1. Introduction

2. Lesson Schedule I 8.Sep – Introduction to Biomes. Classification and distribution. 15.Sep – Climate factors 22.Sep – Climate diagrams 29.Sep – Rainforest 6.Oct – Rainforest 13.Oct – Tropical deciduous forest 20.Oct – Test 27.Oct – Savannah 10.Nov – Savannah 17.Nov– Desert and semidesert 24.Nov– Desert and semidesert 1.Dec– Mediterranean shrub 8.Dec– Mediterranean shrub 15.Dec– Test 22.Dec– Temperate Grassland 12.Jan– Temperate Grassland 19.Jan– Temperate deciduous forest 26.Jan– Temperate deciduous forest. Temperate rainforest.

3. Lesson Schedule II 2.Feb – Subtropical evergreen forest 9.Feb – Coniferous forest 16.Feb – Coniferous forest 23.Feb – Tundra 2.Mar– Tundra 9.Mar – Glacial ice caps 16.Mar – Test 30.Mar – Alpine areas 13.Apr – Alpine areas 20.Apr– Fresh water environments 27.Apr– Maritime environments 4.May– Coral reefs 11.May– Test 18.May– PowerPoint presentations/Visiting Botanical Garden 25.May– PowerPoint presentations/Visiting Zoo or Zoological Museum 1.June– PowerPoint presentations/Teamwork 1.June– Movie

4. World Biomes

5. What is a Biome? A biome is a large geographical area of distinctive plant and animal groups, which are adapted to that particular environment. The climate and geography of a region determines what type of biome can exist in that region.

6. To understand a world biome, you need to know: What the climate of the region is like. Where each biome is found and what its geography is like. The soil order(s) that characterize the biome and those processes involved in soil development. The special adaptations of the vegetation. The types of animals found in the biome and their physical and behavioural adaptations to their environment. Human adaptation

7. Biomes