February+13,+2017

Helpful Links: [|Multiplying Fraction Song] [|Tutorial]
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 * Xtra Math due each night.
 * Xtra Math due each night.

[|Vocabulary Game] Due Tuesday: Min. 41 Due Wednesday: Day 41 Due Thursday: Day 42 Due Friday: Min. 42 ||  ||   || Homework:

Due Friday: Biome Post Card Guiding Questions Sheet. The questions are listed below. Due Tuesday: Biome Post Card writing. This should be factual with creative writing. Make us believe you really are visiting this biome. Remember tips I gave you in class to accomplish this.

Requirements:

Name __


 * The specific name of the biome & relative location (Which country is it in?)


 * The amount of rainfall/precipitation this biome typically receives in a year


 * The time of year you are in this biome while writing (It does NOT have to be NOW!) What is the light like?


 * Current temperature and weather conditions of the biome (Pretend you're there; what’s it like?)


 * Describe your clothing and gear based on the weather & biome condition


 * Describe the natural habitat (What does it look, smell, sound, feel like? DO NOT LIST THINGS embed your thoughts in descriptive sentences!)


 * Give examples of at least 4 animals found in this biome and include one interesting fact about the animal's adaptation and why you think that is an adaptation for that animal.


 * Write a detailed description about ONE of these animals. This must also include an explanation of the animal’s adaptations and how it survives its biome.


 * Give examples of at least 3 plants found in this biome. Include one interesting fact about each plant.


 * Write a detailed description about ONE of these plants. This must also include the adaptations which enable this plant to survive in this biome.


 * Extra Credit:
 * An example of a food chain in this biome.

[|Ecology Vocabulary Words] [|More Vocab]

Throughout the postcard, you must use __at least__ 5 different vocabulary words and explain them in your writing. (I saw birds migrating or, flying to warmer areas, as winter neared.) DO NOT LIST INFORMATION: I saw predators, prey, habitats and symbiosis.

If you need to check a fact you can use this link to [|contact a biologist.]

[|Enchanted Learning Tundra] Arctic Animals [|Arctic Plants] [|Tundra] [|Tundra Info]

[|Video Links Nunavut]

[|Nuuk Greenland] Students use a variety of technological and information resources (e.g., libraries, databases, computer networks, video) to gather and synthesize information and to create and communicate knowledge. Students participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative, and critical members of a variety of literacy communities. Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange of information). ||
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