Land Biomes | Ecosystems | Card Sort

Terrestrial Biomes Sorting Activity

Looking for a quick, low-prep activity to teach land biomes? This card sort will help students visualize the animals and landscapes of 6 land biomes: desert, grassland, deciduous forest, coniferous forest, tropical rainforest, and tundra. You can use this activity in so many ways! Laminate the larger pictures to use as a science center or station activity, use the sorting sheets with smaller pictures as notes in interactive notebooks, a homework assignment or formative assessment. Easily differentiate the activity by changing the amount and which pictures students use in the sorting activity. A great way to reinforce land biomes in your ecosystem unit. Supports skills from the following standards: NGSS 5 LS2-1, MS LS2-1; VA SOL.LS.7; TEKS 7.10; Key Stage 2.

This Resource Includes

• 24 different color picture cards in 4 formats (3 different sizes, 1 with labels)
o 4 examples for a desert biome
o 4 examples for a grassland biome
o 4 examples for a deciduous forest biome
o 4 examples for a coniferous forest biome
o 4 examples for a tropical rainforest biome
o 4 examples for a tundra biome

• Differentiated Sorting Sheets
• Biome Labels
• Answer Key

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