Week of March 3rd (Biome Project)

Time Line:
Mon: Info. given and teams picked
Tues: Meet in Computer lab for work time
Wed: Meet in Comp. Lab
Thurs: last day in computer lab
Fri: Projects Due

Project Info.
Great news! You and your partners have a new winter job working for a travel agency.
You have been hired to create a brochure and a multimedia presentation that will persuade travelers to visit a specific geographical biome.
The boss has told you that it is important to be informative and creative to help draw potential customers into the office.

Working in groups of 4 you will be assigned one of the following major biomes:
taiga (coniferous forest)
tundra
tropical rain forest
desert
temperate grassland (prairie)
savannah
temperate deciduous forest
freshwater
ocean

Your Project Will Contain:
- A Fact Sheet from each team member 
          (typed, bulleted list of info.  all 4 stapled together or edited to be 1 document)
- A pamphlet or travel brochure
           (tri-fold, computer generated)
- Powerpoint Presentation or Video for:
         - An in class presentation of your “Travel Package”
          (This should be entertaining and creative!)
            about 5-8 min long (please no longer)

Tonight's Homework:
- Each Group Member Start your fact sheet!
- Bring 1 page of notes to class tomorrow for credit
- Meet in Library Computer lab Tomorrow