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Biome Activity
You and your partner will investigate the _______________________________ biome and display
what you have earned on a small poster. You will show where one would find this biome on Earth,
the climate and weather that defines this biome, and the types of plants and animals that are found
there. Your poster will be organized in the following manner:
Biome Name
Interesting
facts and/or
information
(3-5)
Global Map
(your biome
colored)
Biome Drawing
(include animals, plants, climate, and any key
characteristics)
Plants (5)
Animals (5)
(Primary &
secondary/tertiary)
Description
of weather
and climate
Category
1
2
3
4
Title
Title Missing
Title Missing
Title Present
Title present and in
color
Climate
Description of climate
and/or weather
missing
Description of climate
minimal with no detail
Description of climate
and weather explained
in full
Description explained
in full and uses specific
examples
Additional info
1 additional fact
2 additional facts
3 additional facts
4 or more additional
facts
Plants
1-2 plant names given
3-4 plant names given
5 plant names given
5 plant names given
with scientific name
Animals
1 or 2 animals given
3-4 animal names
given
5 animal names given
(primary & sec./ter.)
5 animal names given
with scientific name
Map
No map or incorrect
biome colored
Map not colored, just
shaded; inaccurate
Map colored correctly
Map colored and neat;
biome name on map
Drawing
Drawing is lacking
many of the required
components
Some components
present, but not well
represented
Plants, animals, climate
and key characteristic
represented in
drawing; neat
Several Plants, animals,
climate and key
characteristic
represented in
drawing; attention to
detail
Neatness & spelling
Messy and spelled
incorrectly
Legible with some
spelling errors
Neat with only 1-2
spelling errors
Neat with no spelling
errors
Accuracy
Over 4+ components of
the poster are
inaccurate
2-3 components of the
poster inaccurate
Only small mistakes
made with content
No mistakes in content
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