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Unit 3: Zoom! From Earth to Habitats

Scientists sort Earth into biomes and ecosystems. Students learn to sort different areas of Earth based on both producers and climate. They also learn specific names of different biomes and ecosystems.

Biomes EcosystemsL

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Unit 3: Zoom! From Earth to Habitats

Table of Contents 4 Launch!

Scenic views. Scientists sort our planet by looking at their landscapes.

6 Water, Water, Everywhere A1: Land and water. Ocean water covers much of our planet.

28 Biome’s My Home A2: Biomes. Biomes comprise large regions, each with similar producers.

36 Ecology of an Ecosystem A3: Ecosystems. Climate determines different ecosystems.

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Scenic view!

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Scientists sort our planet by looking at their landscapes.

Ready?Borrow landscape artist books.

Examples: Turner, Monet, Constable, Lorraine, Ansel Adams

Set?Unit 3 - Lesson 2 - Activity 1: • Water, Water, Everywhere! (Land and Water) Unit 3 - Lesson 2 - Activity 2: • Biome’s My Home (Biomes)Unit 3 - Lesson 2 - Activity 3: • Ecology of an Ecosystem (Ecosystems)

Go!Develop Know-Wonder-Learn chart with students.

MaterialsLandscape images by famous artistsPaperVarious art supplies

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(Scenic View)

What is a Landscape or waterscape?

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What’s in a word?Landscape means an expanse of land scenery that can be seen in a single view. Waterscape has views of the water.

Did you know?Turn a paper with the long edge at the top. This is called landscape, because many landscape pictures have this orientation.

On a Related Note...The other paper direction (portrait) has this orientation because many portraits of people’s faces are done this way.

Historical noteFamous American landscape photographer, Ansel Adams, was best known for his black and white photos.

Launch!Become a landscape artist individually.

Imagine your favorite scenic view.•Is it of the land (landscape)? Or is it of the water (waterscape)?

Look at samples of land- and waterscapes by famous artists.•Examples: Turner, Monet, Constable, Lorraine

Pick one and copy it.•Use pencils, pens, crayons, chalk, watercolor, paints, or other medium.

How it worksScenic view! Our planet has so many landscapes and waterscapes. Artists like to draw them. Scientists like to organize them.

Think about it...What is a landscape or waterscape?

Ready?ExplorePhotocopy World Outline Map (U3.L2.A1-page12) (one per student).

Cover work area with newspaper.

ElaboratePhotocopy Biome Landscape drawings (U3.L2.A1-pages13-27).

EvaluateAsk students to bring magazines with landscapes and waterscapes to class.

Cut out several pictures from magazine representing land and water. Place in bin.

Set?Unit 2-Lesson 3-Activity 1: • Keep on Moving (Water cycle) Unit 2-Lesson 3-Activity 5: • Little Accumulators (Accumulation) Unit 3-Lesson 2-Activity 2: • Biome’s my home (Biomes)Unit 3-Lesson 2-Activity 3: • Ecology of an Ecosystem (Ecosystem)


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WATER, WATER, EVERYWHERE

Ocean water covers much of our planet.

land and water!

(Land and Water)

How do scientists sort our planet?

MaterialsInflatableglobeballWorld outline map (U3.L2.A1-p.12) GlueYarn (green, blue)PencilBiome landscapes (U3.L2.A1-pp.13-29) MagazinesPaperBin Butcher paperMarker

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EngageDiscover the globe as a class.

Lookatinflatableglobeball.•

Make a prediction.•Is our planet’s surface mostly land or water?

Test your prediction.•Toss globe ball around class circle.

Catch globe. •Call out water or land, depending on which your right thumb mostly lies.

Record your prediction.•Keep tally on board.

Discuss your results.•

Think about it...Is our planet’s surface mostly land or water?

Just for FunPlace your thumb on theglobeinthePacificOcean. Can you move yourfingeraroundtheglobe without touching land?

