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Teach Two Student Overview
Teach Two Student Overview
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