Biomes Worksheet Essay

I utilize technology every day, for every lesson. This is not just in the form of instruction but also for preparation. Any worksheet that I use, activity I find, or strategy I incorporate comes from the internet or a activity book. The first two days of discussing biomes I used a PowerPoint and cards to discuss the eight biomes. The cards were a collaboration of multiple ideas I found on the internet. The card had a picture of the biome, and lines to write on. While I introduced the biome they would take notes answering the following questions: 1. What are the abiotic factors, 2. What are the biotic factors, 3. What is the limiting factors, and 4. What are the geographic threats of the area? I also showed a video that showed pictures of the biomes to music. They loved the video because the pictures were beautiful. After two days of discussing all the biomes the students were broken into groups and told they were travel agents. They had to “sell” their biome and make the rest of the class

They were also able to use their learning strategies. They were able to read articles, watch videos, and see pictures about their biome. This closed any gap that would be hindered by one type of instruction. When information is only presented one way or it is not investigated on their own then the students are limited to my expectations. Because of this performance task the students were able to rise to their own standards and generally they were much higher than the ones I set. However, students that are better with technology and have access to it outside of class clearly did better on the presentation because they were able to work on the presentation for more time. 7th graders also tend to get off task when you give them technology; not only is this a problem with using technology but it also poses achievement gaps. Students that are more mature are able to perform better because they are able to stay on