Climate Zones and Biomes
Videos
Grades6, 7, 8Earth and Space Sciences, Geography
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Provided by CK-12
What it is
- In this interactive textbook lesson, students will read about climate zones and microclimates, examine climate zones on a world map, and watch a video that explains the locations and causes of extreme climate regions.
Teaching tips
Positives
- The text is student-friendly and divided into brief sections.
- Students may highlight and annotate the text.
- Illustrations and a map accompany the text.
- The resource includes comprehension questions in the text and the video.
- Students can take a practice quiz and receive immediate feedback.
Additional Prerequisites
- It may be helpful to preview vocabulary terms such as latitude and longitude.
- Teachers may want to show students how to use the highlighting and annotating features.
- Students must sign in to use some of the interactive features.
Differentiation
- Students could work on this activity individually or in small groups.
- The interactive textbook could be used as a review or assessment practice.
From the scientist review
Even with similar altitudes and latitudes, the climate conditions of a place can vary between 0-100km. This is determined by the topography, soil composition, rocks, vegetation cover, temperature differences, etc. This resource is recommended for teaching.
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