Thursday, October 1, 2009

Virtual Tour Planning - the Major Biomes


The Major Biomes
Location Activity DescriptionGoogle Earth Content
1.desert - The Mojave Desert-Look at 5 pictures in the area: What kinds of plants do you see? From the pictures, what do you think the weather is like in this place?

-be able to see the terrain and pictures and weather
-have ocean turned on
2.rainforest - The Amazon-How is this place different from the Mojave Desert? What types of plants do you see? Describe the atmosphere? What do you think you would see, hear and feel if you were here?

-be able to see the terrain weather, and pictures

3.tundra - Northern Alaska-What do you think the difference is between the weather here and the weather in the Amazon is? What effect does it have on the landscape? What types of animals could live here?

-ba able to see the terrain, pictures and the weather

4.savannah - Middle Africa-How is the Savannah different from all of the other biomes we have visited? Which of all the biomes have we visited would you prefer to live in?

-be able to see the terrain, weather and pictures
-have ocean turned on



Utah Core Curriculum 4th Grade Standard 5 Understanding Environment (so they will be able to identify the biomes in Utah)

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