8th grade creates biomes
Science Class
by Samantha Black
March 27, 2009
Over the past few weeks, the 8th grade students have been learning about ecology in their science class. To demonstrate what they were learning about, the students had to build a biome in a box of any type of biome they chose. The requirements for this biome were the following: at least 15 biotic factors, 5 abiotic factors, a food web, a food chain, an energy pyramid, and a two page paper. The biome was due Friday, March 27th. The students turned in a variety of biomes, such as marine, desert, deciduous forest, rainforest, boreal forest, freshwater, and tundra biomes. All of the 8th graders showed a creative side with their projects.
“The biome project was a chance for the students to express their understanding of the material covered in a creative way. I am very proud of the quality of their projects,” Mrs. Spudich says.
