Earth Day

Create a new creature based on the adaptations of existing creatures from the same biome.

Sure, students might know the difference between a producer and a consumer… but have they considered how they feel about each other? What, in a producer's opinion, are the pros and cons of a consumer?

Want to move beyond memorizing the characteristics of biomes? In this lesson, students work through a Tournament of Biomes, explaining which biome wins in each round (based on criteria you choose). In the end, they crown a 👑 Champion Biome!

Who will win in a tournament of eight plants with Interesting adaptations!?

Students will determine which US National Park is not like the others.

Which resource is more renewable? And which is easier to find?

What if a capybara and a kangaroo rat switched homes? Would their adaptations be helpful at all?

Which of these rainforests is not like the others?

Let's look at deciduous vs coniferous trees.