Students research and list the common plants and animals found in their biome. Make a food web using this list. Discuss soil profiles. Students work in groups to draw and label the type of soil profile found in their biome. Discuss energy pyramids.
Students draw an energy pyramid using the names of plants and animals found in their biome.
Discuss symbiotic relationships and competition. Students research specific examples of mutualism, commensalism, parasitism, and interspecific competition. Quiz on the concepts. Start individual research time. Students research for the individual paper.