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- Kindergarten - 1st
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Students explore types of forests-temperate deciduous forests, temperate evergreen forests, and tropical rain forests. They concentrate on tropical rain forest and explore explorer Michael Fay's Congo Trek through the African rain forest. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students visit the Locator Booth exhibit in Xpedition Hall and consider conditions to find places' positions. They see how human and physical factors define eight South American hot spots. Full Review »
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- 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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- 5th
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Students focus on customs and celebrations of a particular Hispanic culture, and also participate in a constructivist science lesson where they try to re-create the atmosphere of a South American rain forest. Students also make a paper mache pi¿¿ata and understand uses for the pi¿¿ata in the Hispanic cultures by making a pi¿¿ata and listening to a story of how it is used in the Mexican National celebration called the Posada and other uses of the pi¿¿ata. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine forest organisms, features of some of the different types of forest, classify organisms based on the type of forest they come from, and explore how certain species are connected with other, particular species within their own ecosystem. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten
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Students begin this lesson with a review of the seven continents and ending with a focus on South America. They explore location and use their writing skills to explore South America. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students complete a five-week unit investigating the eight major biomes of South America. They conduct Internet research, collect short-term and long-term climate data, and create a HyperStudio slideshow stack about a selected biome of South America. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students perform a play about the Amazon Rain Forest. They practice assigned parts and sing a song about the Rain Forest. They create costumes for the characters and discuss the role each character plays. They perform the play and read information on mammals described in the play. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students become familiar with a famous city or landmark, ancient ruin, or natural wonder found in South America. They create a slideshow with images and facts about the significance of that South American site and present it to the class. Full Review »
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- 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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