Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Biomes StudyJam

Subject Area

Science

Grade(s)

3

Overview

The classroom resource provides a video that will describe the six main climate regions, or biomes, on planet Earth. There is also a short test that can be used to assess students' understanding.

    Science (2015) Grade(s): 3

    SC15.3.14

    Collect information from a variety of sources to describe climates in different regions of the world.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:SC15.3.14

    Vocabulary

    • Evaluate
    • Climates
    • Regions
    • Reliable media
    • Sources

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Climate describes a range of an area's typical weather conditions and the extent to which those condition change over the years.
    • Books and other reliable media provide information that can be used to describe climates in different regions of the world.
    • Variations in climates within different regions of the world.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Identify reliable resources for gathering information.
    • Identify the different regions of the world and their climates.
    • Evaluate information in the resources.
    • Use information to describe the climates in different regions and their patterns.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • Patterns in climate can be used to make predictions about typical weather conditions in a region.

    Scientific and Engineering Practices

    Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information

    Crosscutting Concepts

    Patterns
    Link to Resource

    CR Resource Type

    Audio/Video

    Resource Provider

    Scholastic StudyJams
    Accessibility
    License

    License Type

    Custom
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