1. Terrestrial Ecosystems

2. Forests
Many trees
Temperatures vary
Plenty of rainfall

3. Deciduous Forest Has 4 seasons Trees that lose their leaves
Plants – trees, ferns, mosses, shrubs, grasses
Animals – bears, foxes, rabbits, deer, snakes, cardinals, owls

4. Coniferous Forest Colder temperatures
Trees that produce seeds in cones and have leaves shaped like needles.
Do not lose leaves in fall
Animals – elk, moose, beavers, wolves, finches, and jays

5. Tropical Rainforests Very warm, very rainy, humid
Rich in plant and animal life
Animals – monkeys, panthers, snakes and other reptiles, spiders, parrots, and toucans.

6. Temperate Rainforests
Cooler temperatures, very rainy, humid
Largest along the Pacific Coast of the U.S.

7. Grasslands
Fertile soil covered by tall grasses and some woody shrubs, hardly any trees
Warm
Some rainfall
Gently rolling hills
Animals – prairie dogs, grasshoppers, birds, bison

8. Grasslands
In North America the grasslands are called Prairies

9. American Grasslands: North American Grasslands
Watch the following videos on Discovery Ed:
American Grasslands: North American Grasslands
Coniferous Forest:
Deciduous Forest:
Rain Forests:

10. Foldable #1 Deciduous Forest Coniferous Forest Tropical Rainforest
List information about all 3 different kinds of forests, making sure to compare them.  Example: Types of Trees/Plants found in each, amount of rainfall, animals.
Deciduous Forest
Coniferous Forest
Tropical Rainforest
Use your notes and your Social Studies textbook (pgs 64-73) to fill out the chart.

11. Grasslands and Forests
Foldable #2
List similarities and differences between grasslands (prairie NOT savannah) and forests.
Grasslands and Forests
Similarities
Differences
Use your notes and your Social Studies textbook (pgs 64-73) to fill out the chart

12. Terrestrial Ecosystems
Exit Ticket
Terrestrial Ecosystems
1) What is the difference between a deciduous forest and a coniferous forest?
2) Which type of forest has the most kinds of plants and animals? Why is this?
3) What types of animals are found in a grassland ecosystem? What types of plants?