Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Biome Map Project

Political boundaries


Sprinkling "sand" across the Sahara desert


Taiga forest blends with coniferous and deciduous forests.



Key:

Tundra: White Rice

Boreal (Taiga) Forest: Green Lentils

Desert: Cheerios

Deciduous Forest: Thyme

Coniferous Forest: Rosemary

Rainforest: Blue Cubes

Savannah: Brown Rice

Temperate Grasslands: Red Beans

Ocean: Shells

13 comments:

Sara said...

Great project! I applaud the use of household items.

Tara said...

I second Sara's sentiments... great project! I may have to borrow this, if you don't mind.

Féepoussière said...

incredible work! Bravo!

Melissa said...

Love, love, love me some hands-on learning! Fantastic, sista!
Totally dig your blog!

Sparklee said...

Funny, I almost skipped this project because I thought it was too "young" for my kids. We have a good biomes map that the kids could have just looked at together. But I changed my mind at the last minute and they loved it! And they became more familiar with the different biomes than if they had just read a map.

Michelle said...

This is awesome! Great job! I think my boys may enjoy this - I'd learn a lot too :)

Denise said...

You always have the best ideas! Love reading your blog! I have a Beautiful Blogger award for you on my blog. Stop by and pick it up! :)

Sparklee said...

Aaaw... You are so nice! Thanks!

The Adventurer said...

What a great idea, packing this away for future use. Newest follower.

Adventures said...

I love it! : )

Laura Grace Weldon said...

What a great idea. I admit to promoting geographical knowledge more lazily. Here's my ongoing method:
http://www.geekmom.com/2010/09/subversive-way-to-promote-map-use-by-kids/

Sparklee said...

Um, can I admit to being a bit "starstruck" here? I JUST finished reading your book! Thanks for visiting my blog!

Keri said...

great idea! adding this to my animal/biome teaching unit!