Part of our curriculum in ecosystems. I found an activity in a science journal that teaches the diversity in environment. It is called enviroboxes.
Students use shoeboxes as a box.
They put any artifacts from their area that would represent their ecosystem. For example maybe pinecones, pictures of trees, snow, snake skin, etc. We could include daily temperatures, things to do, and places to visit. These enviroboxes are them mailed to other area to compare and contrast their environment. It would be neat to set up a group of teachers to do this.