Did You Know?ThePacificOceancontains half the world’s water!

Hawaii NeiHawaii is the only US state completely surrounded by water.

NOAA LINKNOAA’s Science on a Sphere has a detailed depiction of the Earth that was created from NASA satellite images.

www.sos.noaa.gov Search “Earth-The Blue Marble”

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WATER, WATER, EVERYWHERE!

ExploreMake a yarn world map individually.

Squeeze line of glue around edges of continents on your •world outline map (U3.L2.A1-page12).

Place piece of green yarn into glue.•Use pencil to hold in place.

Squeeze more glue along the green •yarn on inside of continent.Press yarn into glue.

Continuetofillin•continents till you reach the center. Cut excess yarn.

Useblueyarntofillin•ocean.

**Alternate Activity for Younger Students**Make a glitter world map individually.

Dab glue on map over a section of land.•Spread with sponge to make a thin, even layer.

Cover glue with green glitter. •Shake off extra glitter.

Repeat until all land is covered with green glitter.•

Repeat with blue glitter on the oceans. •

Think about it...Where is most of the water on our planet?



ExplainScientists sort our planet into regions! They do this type of arranging in so many different ways. Aunty says to just pick one to learn the idea. Stay aware there exists many other (equally correct) ways to sort our planet!

Is our planet’s surface mostly land or water?Water! On which did your right thumb land most? Probably on water, for our planet has over 70% of its surface covered in water.

Where is most of the water on our planet?Oceans! Oceans give our planet its blue color when seen from outer space.

Did You Know?People have explored less than 10% of our oceans.

Interesting factAlmost all of Antarctica is covered in ice.

Cultural NOTEYarn paintings originated from the Huichol (wee-chol) people in the most remote parts of north central Mexico. They use melted beeswax instead of glue.

NOAA LinkTeam up with other players around the globe or in your classroom to solve this NOAA puzzle.

oceanexplorer.noaa.gov >> Ocean Challenge Puzzle

ElaborateSort scape drawings as a class.

Sort scapes into two piles: land and water.

How it worksLandscapes and waterscapes!

Think about it...What is one way scientists sort our planet?

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EvaluateHow do scientists sort our planet?

Answer by making a chart of our planet as a class.

Draw a line down the center of a piece of butcher paper.•

Labeleachhalfwithaclassificationscientistsusetosortour•planet.

Selectmagazinepicturestorepresenteachclassification.•

Paste in appropriate column.•

How would our planet change if it had more land than water?

AssessSC.K.2.1 Identify different types of technology in the home, the classroom,

and the world.SC.K.6.1 Classify objects by their attributes.

SC.1.1.1 Collect, record, and organize data using simple tools, equipment, and techniques safely.

SC.1.1.2 Explain the results of an investigation to an audience using simple data organizers (e.g., charts, graphs, pictures).

SC.2.1.1 Develop predictions based on observations.SC.2.1.2 Conduct a simple investigation using a systematic process safely

to test a prediction.

Scientists Say......terrestrial (land) and aquatic (water).

what’s in a word?Terrestrial comes from the word terra, meaning “earth.” Aquatic comes from the word aqua, meaning “water.”

Did you know?Earth is the only planet with liquid water. Mars and Venus have water vapor (gas).

Literature NOTEHenry Wadsworth Longfellow popularized the ride to warn American colonists of the British attack in his poem The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere. The famous line, “One, if by land, and two, if by sea;” refers to lamp signals used to tell whether the British were coming by water or land.

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gh ra

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ut it

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grou

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win

ter.

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sun

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pon

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akes

and

bog

s ev

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ly c

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and

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all t

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nee

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like

leav

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prin

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arm

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oak,

map

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s, d

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s: F

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flat a

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of g

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sun.

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ge a

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cov

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in g

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with

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tree

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d sh

rubs

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wth

of t

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and

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nd la

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wat

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fall.

