Star Wars Saga Assessment | Biome & Environment Focus (9 Weeks) | Science for Grades 9-12

A stand-alone, 9-week assessment that treats Star Wars planets as biome case studies. Students build “Biome Cards” while viewing all 9 Star Wars Saga Films (abiotic/biotic factors, adaptations, feasibility flags). After the last film, they deliver two short, applied responses: two biome adaptation plans and a Cinema-vs-Science evaluation.

Featured locations/biomes students tag in notes (explicitly supported in the materials):

• Tatooine — Desert (IV)
• Hoth — Polar/Tundra (V)
• Endor (forest moon) — Temperate Forest (VI)
• Naboo — Wetland/Lacustrine + Underwater City (I)
• Kamino — Oceanic/Storm (II)
• Mustafar — Volcanic (III)
• Jakku — Hyper-arid Desert (VII)
• Crait — Salt Flat/Crust + Crystal Caverns (VIII)
• Ahch-To — Maritime Island/Cliffs (VIII)
• Exegol — Storm/Chthonic Basin (IX)
• Coruscant — Urban/Anthropogenic Ecumenopolis (I–III, reference)

NOTE: Light curriculum to pair with teacher-provided screenings—no lesson plans or weekly movie guides included.

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What’s Included

• Teacher PDF (overview, suggested biome list)
• Student Copy (Biome Card templates + two prompts)
• Answer Key/Exemplar (sample cards + model responses)
• Parent Guide (ratings snapshot for all 9 films)
• Permission Slip (editable)
• Formats: PDF + editable Google Docs (uploadable to Google Drive)

How It Works (at a glance)

• Week 1: Issue templates; define what to log (abiotic, biotic, adaptations, one “tracks with science” + one “cinema shortcut”).
• Weeks 1–9: Students jot concise, scene-anchored notes as planets appear.
• Week 9: Submit two required parts:
• Two Biomes, Two Adaptation Plans (water, shelter, movement, food/waste, one energy idea—tie each to abiotic factors with evidence from cards).
• Cinema vs. Science (evaluate plausibility for one location; propose a small design fix that keeps the shot readable).

Who/What Subjects This Targets

• Earth/Environmental Science, Geography, Environmental Studies, Interdisciplinary Teams
• Grades 9–12 (rigor adjustable via exemplars)

Standards Alignment

• CCSS ELA: CCRA.R.1, R.2; CCRA.W.1, W.2, W.9; CCRA.SL.1; CCRA.L.4
• NGSS (HS): HS-LS2-6, HS-LS2-7; HS-ESS2-2, HS-ESS3-1; HS-ETS1-1/-2/-3 (ecosystems, human impacts, and solution design)