Biome Travel Brochure Project for _________________

Objectives: Create a travel brochure for a biome

Describe how different environments support different varieties of organisms

Due Date: Friday, April 21, 2017

Directions: Using the reference materials provided to you by your teacher, follow the directions for
making a Biomes Brochure/pamphlet. Be sure to follow the rubric provided so that you can do a self
assessment prior to turning in your finished project. Remember to attach it to your final project. You
will work individually or in pairs on this project. You will have at least one day to work in the computer lab.
If you do not finish in class, it is homework, due on the date posted above. Think about what you are
learning as you read about the biome. Materials will be provided to you in class. All brochures/pamphlets
are to be computer-generated projects and should be in color. However, you may trace pictures and/or
cut pictures out of magazines if you wish.

TASK: Create a travel brochure that promotes visiting one of the Earths biomes. A biome will be
randomly selected for you due to the shortage of biome texts provided and to ensure that all biomes get
covered. You must use accurate information about the biome and its conditions, but you may use humor
and creativity to offer suggestions for overcoming the challenges of visiting the location. Have you ever
read a brochure? Brochures are used to communicate information about specific topics in a brief, reader
friendly format. The use of color, diagrams, and a pleasing layout of the information is used to
catch and hold the readers attention.

CRITERA:
Neat
Colorful
Creative
Include the following information found in the rubric on the opposite side of this document.

Remember to site any photo you use in your brochure. If you need help, ask me!

Do not cut and paste information from websites that you use. Information should be in your own words!
Plagiarism of any kind will result in a project grade of zero and an administrative referral!

** NOTE: All brochures are to be printed and ready to turn in when you arrive to class on the due
date. I will not allow printing of brochures on due date in my class and will not accept flash drives
in the place of a printed document!!
 Write the biome that you Tundra Taiga Grassland Marine
are studying here: Temperate Deciduous Forest Steppe Chaparral
____________________ Tropical Rain Forest Desert Savannah
5 Design Cover Create a cover that is attractive, capturing and inviting. The cover should lure
Points would-be vacationers to your area.
5 Design inside The inside-cover gets readers to want to know more about your biome.
Points cover Describe the biotic and abiotic factors in your biome.
10 Location of Explain location of biome
Points Region Include a map of the world with the biome labeled and highlighted.
10 Gather climate Explain the climate of your biome
Points information Discuss average annual precipitation
Discuss average annual temperature
10 Faunal Describe 6 fauna found in your biome.
Points adaptations Explain special adaptations that these organisms have for survival in your
(animals) biome (2 special adaptations that help it be successful in this biome).
Include pictures of the organisms and their adaptations (2-3)
10 Floral / Fungal Describe 6 flora found in your biome.
Points adaptations Explain how the fauna are adapted for survival in your biome (2 special
(plants) adaptations that help it be successful in this biome).
Include pictures of the organisms and their adaptations (2-3)
*** You may substitute a fungal (mushrooms, molds, fungi) adaptation ***
10 Food Web Draw a food web for your biome (you may use words or pictures). You may cut
Points and paste one from the web. (Be sure to site it if you do!)
Include 8 organisms in the food web
Include arrows in food to show the direction of the energy flow.
10 Interesting Facts Explain at least 4 interesting facts about your region
Points Include at least 3 pictures illustrating these interesting facts.
10 Symbiotic Symbiotic relationships that are commonly found in your biome (each
Points Relationships relationship should include the 2 organisms involved, what kind of symbiosis it
is (mutualism, parasitism, commensalism), and WHY it is that symbiosis)
Include 2 different types of symbiosis found in your biome.
5 Presentation Final project is neatly done
Points No spelling errors in brochure
Complete sentences with correct mechanics
5 Bibliography Includes sources of information. This should be on a separate sheet of
Points paper, attached to rubric and submitted with final brochure.
*** www.easybib.com ***

Required vocabulary words: (Include / Use these words in your biome highlight or underline) (10 pts)
Keystone species Biotic Factor Habitat
Indicator species Abiotic factor Niche
Consumer Population Prey
Herbivore Symbiotic Scavengers
Carnivore Producers Decomposers
Omnivore Biome Predators
Extension vocabulary:
Desert nocturnal, succulent, drought, rhizome
Tropical Rain Forest canopy, under story, emergent, epiphytes
Tundra pingo, drought, permafrost, migration
Marine coral reef, intertidal, estuaries, abyssal
Grasslands prairie, pampas, overgrazing, ungulate
Taiga coniferous, hibernate, boreal, migrate
Deciduous Forest tree stratum, hibernate, camouflage, lichen