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lant

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the

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ow g

row

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plan

ts, l

ike

wild

flow

ers,

mos

ses,

gra

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, lic

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and

dw

arf s

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olar Marine

Clim

ate:

Vas

t am

ount

s of

ice.

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pera

ture

s be

low

free

zing

yea

r rou

nd.

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ucer

s: A

lgae

and

phy

topl

ankt

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nim

als:

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and

kille

r wha

les,

pen

guin

s, h

arbo

r sea

ls, p

olar

bea

rs, w

alru

s, fi

sh, a

nd m

arin

e in

verte

brat

es

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perate Marine

Clim

ate:

Dry

sum

mer

s. D

amp,

clo

udy,

coo

l win

ters

. Rai

nfal

l dur

ing

win

ter m

onth

s.Pr

oduc

ers:

Alg

ae, s

eagr

ass,

phy

topl

ankt

onA

nim

als:

Var

ious

fish

, cru

stac

eans

, mol

lusk

s, o

tters

, dol

phin

s, w

hale

s, s

ea li

ons

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arineC

limat

e: A

bund

ant s

un o

ver t

he o

cean

. Wat

er te

mpe

ratu

re s

tays

rela

tivel

y co

nsta

nt th

roug

hout

the

year

, typ

ical

ly w

arm

er

than

68

degr

ees

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enhe

it.

Prod

ucer

s: A

lgae

, sea

gras

s, p

hyto

plan

kton

Ani

mal

s: S

ea s

tars

, cru

stac

eans

, mol

lusk

s, w

ide

varie

ty o

f fish

, and

sea

mam

mal

s

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A: P

olar Freshwater

Clim

ate:

Lot

s of

ice.

Tem

pera

ture

nev

er ri

se s

abov

e fre

ezin

g.

Prod

ucer

s: A

lgae

, sea

gras

s, p

hyto

plan

kton

Ani

mal

s: S

alm

on, t

rout

, flou

nder

.

Ben,canyouaddsmallfloatingauatic plants?

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A: Tem

perate Freshwater

Clim

ate:

Wat

er h

as n

o sa

lt. W

ater

can

be

deep

and

col

d, fl

owin

g fo

r mile

s in

to th

e oc

ean

or le

ss d

eep

and

drie

d up

in

sum

mer

mon

ths.

Prod

ucer

s: P

hyto

plan

kton

. alg

ae, s

eagr

ass

Ani

mal

s: C

rust

acea

ns, l

arva

e, fi

sh (t

rout

, bas

s, c

arp,

and

cat

fish)

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A: Tropical Freshw

ater

Clim

ate:

Hot

and

hum

id w

ith lo

ts o

f rai

nfal

l. Th

ese

area

s of

ten

supp

ly u

s w

ith d

rinki

ng w

ater

and

wat

er fo

r irr

igat

ion.

The

y in

clud

e m

arsh

land

and

rive

rs a

nd p

onds

nea

r rai

nfor

ests

. Pr

oduc

ers:

Sup

ports

an

abun

danc

e of

pla

nts.

Ani

mal

s: S

uppo

rts a

n ab

unda

nce

of a

nim

al li

fe.

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biomes comprise large regions, each with similar producers.

biomes!

Ready?ExplorePhotocopy Biome Landscapes (U3.L2.A1-pages 13-21) (one set per group).

Paste on construction paper: forest on green paper, grassland on brown paper, desert on yellow paper, and tundra on grey paper.

Photocopy Producer Cards (U3.L2.A2-pages 34-35) (one set per group).

ElaboratePhotocopy Biome Waterscapes (U3.L2.A1-pages 22-27).

Tape each waterscape around a jar of water. Fill the marine waterscapeswith enough salt to be detectable by smell and taste. Note: Ocean water has a smell different than water w/salt added due to the animal life inside of it.

