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Engage

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Deserts

Canyons

Mountains

Beaches

Meadows of wildflowers

Swamps

Pine Forests

How many of these are found in Texas?

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Deserts  Chihuahuan Desert

Canyons  Palo Duro Canyon

Mountains  Guadalupe Mountains

Beaches  Galveston Beach

Meadows of wildflowers  Hill Country

Swamps  Daisetta Swamp, Liberty County

Pine Forests  Big Thicket National Preserve

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Activity 1

Materials: RM 1 and RM 2, colored pencils

Procedure:

1. Answer the questions on your worksheet.

2. Color code the map as shown on the next slide

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Color code the 5 ecoregions we will study over the next week.

Piney Woods  green

Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes  blue

Edwards Plateau/Llano Uplift  yellow

High Plains  red

Trans Peco/Chihuahuan Desert  brown

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Write your assigned ecoregion on RM2. Be sure to note its general location.

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Activity 2

Materials: RM 3 and RM 4, RM 1 overlay

Procedure:

1. Lay RM 3 and RM 4 side by side and answer the questions.

2. Record information about your ecoregion on RM 2

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Activity 3

Materials: RM 5, RM 1 overlay

Procedure:

1. Observe RM 5

2. Place RM 1 on top of RM 5

3. Answer the questions.

4. Record info about your ecoregion on RM 2

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Activity 4

Materials: RM 6, RM 1 overlay

Procedure:

1. Observe RM 6

2. Answer the questions

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Activity 5

Materials: RM 7

Procedure:

1. With your group read through all the pages.

2. Answer the questions

3. Record the info about your ecoregion on RM 2.

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Activity 6

Materials: Political Map

Procedure:

1. Do the wind speed activity with the class.

2. Record your conclusion about wind in your ecoregion on RM 2.

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21.7 km/h17.7 km/h

14.3 km/h

19.3 km/h

12.2 km/h

16.6 km/h

14.2 km/h

20.0 km/h

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Assessment

Materials: RM 2, piece of paper

Procedure:

1. Find a partner who has a different ecoregion than yours. Choose wisely! Teacher reserves the right to reassign as needed.

2. Create a Venn diagram comparing your regions  be thorough as this will be graded and presented to the class.

Attachments

Ecoregions of Texas Activity Questions.docx

Name_______________________________Date_________

Period_____________________ MPJH

Exploring Ecoregions in Texas

Activity One

1. What is the title of this map?

2. What two words join together to create the word ecoregion?

3. What is the root word for ecological?

4. What does ecology mean?

5. What does region mean?

6. What do you think ecoregion means?

7. How many ecoregions are shown on this map?

Activity Two

8. What is the title of each map?

9. What is the unit of measurement used on these maps?

10. Why analyze the data of these two months when studying the environments of the Texas ecoregions?

11. What valid conclusion can be drawn from the data represented in these maps?

Activity Three

12. Do all the ecoregions receive the same amount of precipitation? Justify your answer.

13. Why is East Texas shaded green and West Texas shaded brown?

14. Which two ecoregions generally receive the most amount of precipitation?

15. Which two ecoregions generally receive the least amount of precipitation?

Activity Four

16. What is the title of this map?

17. What do you think that means?

18. What do the different colors represent on the map?

19. What is soil?

20. What is precipitation?

21. How does precipitation affect soil?

22. How does soil affect the growth of plants?

23. Line up RM 1 on the soil map. Do all of the ecoregions have the same type of soil?

24. What is the role of vegetation in a particular environment?

Activity Five

25. What are some characteristics of the Piney Woods ecoregion?

26. What are some characteristics of the Gulf Coast Plains and Marshes ecoregion?

27. What are some characteristics of the Edwards Plateau/Llano Uplift ecoregions?

28. What are some characteristics of the High Plains ecoregion?

29. What are some characteristics of the Trans Pecos/Chihuahuan ecoregion?

30. Record the characteristics of your assigned ecoregion on RM 2.

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