BIOMES TRAVEL

BROCHURE PROJECT

Rubric must be turned in with the project!!!!!

Purpose: You are a travel agent selling vacation packages to tourists around the world. Create a creative brochurepromoting 3 biomeson 3 different continents (Options include: Tundra, Taiga, Rainforest, Temperate Deciduous Forest, Temperate Grassland, Desert, Tropical Rainforest, Savanna, Estuary, Coral Reef) using the information you gainthrough your Internet research. The brochure may be humorous or serious, but all the data must be accurate!

Suggested & Validated Sources:

Directions:

  1. Choose 3biomes you would like to promote as a unique and pleasurable travel experience.
  1. Identify and describe the following information for each biome in your travel brochure.
  1. Continent Locations
  2. Average Temperature
  3. Average Rainfall
  4. Description of Climate
  5. 3 Common Plants (use common names)
  6. 3 Common Animals (use common names)
  7. 3 interesting/unusual facts or geographic spots to visit
  8. Include at 1 photo of plant life, 1 picture of animal life, 1 general biome picture (3 pictures total).
  1. Create a three-fold brochure in either Microsoft Word or Microsoft Publisher to list your information and include graphics, artwork, photos or images.
  1. Information MUST BE TYPED!!!
  1. The front column or fold of the brochure (which must be visible on the front when folded)

must include the title, your name, and class period

  1. Each biome will have its own column inside the brochure.
  1. Last column or fold of the brochure (which must be visible on the back when

folded) must include all sources of information including website addresses, text books, etc.

  1. The remaining column/fold of the brochure should be informational and convincepotential tourists to spend money on your trip!
  1. No columns/folds should be left blank!

BIOME BROCHURE RUBRIC

Points Earned / Points Possible
Brochure Title
-Name
-Date
-Class Period / 4 Points
Format
-Typed
-3-Fold / 10 Points
Biome 1
-Continent Locations / 2 Points
-Average Temperature / 1 Point
-Average Rainfall / 1 Point
-Description of Climate / 2 Points
-3 Common Plants / 6 Points
-3 Common Animals / 6 Points
-3 Facts/Geographic Spots / 9 Points
Biome 2
-Continent Locations / 2 Points
-Average Temperature / 1 Point
-Average Rainfall / 1 Point
-Description of Climate / 2 Points
-3 Common Plants / 6 Points
-3 Common Animals / 6 Points
-3 Facts/Geographic Spots / 9 Points
Biome 3
-Continent Locations / 2 Points
-Average Temperature / 1 Point
-Average Rainfall / 1 Point
-Description of Climate / 2 Points
-3 Common Plants / 6 Points
-3 Common Animals / 6 Points
-3 Facts/Geographic Spots / 9 Points
Rubric Submitted / 5 points

GRADE: ______/ 100