Set?Unit 3-Lesson 2-Activity 1: • Water, Water, Everywhere! (Land and Water)Unit 3-Lesson 2-Activity 3: • Ecology of an Ecosystem (Ecosystems)


MaterialsBiome Landcapes (U3.L2.A1-pp.13-21)Construction paper (green, brown, yellow grey)Producer Cards (U3.L2.A1-pp.34-35) Scissors Biome Watercapes (U3.L2.A1-pp.22-27) Jars (6)TapeWaterSaltCardstockIndex cardsString

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How do scientists sort landscapes and waterscapes?



Reading ResourceWhat is a Biome? by Bobbie Kalman (J 577 M)

What’s in a Word?Biome comes from the Greek word bios (life) andtheLatinsuffixoma (mass).

Web ResourceUniversity of Arizona has a site with pictures and descriptions of land biomes.

www.geo.arizona.edu/Antevs/biomes/

EngageAct out different land biomes as a class.

Forest biome: Stand tall as a group of forest trees.•Bunch together as a group. Stretch your arms out like branches.

Grasslandbiome:Kneeldownasawavingfieldofgrass.•Sit on your knees. Stretch your arms up and wave them back and forth as a group.

Tundra biome: Crouch down as low tundra shrubs.•Bend close to the ground, and hug your knees.

Desert biome: Spread apart as lonely desert cacti and act •prickly.Space yourselves as far apart as you can. Put your arms out to your side and bend up at the elbows with claw-like hands.

Repeat several times.•See how quickly you can change from one land biome to the next!

Think about it...How do scientists sort landscapes?

ExploreDivide land biomes in small groups.

Cut out a set of • Producer Cards (U3.L2.A2-pages 34-35).Place in pile and mix.

Sort producers by type.•Examples: Trees, grass, water-conserving plants, low shrubs

Sort landscapes by the major producer in the drawing.•Examples: Trees, grass, water-conserving plants, low shrubs

Place producer tickets on corresponding biome drawing.•

Discuss different biomes and their major producer.•Examples: Forest, grassland, desert, tundra

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Think about it...What are the major land biomes?

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ExplainScientists do not stop after sorting our planet into water and land. They sort them even further into biomes. Land biomes have similar producers that characterize them.

How do scientists sort landscapes?Producers! Each landscape (biome) has a distinctive form of producer, such as trees, shrubs, or grass. Most plants only live in one or two places because of the amount of sun and rain it gets in that area. A cactus could not live in a tropical forest. Tall trees could not survive in the tundra. Studying the plants in an area, helps to sort it into a biome.

What are the major land biomes?Forest, grassland, desert, and tundra! Aunty says, while many producers grow across multiple biomes, each biome’s landscape has a dominant (main) type of producer. Forests are dominated by trees, grasslands by grass, deserts by water-conserving plants, and tundras by low shrubs.



Interesting factMany people think of deserts as extremely hot, sandy areas. But icy Antarctica and Greenland also have water-conserving plant life and can thus be sorted as deserts.

Did you know?Geographers also call grasslands savannahs, prairies, and steppes.

Historical noteForest originally referred to an area of trees specificallyreservedforroyal hunting.

Web ResourceHere is a helpful student research site on biomes.

www.aresearchguide.com/biomes

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Think about it...What are the major water biomes?

ElaborateUse your senses to sort water biomes individually.

Observe the different waterscapes taped to six prepared jars.•

Use your senses to sort waterscapes into two groups.•

Discuss how and why you sorted the waterscapes.•

How it worksFreshwater and saltwater biomes! Tutu says even though scientists can sort water biomes by major producers, many producers live in both freshwater and saltwater. Scientists can quickly sort these biomes by whether or not there is salt in the water. Could you see, smell, or taste the difference?



Reading ResourceDiscover Hawaii’s Fresh-water Wildlife by Katherine Shelley Orr (H 574.5263 Or)

Scientists Say... ...marine for saltwater biomes.

Did you know?Freshwater biomes have less than 1% salt concentration.

Scientists Also say......salinity for the amount of salt in the water. Scientists use special instruments to measure salinity (not their tongues).

EvaluateHow do scientists sort landscapes and waterscapes?

Answer by creating a Biome Diagram Tree as a class.

Start with two large cardstocks.•Label them terrestrial and aquatic.

What are two major aquatic biomes?•Write them on small index cards and hang them on string from the aquatic card.

What are four main terrestrial biomes?•Write them on small index cards and hang them on string from the terrestrial card.

What kinds of producers do you find in forests? Deserts? Grasslands? Tundras?

AssessSC.K.1.3 Collect data about living and non-living things.


SC.1.1.2 Explain the results of an investigation to an audience using simple data organizers (e.g., charts, graphs, pictures).

SC.1.5.2 Describe the physical characteristics of living things that enable them to live in their environment.

SC.2.5.1 Identify distinct environments and the different kinds of organisms each environment supports.

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Climate determines different ecosystems.

Ready?EngagePhotocopy polar forest, polar desert, polar tundra landscape (U3.L2.A1-pages 13, 18, 21).

ExploreBlow up balloons (one per pair).

ElaborateHang a world map or display a globe where students can see it.

Photocopy Climate Map (U3.L2.A1-page 42) (one per student).

EvaluateGather Biome Diagram Tree made in Activity 2 (U3.L2.A2-page 33).

Set?Unit 2-Lesson 4: Activity 1: • Weather or Not (Weather)Unit 3-Lesson 2-Activity 1: • Water, Water, Everywhere! (Land and Water) Unit 3-Lesson 2-Activity 2: • Biome’s My Home (Biomes)Unit 3-Lesson 3 - All Activities•Unit 4-Lesson 2-Activity 4: • All Around the Year (Seasons)Unit 4-Lesson 4-Activity 2: • Latitude Altitude (Latitude)


MaterialsPolar Landscapes (U3.L2.A1-pp.13,18,21) Balloon (1 per pair)Permanent markers FlashlightWorld mapClimate map (U3.L2.A3-p.42)Biome Diagram Tree (U3.L2.A2-p.33) Index cardsStringTape

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Reading resourceWeather and Climate by Carol Harrison and David Krasnow (J 551.5 Ha)

What’s in a Word?Climate comes from the Greek word klima, meaning “region or zone.”

Scientists say......weather for present conditions and climate for weather patterns over a long period of time (about 30 years).

Did you know?Scientists call polar forests boreal forests or taigas. Polar tundras border boreal forests and extend to the north pole.

EngagePretend to dress for a trip across a polar ecosystem as a class.

What would you wear if you took a trip to an Alaskan polar forest? •Examples: Tongass National Forest, Chugach National Forest

Look at the polar forest landscape and description • (U3.L2.A1-page 13).Pretend to put on pants, jacket, and hiking boots.

What would you wear if you took a trip to an Alaskan polar desert? •Example: North Pole

Look at the polar desert landscape and description • (U3.L2.A1-page18).Pretend to put on ski (super thick) pants, thick-thick jacket, boots, wool cap, and thick gloves.

What would you wear if you took a trip to an Alaskan polar tundra? •Example: Kotzebue

Look at the polar tundra landscape and description • (U3.L2.A1-page 21). Pretend to put on pants, jacket, and rain boots.

Think about it...What are polar ecosystems?

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Think about it...What is tropical climate?

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ExploreMap tropical ecosystems in pairs.

Simply write all letters between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.

Draw three horizontal lines on your balloon: Equator, Tropic of Cancer, and •Tropic of Capricorn.

Mark a tropical desert with a D.•Example: Sahara (Northern Africa)

Mark a tropical forest with a F.•Example: Amazonia (Northern South America)

Mark a tropical grassland with a G.•Example: Serengeti (Tanzania and Kenya)

Shineyourflashlight(sun)directlytowardequator.•

Discuss how much light tropical ecosystems receive compared to polar •ecosystems (top and bottom of ballon).



