We've Got The County Covered
We've Got The County Covered
This biome, of a coral reef, used real coral to simulate the bottom of the ocean. The biome seems to accurately show what kinds of fish and creatures thrive at different levels of an ocean. Later in the spring the 30 biomes will be displayed at the Blaine County Wildlife Museum.
Readers who have had a third grader at Meadowlark Elementary in the last several years are likely familiar with the term biome. In fact, they've probably helped at least one of their students create a miniature, table top exhibit of a "community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat." About 30 carefully researched biomes, many made totally with materials at hand, are proudly displayed in the lobby of the bank in Chinook.
Third grade teacher Mrs. Bobbi Weinheimer and her colleague, Mrs. Bridget Metcalfe, gave the criteria for making biomes to students, then turned the scholars loose. Wei...
