EXPLORING BIOME BOXES

Completing the Biome Box Exchange project described in the activity report from April 7, 2006, we explored the items contained in the boxes from our three partner Roots & Shoots groups. From the Temperate Deciduous Forest Biome in Ohio we received three trivia board games created by R&S members there to test our knowledge of their biome. All answers could be found in a looseleaf notebook picturing and describing various flora and fauna of the forest. Highlights from the Subtropical Biome in Florida included seashells and a photodisc of wildlife. Photos of alligators were met with many oohs and aahs! It was interesting to see that although we live in very different biomes, we still share some wildlife in common, such as herons, which can be found in wetlands and artificial lakes in the midst of the desert. It also was interesting to compare and contrast our desert biome with that of our third partner group out of Midland, Texas.