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- 6th - 8th
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Students research Tropical Rain Forests in order to explain how they environmentally affect the world. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 2nd
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Students listen to a giant, old oak explain to a little sapling how people and forests must co-exist in the wonderful video Forest Family Forever! With Ed Asner. They identify the four layers of a tropical rainforest. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 5th
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Students discuss rainforest destruction, and brainstorm ways to save the rainforests. They identify and discuss groups dedicated to conserving the rainforest, and conduct a rainforest party. Full Review »
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- 4th - 7th
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Students study the importance of preserving rainforest. They investigate the uses of rainforest plants for medicinal uses by participating in rainforest immersion activities. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students identify the different types of insects found in the rainforest. They discover the importance of the rainforest and how to perserve it. They examine their natural environments around them. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students pretend a major trading card company has asked them to help gather information on animals who live in the rainforest. In groups, they select an animal and use the sources given to them to gather the information. They create their trading card and share them with the class. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students use a hypothetical story in order to create a context for the lesson. The story presents a problem that needs to be solved. They write a letter to a government official as part of the lesson. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students explore various methods of growing and harvesting rainforest foods in order to sustain its biodiversity. They discuss the various uses for trees from several viewpoints. Students research chocolate demand and land use issues in the rainforest. They create word problems to inform others about how much chocolate people consume and the affects its consumption has on the rainforest. Full Review »
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- 7th - Higher Ed
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Students study rainforests and discover how important they are to us. They use maps and globes to locate selected rainforests and collect data from a variety of print/non-print materials and resources to create oral/visual/written reports, audiovisual presentations, and visual displays. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students explore the rainforest. They listen to The Great Kapok Tree and create a web using Inspiration software. They research kapok trees and create posters to make others aware of the plight of the rainforest. They role-play the role of the kapok tree and explain why they should be saved. Full Review »

