confusing to the reader. Sources Careful and Careful and Careful and Sources are not accurate records accurate records accurate records documented are kept to are kept to are kept to accurately or are not document the document the document the kept on many facts source of 95-100% source of 94-85% source of 84-75% and graphics. of the facts and of the facts and of the facts and graphics in the graphics in the graphics in the brochure. brochure. brochure. Writing - The authors The authors The authors try to The authors do not Vocabulary correctly use correctly use a few use some new incorporate new several new words new words and vocabulary, but vocabulary. and define words define words may use 1-2 words unfamiliar to the unfamiliar to the incorrectly. reader. reader.

Date Created: 2003-07-28

Date : ______Title of Work: ______Criteria Points

1 2 3 4 Book may exceed Book exceeds Book meets all Book Book meets most assignment assignment assignment ____ requirements assignment requirements requirements, but is requirements, but is requirements not too long not too long Writing may contain Writing Writing contains few Writing is nearly typos, mechanical and Writing is flawless, mechanics, errors, avoids most flawless, avoids grammatical errors that avoids typos, no ____ grammar, typos, common typos, common interfere with spelling errors spelling spelling errors spelling errors understanding Writing reflects an Writing reflects a Writing reflects a Writing shows little Understands average detailed sophisticated understanding of chosen ____ biome understanding of understanding of understanding of biome chosen biome chosen biome chosen biome Some illustrations Most illustrations All illustrations are Iillustrations show little are original and are original and original and Illustration ____ effort, time enhance story enhance story enhance story content content content Student was off task Student was hardly Student was never Student was often off On task behavior once in a while ever off task during off task during ____ task during project during project project project Total----> ____ Teacher Comments: