Biomes StudyJam

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

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

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

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

CR Resource Type

Audio/Video

Resource Provider

Scholastic StudyJams

License Type

Custom

http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/ecosystems/biomes.htm

Custom License Type (URL)

http://www.scholastic.com/terms.htm

Comments or Notes

The test may be completed as a whole group or independently on student devices.

There is a printable available that includes a short synopsis of the video and definitions of the vocabulary words. This could be used as a notetaking sheet for students as they watch the video.

Approved Date

2020-04-01

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