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Name:_________________________________

WhereAmIFrom?

SurvivingintheWild:
Tostartofftoday,listthreespecificitemsyouwouldbringwithyoutosurviveinthefollowing
locations...
TheArctic

1)

2)

3)

TheRainforest

1)

2)

3)

TheDesert

1)

2)

3)

Todaywewillbeinvestigatinghow
abiotic
factorsinfluence
biotic
factors

Challenge:
Youandapartnerwillbegiventhreepicturecardswithrelatedanimalsorplantsonthem,but
eachisfromadifferentlocationaroundtheglobe!
1. Spend5minuteslookingateachcard,andwithyourpartnergeneratealistoffour
reasonswhyyouthinkitisfromaplace,basedonwhatyoucanobserveaboutthe
animal.Use
observationtable1
torecordyourthoughts.
2. Flipthecardsoverandselfcheck!
3. TruthorLie?
Youwillnowpickonecardtopresenttotheclass.Use
Table2
tostructure
yourtruthorlie.Eitherchoosetotelltheclassthetruthaboutyourorganism,oralie.
Theclasswillthenvotebyashowofhands.Ifyousuccessfullytricktheclass,youwill
winaprize!

Reviewofbiomes:

Biome

Precipitation Temperature
Range
Range

Other

Grassland

1030

68to86F

68monthwetseason,46
monthdryseason

Desert(Hot)

35

25Fto100F

Wateroftenevaporatesfaster
thanitfalls

Tundra

35

50
Fto50F

Groundfrozenallyear

Taiga

1030

65Fto86F

Long,coldwintersandwet
summers.Soilundergroundis
alwaysfrozen.

Arctic

35

110Fto32F

Verylittleplantandanimallife
ontheground.

Rainforest

80to400

o
70
Fto85F

Verypoorsoilduetoverywet
conditions.Alotoflife!

TemperateForest

30to60

Belowfreezing
o
(winter)to70
F
(summer)

Lotsofseasonalvariation(think
winterandsummerinVermont)

ObservationTable1:
Card1,Iliveinthe(e.g.rainforest):
1.

2.

3.

4.

Card2,Iliveinthe(e.g.arctic):
1.

2.

3.

4.

Card3,Iliveinthe(e.g.desert):
1.

2.

3.

4.

TruthorLie?Table2
Samplequestionstoconsider:
Howcouldcolorationbeanadaptation?Size?Mouthorbeakstructure?Leafstructure?
Adifferentbehavior?
Habitat:

Food:

Behavior:

Special
characteristics:
i.e.coloring,
waterstorage,
particularhabits,
etc.

SurvivingintheWildPart2:
GobacktoyouranswersyouwroteinthebeginningofclassforSurvivingintheWildand
chooseoneitemforeachenvironment.Whatadaptationmightananimalorplanthavethathas
thesamepurposeasyouritem?

Arctic

Rainforest

Desert

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