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Welcome to the Grade 9 I&S Virtual Conference on Biomes.

In term 3, students were separated into groups and given a specific biome to study. Their project included a research paper and then a final product, such as a website or video.

The main directives of this project were to find where this biome is found in Africa, how human interaction is impacting this biome, and then present a call to action so viewers can take steps to help improve the state of the biome.

The work took many hours and a lot of research but in the end, the students did quite well. Feel free to check out the different links in this virtual conference, learn more about the biome that might be in your backyard (or featured in your last safari photos), and become involved in preserving these precious resources.

Enjoy!

Ms. Angelic
Grade 9 I&S Teacher

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We established a website with a variety of information regarding deserts, such as general information, animals and plants, as well as human influences and ways to make a difference. Below is a link to our website, which we hope may provide you with some useful information!

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There are certain corresponding elements of this world that allow us to gain and to lose, regardless we need those elements to move forward and develop. One element are biomes, biomes allow both our natural wildlife and the human race to gain a wide range of needed essentials. Deserts being amongst those biomes are essentially a wasteland or wilderness. There is little moisture, and the soil is low, consisting of sand, gravel, or rock. There aren't many plants that provide shade. Deserts can be characterized as hostile environments. Many people are hot during the day and cold at night. Some deserts are cold, and snow will fall. Deserts can be found on any continent. The western United States is mostly desert. Central Australia is surrounded by the outback, a desert area. The majority of South America's southern tip is desert. The Sahara Desert, the size of the continental United States, covers northern Africa. Between the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, the Arabian Peninsula is almost completely desert. One thing that the Desert is great at providing, are various minerals that are useful to humans. After a systematic investigation by the United Nations, it was discovered that nearly half of the earth's copper is found in the deserts of Mexico, Australia, and Chile.

A biome is a vast area defined by the vegetation, soil, atmosphere, and wildlife that it contains. Aquatic, grassland, woodland, desert, and tundra are the five main forms of biomes; however, some of these biomes can be further subdivided into more complex categories, such as freshwater, coastal, savanna, tropical rainforest, temperate rainforest, and taiga.

Deserts are regions of little or no precipitation. The adjectives "hot," "dry," and "empty" are frequently used to describe deserts, but they don't tell the whole story. Despite the fact that some deserts are extremely hot, with daytime temperatures reaching 54°C (130°F), others have cold winters or are cold all year. And, far from being barren and sterile, most deserts are home to a diverse range of plants, animals, and other species. For thousands of years, people have adapted to life in the desert.

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There are certain corresponding elements of this world that allow us to gain and to lose, regardless we need those elements to move forward and develop. One element are biomes, biomes allow both our natural wildlife and the human race to gain a wide range of needed essentials.

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By: Bryan, Furqaan & Ali

Our final product was a website made through Google Sites on tropical rainforests.

We researched basic information as well as topographical statistics, listing and detailing facts such as average rainfall, temperature and location. We explored the various different flora and fauna found in the tropical rainforest biome. We evaluated human interactions in tropical rainforests and the implications of these unchecked human interactions were discussed. Lastly, the website explains an assortment of methods that will be used as calls to action fit for a variety of audiences, in order to prevent further destruction of the tropical rainforest biome.

Link to website: https://sites.google.com/diatz.cc/tropical-rainforests/home

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for our project we have made a video about the coniferous and temperate deciduous forest. This explains everything that can be found in the forests. All the nature and animals within the forest and the human interaction and the human impacts.

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Get access to files anywhere through secure cloud storage and file backup for your photos, videos, files and more with Google Drive.

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We have designed a website as our deliverable to educate our audience on the oceanic biome.

Our website contains general knowledge on oceans, content about the climate, animals and plants that reside within the ocean as well as the impact of human interaction on our oceans.

Lastly, we suggested ways that we could make a difference and encourage others in our community to make positive change.  We are hoping to motivate our readers to help save the oceanic biome!

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Every individual is inextricably connected to the ocean. The ocean regulates the Earth's climate, provides oxygen , freshwater and serves as a mode of transportation and a source of food for humans. All over the world, people are ignorantly affecting the oceans. Human behaviors are seen to alter aquatic environments beyond their natural state, compromising their ability to supply food, preserve clean water, recover from storms and conserve marine life habitats. Rapid development, with increased human intervention, has led to significant changes in the natural environment and a depletion of resources, which poses a threat to the sustainability of life on earth.

Human activities such as pollution, overfishing, and coastal development are estimated to be damaging 40% of the world's oceans right now . The oceans hold more ecological value than we could imagine. They produce half of the world's oxygen and consume 50 times more carbon dioxide than our atmosphere .

A biome is a community of plants and animals that share common characteristics in their surroundings. Many different species of animals and plants coexist in the same biome. Every biome can be identified by the climate as well as the inhabitants that reside within it. Aquatic biomes can be separated into freshwater and marine biomes. They are the largest biomes, covering more than 70 % of the Earth's surface. There are several ways to classify the two types of aquatic biomes - depth, salinity, and temperature of the water. Rivers and lakes are examples of freshwater biomes whereas oceans, coral reefs, and estuaries are classified as marine biomes. In short, oceans are large bodies of water. We have the sea, also known as the world ocean, which is divided among 4 named basins; The Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic. However, there are some countries that consider the Southern Antarctic Ocean as the fifth basin.

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Every individual is inextricably connected to the ocean. The ocean regulates the Earth's climate, provides oxygen , freshwater and serves as a mode of transportation and a source of food for humans. All over the world, people are ignorantly affecting the oceans.

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By: Alefiya, Beatrice & Ifigeneia

Our final result consisted of a model and a video that displays all of our information. The data consists of general information on the Grassland biome, such as where it is situated, the animals and plants that live there, how humans impacts it, etc.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tUnmGOVG2czE5VSW7a9IYtY9-9yTpCob/view?usp=

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We have made a website on Shrublands. It consists of information on African shrublands, like the animals and humans living in the shrublands. The environmental features, the biomes biodiversity,etc... Our main objective is to share information on the human impact on the biome and the different ways humans interact with the biome.

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Shrublands are most likely to be located in the western coastal regions in the temperature between 30°C and 40°C North and south latitude.

Shrublands examples; southern California, Chile, Mexico, areas surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, and Australia. In particular in Africa, it is located mostly in the southwest parts of Africa.

Some shrublands present in Africa are Somalia-Masai semi-desert grassland, Serengeti, The Ngorongoro Crater, Nama-Karoo Biome, Central Andean dry puna, etc. Not all these examples are complete shrublands, the rest of these grasslands are a blend of shrublands and savanna's.

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Shrublands are most likely to be located in the western coastal regions in the temperature between 30°C and 40°C North and south latitude. Shrublands examples; southern California, Chile, Mexico, areas surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, and Australia. In particular in Africa, it is located mostly in the southwest parts of Africa.