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**Introduction**

Welcome! You are an employee for the World Biome Travel Agency and they have a wealthy client that is looking for an exciting ecological expedition. You should make your biome the most EXCITING place in the world. A place your client would LOVE to visit.

There are three parts to your grade for the project, 1) A fact sheet [|BiomeFact.doc] about your biome, 2) the actual wiki pages that you design, and 3) a presentation to the class. Working with a partner you will develop a wiki page that clients can visit to learn about vacationing in your biome. You will also give a short presentation to the class to sell your vacation package and show us your wiki pages. After all presentations are finished, the class will vote on the most appealing vacation.

**Vacation Packages**

 **Process**  Each team will be assigned a biome. It is the team's job to research the biome and gather facts and information about that biome. Fill out the fact sheet, then design your wiki pages. You will have one week to make your wiki pages. You may work on them outside of class also.
 * taiga (coniferous forest) ||
 * alpine tundra ||
 * arctic tundra ||
 * tropical rain forest ||
 * desert ||
 * grassland (prairie) ||
 * temperate rain forest ||
 * Wetlands/Marsh ||
 * savanna (sometimes called grassland) ||
 * temperate deciduous forest ||
 * freshwater (lakes, rivers, or streams) ||
 * ocean ||

What is the geographic location?  What kinds of activities could people do in this location? <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"> What kinds of plants and animals live there? <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"> What kind of clothes should they bring? <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"> What's the weather like? <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"> What is the best time of year to to travel there? <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"> What part of the world will they be traveling to? <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"> Are there any dangerous elements to traveling there? <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"> What are the places of interest? <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"> Why is your biome important?
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">Some questions to consider: **

Your wiki should have at least 4 pages. The first page should be an introduction page with the name of your travel agency and how to contact you. In addition, you should have the following pages about your biome: 1) location, geography, weather 2) animals, plants, terrain 3) activites and places to see

You may have more, but 3 is the minimum. Each page should have pictures and graphics. The layout should be interesting and easy to follow. Remember you are selling a trip to your biome! Use your imagination!

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">You will need to make a presentation to the class showing your wiki biome. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"> Make sure each person of your group speaks during the presentation.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">**Resources** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> [] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Learn about Biomes <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> [|http://www.richmond.edu/~ed344/webunits/biomes/biomes.html] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Nearctica Biomes <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> [] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Biomes - Missouri Botanical Gardens <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> [] || <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The World's Biomes <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> [] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Tropical Rainforests and Other Biomes <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> [] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Biomes of the World <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> [] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Introduction to Biomes <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> [|http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/intro.html] || <span style="background-position: 100% 50%; border-collapse: separate; color: windowtext; cursor: pointer; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px; text-decoration: none;"> [] || Tropical Rainforests and Other Biomes <span style="background-position: 100% 50%; color: windowtext; cursor: pointer; font-family: Verdana; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px; text-decoration: none;">[] ||
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Biomes of the World
 * Biomes and Habitats
 * <span style="background-position: 100% 50%; border-collapse: separate; cursor: pointer; font-family: Verdana; padding-right: 10px;">[] || <span style="background-position: 100% 50%; border-collapse: separate; cursor: pointer; font-family: Verdana; padding-right: 10px;">[] ||