BiomesProject


 * Biomes Project **

Task
You (and your partner) are to design a Keynote presentation about the biome assigned to you and present it to the class.

//Slide 1-Title Slide//
On this slide you will have the following (each on its own row):
 * Biome Name (larger font)
 * Your Name(s)-first and last
 * Due Date-Here is an example of how to write it correctly: June 1, 2010.

//Slide 2-Biome Introduction Slide//
This slide will be used to introduce your biome and to gain the interest of the audience. Here are some things you have to include and some suggestions you can choose to include (they do not have to be in the order given below):
 * biome location (use a map)
 * few images of the biome-include the specific location where each picture was taken
 * connect to popular stories (like some book took place in your biome)
 * images of you in the biome

//Slide 3-Climate Slide//
This slide is dedicated to describing the climate of your biome. Here is a list of facts to include in your slide (graphs/tables/pictures are always a good addition):
 * Precipitation-What types? When? How Much?
 * Temperature-Average temperatures? Seasons?

//Slide 4-Animals Slide//
This slide will be dedicated to the description of 2 different animals from your biome. At least one of your animals should be a keystone species for your biome. This should be the first organism you describe and you should tell why that is the keystone species for your biome. Here is what you must include for each animal:
 * Name of animal
 * Picture of animal
 * Prey of animal
 * Predators of animal (if any)-tell is if there are no natural predators

//Slide 5-Plants Slide//
This slide will be dedicated to the description of 2 different plants from your biome. Here is what you must include for each plant:
 * Name of plant
 * Picture of plant
 * Why is that plant able to grow there? Connect the environment to what that plant needs to survive.

//Slide 6-Adaptation Slide//
This slide is dedicated to describing the adaptation that at least one plant or one animal has undergone in your biome. Here is what you must include in your slide:
 * Name of plant or animal
 * Define adaptation
 * Describe what the adaptation was and why it occurred

//Slide 7-Closing Slide//
This slide is used to bring your presentation to an end. There are many ways to approach this slide. Here are some //suggestions//:
 * Quick overview of what was covered on other slides
 * Interesting facts you learned that were not part of the other slides

//Slide 8-Works Cited Slide//
This slide will contain your citations in numerical order.

Suggested Resources

 * Textbook-Life Science Chapter 20
 * www.mbgnet.net/index.html
 * EBSCO or NewsBank (see me or librarian of login information)

**Rubric**
This is for you to reference. You do not need to bring a copy of this to your presentation.