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Aquatic Biomes Activity – Google Classroom Lesson

A Google Classroom setup guide hands teachers links to an interactive aquatic-biomes slideshow, a student comparison chart, and an answer key, ready to copy straight into a digital classroom.
Grades
Grade 7, Middle School
File type
PDF
Editable
Yes

Updated Feb 18, 2024

Subject
Science, Life Sciences, Biology
Topic
aquatic biomes, graphic organizers
Resource types
Activities
Editable
Yes

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What's inside this resource

Aquatic Biomes Learning Activity introduces middle school students to the major aquatic biomes on Earth through an engaging Google Classroom lesson. Students will enjoy an interactive slideshow to explore freshwater and marine biomes. A comparison chart facilitates deeper learning as learners document details about each unique habitat. Implementation ideas include using it to launch a new unit as an introductory whole-class activity or for small groups to complete independently. The well-organized PDF provides access to everything needed to implement this activity seamlessly in a digital classroom, including answer keys for easy self or peer review. This versatile aquatic biomes resource aligns to 7th grade science standards for teaching environmental systems and biomes.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Use a comparison chart to document and organize details about aquatic biomes.

  • Engage with video-based content on aquatic biomes via an interactive slideshow.

Teaching tips

  • Confirm your school's YouTube access settings before assigning the slideshow, since the resource itself flags that its videos need to be approved for student viewing.

  • Offer the paper version of the comparison chart to students who aren't ready to fill it in digitally, as the setup page specifically anticipates this need.

  • Have students click 'Make a Copy' on the interactive slides first so each student (or your class copy) has an editable version before assigning it in Google Classroom.

Skills covered

  • Digital note organization — students fill in a structured comparison chart while working through slide-based content.

  • Following multi-step digital workflow instructions to access linked classroom materials.

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Concepts & topics

Core concepts

  • Aquatic biomes

  • Comparison chart

  • Digital/distance learning delivery

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