Welcome To The Jungle
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Introduction:
The rainforest is a beautiful place.
Unfortunately the rainforest is also in danger.
It is home to millions of plants and animals
and more than 50,000 of these species
become extinct each year. You can help
save the rainforest. You will learn as much
as you can about the rainforest and convince
others that the rainforest needs to be saved.
Directions:
A. You will work in groups of two to research
the following questions.
1. What is a rainforest?
2. How many layers are in the rainforest?
Name them and tell about each
layer.
3. Where are rainforests?
4. How much rain falls in the rainforest?
5. What is the temperature in the
rainforest?
6. Why are rainforests important?
7. Who lives in the rainforest?
Resources:
Zoom Rainforest
B.You will choose an animal, bird or insect
in the rainforest to research. (This will be done
individually.)
1. toucan
2. Sloth
3. Howler Monkey
4. Red-Eyed Tree Frog
5. Anteater
6. Jaguar
7. Anaconda
8. Harpy Eagle
9. Macaw
10. Army Ant
11. Ocelot
12. Boa Constrictor
13. Python
14. Poison Arrow Frog
15. Spider Monkey
16. Kinkajou
17. Orangutan
18. Morpho Butterfly
19. Earthworm
20. African Elephant
21. Tapir
Answer the following questions.
1. What is the name of your animal.
2. Which layer of the rainforest does your
animal live?
3. What does your animal eat?
4. Who are its enemies and how does it
protect itself from them?
5. Write three facts about your animal.
Resources:
Animals of the Rainforest
Rainforest Animals
Tour the Rainforest
Pictures of Rainforest Animals
Pictures of Rainforest Animals
Rainforest Clipart
Sounds of the Rainforest
Activities:
1. We will turn the computer lab into a
rainforest. You will make your animal
to place in our rainforest.
2. You will design a poster to Help Save
the Rainforest.
Sites to help save the rainforest
Help save the rainforest
Ways to Help save the rainforest
3. Choose an presentation activity:
1. TV multimedia show
2. Power Point Presentation
Fun Activities:
Rainforest Games
ABC Rainforest Ideas
