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GOAL: Produce an interactive diorama and poster project to creatively teach others about a biome of your choice. The project will demonstrate understanding of biomes and ecosystems, types of interactions, and trophic (feeding) levels.

Terminology to know, understand, and use:

Ecosystem

Competition

Predation

Predator/Prey

Energy Flow

Producer (autotroph)

Consumer (heterotroph)

Herbivore

Carnivore

Omnivore

Scavenger

Decomposer

Food chain

Food web

Energy pyramid

Trophic (feeding) level

Climate

Temperature

Precipitation

Abiotic

Biotic

Required elements to include in the project:

·  The general climate of the biome

·  Location of biome

·  Major abiotic factors and how they affect biotic factors

·  Major roles in an ecosystem like common producers, consumers, and decomposers

·  Major interactions like Competition and Predation

·  Examples (at least four organisms) of a food chain

·  Examples of an energy pyramid

·  Major threats due to human impact to biome

·  Type of soil and water sources for your biome

·  Traits needed to survive in your biome

·  Names of specific organisms found in the biome

Other ideas/possibilities for how to include content:

·  Special terms or words that relate to your biome

·  Numerous examples of interactions and relationships between organisms

What this project ISN’T:

·  It’s not a report of just animals found in the biome.

·  It’s not a simple explanation of what a biome is.

·  It’s not a ‘cut and paste from the Internet’ project – you have to have multiple sources of information.

Biomes to choose from:

  1. Tropical Rain Forest
  2. Temperate Rain Forest
  3. Desert
  4. Grassland – Savanna
  5. Grassland – Prairie/Steppe
  6. Chaparral
  7. Temperate Deciduous Forest
  8. Boreal Forest
  9. Tundra
  10. Freshwater- River
  11. Freshwater- Lake
  12. Tide pools
  13. Ocean Abyss
  14. Open Ocean

Project Criteria:

·  Produce a 3-D diorama scene and a poster, at least one of which must be interactive. Interactive means that it has movable parts, lift the flaps, wheels, etc. where an observer ‘interacts’ with the project rather than just looking at it.

·  Must be done individually

·  All computer research and images must be cited on References page!

·  No cutting and pasting – put information in own words – plagiarizing results in consequences and you will have to redo the entire project.

·  Project will be presented to class in museum style so any interactive pieces must have clear instructions.

Specifics for Poster:

·  Must have clear title of your biome.

·  All work on poster must be typed (and pasted on neatly).

·  Illustrations can be hand drawn.

·  Any information/definitions are YOURS, not straight from a dictionary or website

·  Spelling counts, especially on main words!

·  At least two color hand-drawn illustrations somewhere on poster

·  Internet images can be used, but must be included on references page.

·  Coloring is effective and doesn’t interfere with understanding the words

·  Must include a diagram of a food web or energy pyramid showing how much energy is passed on

Specifics for 3-D Diorama/Scene:

·  Could be large scale display of biome, or a more close-up view of specific aspect of biome

·  Neatly colored

·  Label important parts

·  Make big enough to clearly see what’s going on

Helpful hints:

·  Make faint pencil lines before writing anything (erase lines completely when finished with definitions) or put a piece of lined paper behind the poster for guidelines.

·  KEEP TRACK OF ANY RESOURCES YOU USE, ESPECIALLY WEBSITES YOU GET INFO/IMAGES FROM. “GOOGLE” and “GOOGLE IMAGES” IS NOT A WEBSITE – IT’S A SEARCH ENGINE SO SHOULDN’T APPEAR AS ONE OF YOUR RESOURCES.

·  Don’t rely on one website, like Wikipedia, for information.

·  Look at the source of internet information. Blogs and personal accounts are not appropriate. Find educational sites, or reputable sites (like National Geographic, NASA, etc)

Poster Rubric
3 / 2 / 1 / 0
Title / Clear, Readable, In Color / Two of the following: Clear, Readable, In Color / 1 of the following: Clear, Readable, In Color / No title
Wording / Typed and pasted neatly / Neatly hand written or typed but pasted poorly / Hand written, somewhat difficult to read / Hand written too difficult to read
Energy Pyramid / Shows correct energy pyramid with correct amount of energy being passed on, includes pictures of organisms / Mostly correct energy pyramid, does not include pictures / Incorrect energy pyramid / No energy pyramid
Spelling and Grammar / Less than 2 mistakes / 2-4 Mistakes / 4-6 Mistakes / 6+ mistakes
Illustrations / At least two neatly hand-drawn, in color illustrations / One neatly hand-drawn, in color illustrations or two messy drawings / All illustrations have been printed / No illustrations
Coloring / Neat, engaging, and does not interfere with understanding / Two of the following: Neat, engaging, and does not interfere with understanding / 1 of the following: Neat, engaging, and does not interfere with understanding / None of the following: Neat, clean, and does not interfere with understanding
Information / Many pieces of information shared, all information is correct / Some information shared and/or some information is incorrect / Little information is shared and/or most information is incorrect / No information is shared or all information is incorrect
Diorama Rubric
3 / 2 / 1 / 0
Information / Displayed correctly, many pieces of information presented clearly / Some things incorrect and/or only some information is presented / Many things incorrect and/or little information is presented / All things incorrect and/or all information is incorrect
Labels / All parts neatly labelled / Some parts neatly labelled / Few parts neatly labelled / No parts labelled or not neat
Understandability / Very easy to understand / Have to ask a couple questions to understand / Have to ask a lot of questions to understand / Cannot understand
Organisms / 5+ organisms represented / 4 organisms represented / 3 organisms represented / 2 or less organisms represented
Other pieces of information from the graphic organizer / Includes 4+ pieces of information from the poster / Includes 3 pieces of information from the poster / Includes 2 pieces of information from the poster / Includes 1 or less pieces of information from the poster
General Project Rubric
Information from Graphic Organizer / All information is included between your poster and diorama / Most information is included between your poster and diorama / Some information is included between your poster and diorama / Little to no information is included between your poster and diorama
Instructions / Instructions on how to interact with the poster are clear and easy to find / Instructions somewhat make sense / Instructions are difficult to read or understand / No instructions
Sources / Sources are educational and there are 4+ sources attached to the back of the poster / Sources are educational and there are 3 sources attached to the back of the poster / Sources are educational and there are 2 sources attached to the back of the poster / Sources are not from educational sites and/or there is 1 or less sources or sources are not attached to the back of the poster
Total /
/45

Check in’s

You must complete each check in before working on the next task.

Task 1: Graphic Organizer FULLY Completed ______Miss Olson’s Signature

Task 2: Poster FULLY COMPLETED ______Miss Olson’s Signature

Task 3: Diorama FULLY Completed ______Miss Olson’s Signature

Task 4: Grade your Own Project Completed ______Miss Olson’s Signature

(Mark on your rubric where you think you scored, fix anything that you think is not at a 3)