English National Curriculum Geography
Mission Objectives
Name and locate different biomes around the world
Describe the climate across different biomes
Identify different plants and animals that live in each biome
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Words and meanings to learn
climate
the usual weather patterns in a place
biomes
large areas of our planet that have similar climates, plants and animals
habitat
the natural home or environment where a plant or animal lives
diversity
the variety of different plants, animals and other living things that exist in the world
adaptation
how plants and animals change or behave differently to survive in their environment
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Resources: A world map or a globe, pencils and colouring pencils and a ruler.
Print the world map and instruct pupils to stick it in the middle of an A3 sheet.
Support Handout (1): This handout is a world map with different biome locations highlighted
Core Handout (2): The handout provides a scaffold for pupils to produce their annotated maps. They are given prompt boxes to cut out and stick onto an enlarged A3 version of the map to ensure they can include their knowledge of the climate and habitats of biomes and the living things that survive there.
Stretch Handout (3): The handout provides a world map for the pupils to annotate. They are given prompt boxes to cut out and stick onto an enlarged A3 version of the map to ensure they can include their knowledge of the climate and habitats of biomes and the living things that survive there. The pupils are also asked to explain why different biomes are essential for the health of the planet.
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