Scientists Say......tropical zone for the region between Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn. Polar zone lies above the Arctic Circle and below the Antarctic Circle.

Web resourceCheck out one version of a biome map.

www.worldbiomes.com/biomes_map.htm

NOAA LinkLearn more about climate with NOAA’s National Severe Storm Loboratory.

www.nssl.noaa.gov Education >> Resource List

ExplainScientists sort biomes into ecosystems based on climate. Uncle says climate describes the general weather of an area over a long period of time. It includes temperature, rainfall, humidity, and wind. Forests belong to the same biome (forest), but can be divided into different ecosystems (polar, tropical, temperate).

What are polar ecosystems?Biomes with a climate of long cold winters and short mild summers! Polar ecosystem temperatures range from below freezing to 50-degrees Fahrenheit. They have less than ten-inches of precipitation each year. In the summer, they have up to 24-hours of sunlight and none in the winter.

What are tropical ecosystems?Biomes with a climate of high temperature and high rainfall year round! Tropical ecosystem temperature averages 80-degrees and precipitation averages 100-inches per year. Tutu Kane says these ecosystems have the most sunlight because the sun always shines on the equator.

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Color the • Climate map (U3.L2.A1-page 42).Color the tropical zone yellow. Color the temperate zones green. Color the polar zones blue.

Mark a temperate desert with a D.•Examples: Sonora Desert (Baja California), Gobi desert (Mongolia and China), Great Victoria Desert (Australia)

Mark a temperate forest with a F.•Examples: Redwood National Park (North America), Zhangjiajie National Forest (China),the Black Forest (Germany)

Mark a temperate grassland with a G.•Example: North American prairies, Ukraine, Argentina and Uruguay, Republic of South Africa

**Activity Extension**Mark a red “X” where Hawaii is located.

Which climate zone do we live in?

How it worksTemperate climate zone! Look at your map to see how desert, forest, and grassland biomes are scattered around the world, but they all fall within the temperate climate zone. Temperate ecosystems have an annual precipitation rate of 30-inches per year and have four seasons: cold winters, hot summers, cool fall and cool spring.

Think about it...Where are temperate ecosystems?

Ecology of An ecosystem



Keiki StorytimeOn the Same Day in March: A Tour of the World’s Weather by Marilyn Singer (J 551.6 Si)

What’s in a Word? Temperate comes from the Latin word temperatus, meaning “restrained, not extreme.”

Did you know?The polar regions and temperate regions will never have the sun pass directly overhead.

EvaluateInto what do scientists divide biomes?

Answer by adding on to the class Biome Diagram Tree (U3.L2.A2-page 33).

What are three major ecosystems in the forest biome?•Write on small index cards. Hang on string from forest card.

What are three major ecosystems in the desert biome?•Write on small index cards. Hang them on string from desert card.

What is the major ecosystem in the tundra biome?•Write on small index cards. Hang them on string from tundra card.

What are two major ecosystems in the grassland biome?•Write on small index cards. Hang them on string from grassland card.

What are three major ecosystems in the saltwater biome?•Write on small index cards. Hang them on string from grassland card.

What are three major ecosystems in the freshwater biome?•Write on small index cards. Hang them on string from grassland card.

How does climate determine a ecosystem’s characteristics?

AssessSC.K.1.2 Ask questions about the world around them.SC.K.1.3 Collect data about living and non-living things.SC.K.3.1 Identify similarities and differences between plants and animals.SC.K.6.1 Classify objects by their attributes.SC.K.8.1 Report and describe, in detail, weather changes from day to day

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SC.1.5.2 Describe the physical characteristics of living things that enable them to live in their environment.

SC.2.1.1 Develop predictions based on observations.SC.2.5.1 Identify distinct environments and the different kinds of organisms

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