Part 4: Forming a Map of the World (10 minutes)

  1. All the groups put their posters on the classroom whiteboard to form a map of the Earth. The whole class takes ten minutes to discuss the relationship among the seven continents, three climate zones, and many kinds of animals.
  2. When students compare and contrast the geographies of the different continents, students should use different temperatures and areas in square miles to support their opinions.
  3. Discuss: Why do animals have appearances and behave in specific ways on each continent? How do the seven continents and the three climate zones affect the animals’ lifestyles?
  4. The teacher keeps all the continent posters for future teaching and learning. The teacher takes photos of the posters and posts the photos on the school’s STEM web page and Twitter.