Cristina Carrera
Florida International University

Exploring Earth's Aquatic Biomes Collection

Wed, Dec 02, 2015 8:51 AM
Review

Catalina's collection on Aquatic Biomes offers several helpful resources for both teachers and students. Through these articles and activities, students learn what a biome is, in particular the aquatic biome and its importance to our world. Students also come to realize our impact on the world and how we must work to protect and save our ecosystems. Students learn the direct and indirect effects humans have on these underwater systems in the article "A Fishy Adventure." It features an inquiry activity "Fishing for Clean Water." Another article that caught my attention was "Biome is Where the Art Is." This article provides a lesson on creating torn paper biomes. This is a great activity to implement into the classroom, as every student has a unique learning style. For those students who have difficulty expressing their knowledge/ideas verbally, they can now show what they have learned and understand through art. I would also definitely implement the resource "Wetlands: At the Water's Edge" in my classroom. This lesson offers students the opportunity to leave the classroom and actively engage in hands-on experiences in nature. This would be a great field trip opportunity! Of course any of these articles can be modified to fit the needs of the students in your particular grade level! Great job and thank you!