Standards-based Media Resource
for TeachersDeveloped by CURRICULUM MEDIA GROUP
The Biomes S.M.A.R.T. Box provides teachers and students with an
outstanding blend of multimedia materials designed to support Earth Science,
Environmental Studies, and Biology programs. Correlated to the National
Science Education Standards from the National Academies of Science, the
S.M.A.R.T. Box combines core content, creative activities, a Teacher’s Guide
with suggested lesson plans, and a Teacher’s Resource Pack to deliver an
enriching and engaging learning experience.
In addition, three types of assessment tools (with answer keys/scoring
rubrics) are included to help evaluate learning after each lesson:
• Selected response assessments—questions to test a student’s knowledge
(e.g., multiple choice, matching, or true/false)
• Constructed response assessments—exercises to test a student’s ability
to convey information and/or demonstrate skills (e.g., fill-in-the-blank,
short answer, essay, visual depiction, reading comprehension, outlining, or
graphing)
• Authentic assessments—projects to test a student’s aptitude for
communicating information and applying it in a new way (e.g., ideas for
research papers, presentations, debates, demonstrations, artwork, journals,
stories, experiments, or interviews)
Information on biomes in general and the unique characteristics of
specific biomes are authoritatively presented. Weather and natural resources
are also examined, as is life inside an experimental sealed environment. The
Biomes S.M.A.R.T. Box will energize your classroom with a
comprehensive, research-based multimedia approach to understanding Earth’s
biosphere that provides a balanced mix of videos, CD-ROMs, and posters to
support your Science curriculum. A Curriculum Media Group Product.
Correlates to the National Science Education Standards from the
National Academies of Science.
One multimedia kit. © 2004.
The Biomes S.M.A.R.T. Box contains:
6 VIDEOS
• Aquatic Biomes
• Desert Biomes
• Grassland Biomes
• Rainforest Biomes
• Tundra Biomes
• Biosphere: Life in a Glass Bubble
2 CD-ROMs
• The World’s Weather (Win/Mac)
• Natural Resources (Win *)
10 POSTERS (LAMINATED)
• Biomes
• Wetland
• Coral Reef
• Cultivated Land
• Desert
• Ice Cap
• Tropical Rain Forest
• Savanna
• Taiga
• Tundra
TEACHER’S GUIDE
• A Teacher’s Guide packed with information: educational standards, a
curriculum map, lesson plans, assessment answer keys, fast facts, program
overviews, learning objectives, vocabulary terms, discussion questions, Web
site resources, student activities, and a reading/viewing list
TEACHER’S RESOURCE PACK
• A Teacher’s Resource Pack of reproducible hand-outs that include
student activities reference materials, and assessment tools