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- 4th
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Students become aware of the worlds rain forest and study the plants of the rain forest and the adaptations they have made to survive in the environment. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students read a story about the Rain Forest, participate in a class discussion, and complete the Canopy picture match with poems. Full Review »
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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 »
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- 1st - 4th
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Students listen to a story about the role of animals in the rain forest. Using one animal in the story, they write an essay from the animal's point of view stating facts they have gathered in the lesson. They complete a concept web to examine the interdependence of the animals to the rain forest. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students identify the various types of forests and define the essential needs of a forest in terms of growth and sustainability. Working individually, students create a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting a tropical rain forest to a deciduous forest. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students explore biodiversity within the rain forest. They describe the relationship between biodiversity and populations. Students explore the effect on species survival as their habitat is destroyed. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students explore products of the rain forest. They consider items from their home that may have been products of the rain forest by checking ingredients on product labels. They share their discoveries in class and create a master list of everyone's items. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students explore the rainforests after reading the book People and Tropical Rain Forests. They investigate the various layers found within the rainforest. Students explain each layer and they create their own rain forest. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students recognize everdya products and relate them to the origins of the tropical rain forest. They see how products that originated in the rain forests are important to their daily lives. Students investigate where the rain forest is located. 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 »

