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- Grade Range
- 3rd
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Students pretend they have been asked to make t-shirts to show endangered plants and animals in the rainforest. Using the internet, they research what is happening in the rainforest and discover why the destruction of it is harmful to the environment. They create an information card and put those statements on their t-shirt. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 6th
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Students explore the two types of spotted sandpipers. They create a puppet show using the spotted sandpiper from Puerto Rico and the spotted sandpiper from Alaska. Students research the habitats of the two sandpipers. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students investigate the understanding of where coffee is grown by conducting a survey. They study the natural history of coffee and examine bird habitats in the areas where coffee is grown. They write letters to explaining the connections between coffee, tropical forests, and bird habitats. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students complete an online scavenger hunt about banana cultivation before they visit a grocery store to examine banana products. They investigate "certified" means in relation to banana production and read the "Rainforest Alliance Certification." They complete a case study about how bananas are grown in Honduras. Finally, the create an educational brochure for consumers of bananas. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students explore how their food choices can have an impact on the rain forests. They examine coffee farming and how their techniques can harm birds in the rain forest. Students design two farms with sustainability of bird habits in mind and present them to the Rainforest Alliance. Full Review »
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- 4th - 12th
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Students debate over the cutting of rainforests in order to put people to work. They then brainstorm ways it may be possible to provide jobs for people and to preserve the rainforest. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students complete a Web Quest designed to lead them through a series of websites where they obtain information about the rain forest. They develop presentations about the rain forest and create a wall mural placing different plants and animals in the three layers of the rain forest. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore the tropical rain forests. They investigate the locations of rain forests and the plants and wildlife that is found in them. Students discover the resources found within the forests. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students identify and describe where tropical rain forests are located and examine the geographical correlation between rainfall and rain forest. They brainstorm what they think they know about tropical rain forests - where they're located, characteristics of these environments. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students apply writing process strategies to compose simple sentences describing specific animals of the rainforest in the target language. Then they brainstorm about the rainforest and its animals using a web and make lists of new words and match them to their meanings. Students also do prewriting activities to construct simple sentences, draft their sentences, and revise and edit their sentences. Full Review »
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