Diorama Biome Directions
Diorama Biome Directions
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You and your partner will be creating a 3D diorama project using a shoebox .
Step 1: Choose your partner.
Step 2: You will choose a biome: (tropical rain forest, grasslands, marine-ocean, marine-coral reef, desert, tundra, temperate deciduous forest, boreal forest-taiga, marine-estuaries, wetlands, ponds and lakes, streams and rivers, savanna, chaparral, temperate coniferous forest, temperate rain forest).
Step 3: Draw a plan for your 3D Biome
Step 4: Create the diorama.
Outside of the diorama should include the following:
Name of you and your partner
Graphs: Average precipitation and average temperature for the biome
Display a map of where the biome is located
Food web, using pictures and names of the common plants and animals found in the biome. You cannot use one from the internet or another source, you must create your own food web.
Inside of the diorama should include the following:
Use a box no bigger than 50 cm long and 25 cm high.
Fill in all the background and interior sides with details that reflect the physical environment/landscape. The inside of your diorama should be realistically represented with geographical features such as mountains, streams, rivers, rocks etc.
Include at least two organisms in the biome that illustrate commensalism .
Include at least two organisms in the biome that illustrate mutualism.
Include at least two organisms in the biome that illustrate parasitism.
*Include anything that you think will portray your biome correctly. You may use paper, printed pictures, plastic animals, plastic plants, clay ... etc. BE CREATIVE*
Record your explanations in Google slides or Canva. (You need a detailed explanation, at least 3-5 sentences)
1. Using one of the plants included in your diorama – pick one to describe an adaptation it has that helps it survive in its Biome. Include a picture
2. Using one of the animals included in your diorama – pick one to describe an adaptation it has that helps it survive in its Biome. Include a picture
3. Explain an example of an environmental issue in your biome that is caused or impacted by humans (NOT CLIMATE CHANGE/GLOBAL WARMING OR POLLUTION) .
You should address/answer the following questions within your project:
What is the issue? Why should we be concerned? Give specific examples. What is the impact (both immediate and long term)? In what location(s) is this occurring? What human activity is the cause? What populations are being affected? How? What is a possible solution and recommendation for the future?
4. Find a keystone species in your biome and explain what would happen to the biome if that species got removed.
You are close to being done! Good job!
Grading rubric and peer review
1.Using the peer review check list below, have one to two of your peers look at your project.
2. Use their feedback to make changes.
3. Turn in the feedback forms to your teacher (This is a formative grade).
Turn in Biome project on the google slide
Create a sharable link of your project that anyone can view
Copy and paste it on the google slides for your class period
5th Period --- 6th Period
Make sure to give me access - click on share - then make sure it says (anyone with the link - view)!!
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