For some projects, the teacher will assign a biome to each group. If yours did not, talk with your partners and choose a biome that interests all of you, such as deciduous forest, desert, tundra, temperate grassland or tropical rain forest. Divide the research project into a few focus areas like animals, plants, weather and geography. Talk together to decide who should do each part and set a few times to work together and check on your progress as a group.
The best research combines a variety of reliable sources and provides references to let the teacher and other people who see your presentation know where you got your information. Check with your teacher to see whether there are any prohibited or required sources for your project. Use an Internet search as a starting point to find the range of information that is available and some resources like reference works, library books on your topic, reliable websites and local experts you can interview.
Many biome group projects involve creating a poster, video or other display. Each member of your group can create the part relating to her own research focus. For example, one member could decorate part of the display with a photograph and paragraph about an animal native to the biome, while another could create a map that highlights the parts of the world where your biome exists. Check in with the members of your group periodically to make sure everyone is on track and see how you can help each other, then get together to assemble the display before the due date.
Divide the oral report section of the group project so that each person can spend a short time talking about what he learned about your biome. If some of your group members prefer writing and others prefer to talk up front, your teacher may allow you to divide the tasks so that part of your group creates the visual presentation materials while the other part does the oral presentation. In this case, be sure to share your research results thoroughly so that you get all the necessary information into each part of the presentation.