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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 2/2/15 ESSENTIAL QUESTION What is a biome? What are the properties of each biome? How are biomes classified? What is the importance.

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1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 2/2/15 ESSENTIAL QUESTION What is a biome? What are the properties of each biome? How are biomes classified? What is the importance of each biome? AGENDA Macroinvertebrate speaker follow-up activity Projects MC STANDARDS SEV2.d: Characterize the components that define freshwater and marine systems. SEV2.c: Characterize the components that define a biome. Warm-Up Choose 2 biomes. Contrast them in 3 ways. Be very specific in your response!

2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 2/3/15 ESSENTIAL QUESTION What is a biome? What are the properties of each biome? How are biomes classified? What is the importance of each biome? AGENDA Biomes stations STANDARDS SEV2.c: Characterize the components that define a biome. SEV2.d: Characterize the components that define freshwater and marine systems. WARM-UP Infer the importance of understanding the different biomes (3 sentences).

3 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 2/4/15 ESSENTIAL QUESTION What are the characteristics of the biomes? What creates the biomes? What creates these features? AGENDA Article: Horseshoe crabs Biomes Station Work on biomes project STANDARDS SEV2.c: Characterize the components that define a biome. SEV2.d: Characterize the components that define freshwater and marine systems. WARM-UP What characteristic is used to classify biomes? Explain why this characteristic is used. (you need at least 2 sentences)

4 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 2/5/16 ESSENTIAL QUESTION What are the characteristics of the biomes? What creates these features? AGENDA Article Biomes stations/Quiz review Modeling estuaries activity (if time permits) STANDARDS SEV2.c: Characterize the components that define a biome. SEV2.d: Characterize the components that define freshwater and marine systems. Warm-Up Infer why some biomes may be viewed as more important than others by some. Provide an example. At least 3 sentences.

5 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 2/6/15 ESSENTIAL QUESTION What are the characteristics of the biomes? What creates the biomes? What creates these features? AGENDA Chapters 6 and 7 quiz Work on projects-due Monday!! STANDARDS SEV2.c: Characterize the components that define a biome. SEV2.d: Characterize the components that define freshwater and marine systems. Warm-Up Evaluate the significance of understanding the different types of biomes in at least 3 sentences. Is it important to understand biomes? Why or why not?


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