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Week 1 · Nature Detectives

Geography

Your biome

Identify the biome you live in and 3 native species.

Pick your age

5-day pacing

Today's focus: learn the concept.

The Hook

There are different kinds of OUTSIDE all over the world. Yours has a special name!

The Big Idea

A BIOME is a kind of place — like forest, desert, prairie, or jungle.

Learn

Plants and animals match their biome — cactuses in deserts, penguins in cold places.

Your biome shapes what you see when you go outside.

See It

Biomes

🌲 Forest · 🌵 Desert · 🌾 Prairie · 🌴 Jungle · ❄️ Tundra

Try It (in the app)

Animal → biome

Match game
Camel
Polar bear
Monkey

Worksheet

Fill in here, or print a blank copy

My Biome Map

Color the biome where YOU live.

  1. I live in: biome
  2. 3 plants I see near my house: 1) __ 2) __ 3) __
  3. 3 animals I see near my house: 1) __ 2) __ 3) __
  4. Picture: (color on back)

Hands-On Build

Biome shoebox diorama

Materials

  • ·Shoebox
  • ·Paper
  • ·Glue
  • ·Twigs/grass

Steps

  1. 01Pick your biome.
  2. 02Glue plants and ground inside the shoebox.
  3. 03Add cutout animals.

Mission Tie-In

Map your local pond's biome on the Missing Ducklings investigation.

Wrap-Up Discussion

  • ?What is special about your biome?
  • ?Where would a polar bear NOT survive?