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\nBiomes : Tropical Rainforest\n

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\nDid you know that 50% of the world's species are found in the rainforest, yet rain forests cover just 2% of the earth's surface? Introduce your class to the enchanting world of the rain forest by using this informative, image-rich video....\n
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\nHow Far Away Is a Tropical Rainforest?\n

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\nIf driving to school only takes 10 minutes, then how long does it take to drive to a tropical rainforest in Colombia? Explore the focus question in a lesson that uses measurement tools and formulas to figure out the time and...\n
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\nTropical Rainforests\n

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\nStudents create their own rainforest environment. This tropical rainforest lesson, introduces where rainforests are located, their real world connections, and their structural make up. It includes further resources online.\n
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\nWhat Makes a Tropical Rainforest Special?\n

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\nYoung scholars examine the characteristics of the tropical rainforest. Using a map, they locate the rainforests found around the world, continents and the equator. Using the internet, they research the various layers of the rainforest...\n
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\nTeaching about the Rainforest - Classroom Ideas\n

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\nStudents are introduced to the tropical rainforest through different ways that catch their attention such as: Visit a local botanical garden or conservatory so that students can see the variety of tropical plants in the world. They...\n
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\nBiodiversity\n

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\nStudents investigate the diversity of temperate forests and tropical rainforests. They catch and observe local insects, sort leaves and insects on a chart, listen to the book \"A Walk in the Rainforest,\" and create a class bar graph that...\n
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\nWhy Does the Cocoa Tree Need a Tropical Rainforest to Grow?\n

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\nFourth graders explore the requirements a cocoa plant needs to survive. They research where chocolate comes from and how humans can affect the growth of cocoa trees. Students create a 3-D model of a cocoa tree and compare and contrast...\n
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\nStudy Jams! Biomes\n

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\nDo you know the difference between a biome and an ecosystem? Teach elementary ecologists exactly what a biome is with this captivating cartoon! It discusses six biomes: taiga, tundra, deciduous forest, desert, tropical rainforest, and...\n
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\nMy Forest or the Rainforest?\n

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\nThe differences between tropical and temperate rainforests range from animals and flowers to climate and landscapes. Kindergarteners compare and contrast characteristics of their local forest to a tropical rainforest.\n
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\nA Geography and Ecology Lesson for Grades 4-7\n

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\nStudents explore many of the unusual geographical features of the Amazon River region, and explain the importance of preserving the tropical rainforest.\n
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\nWhat is a Tropical Rainforest?\n

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\nLearners investigate amounts of rainfall in selected world rainforests by creating a bar graph showing rainfall in inches for each. They convert inches to millimeters, and solve word problems having to do with rainfall in selected world...\n
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\nPlants of the Tropical Rainforest\n

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\nStudents experiment with the growth of philodendron plants in different amounts of sunlight. They complete a gardening notebook including plant sketches and growth data.\n
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\nStrata of a Tropical Rainforest\n

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\nIn this rainforest instructional activity, students define rainforest terms. Students define 4 rainforest terms called \"strata\" and then label the rainforest with these terms.\n
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\nTree and Plant Life in the Jungle\n

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\nHow do new plants in tropical rainforests get enough sunlight through the tree canopy overhead? Watch young seedlings lash around and use other plants and trees as ladders to the sunlight. This time-lapse video is incredible to watch!\n
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\nGeography of Australia: The Shaping of a Continent\n

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\nWhether you are embarking on a unit on ecosystems, or on the characteristics of the Australian terrain, this picture-packed presentation would be a great one to use. Not only does the presentation contain useful information, it also has...\n
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\nGuetemala's Changing Forest\n

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\nEighth graders compare their local ecological zone to the tropical rainforest. In this natural ecology lesson, 8th graders complete an activity about the differences in ecological zones. They compare their biome to the Guatemalan...\n
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\nRainforest Relationships\n

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\nStudents provided with opportunities to explore the animals and plant life that coexist in the various layers of the tropical rainforest. They appreciate the diversity of life in each layer. Students write a report on a particular plant,...\n
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\nWhy Do Some Birds Have Two Homes When We Have One?\n

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\nSixth graders study migratory birds in the temperate forest and the tropical rainforest. For this migratory birds lesson, 6th graders participate in different activities that explain patterns  of migration, research patterns of...\n
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\nHyperlink Habitats\n

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\nStudents explore a series of Web pages designed to illustrate the interconnectedness of a tropical rainforest ecosystem. They discuss their research, create maps and research a local ecosystem.\n
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\nGoing...going...gone? Tropical Rainforests-How They Work, What They Do for Us, What's Being Done to Them...\n

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\nSixth graders explore the Tropical Rainforest and come to understand what it is and how it affects the ecosystem. In this rainforests lesson, 6th graders write about the Tropical Rainforest, imagine they are in the Tropical Rainforest,...\n
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\nThe Tropical Rain Forest\n

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\nStudents use various web sites to access information about the rain forest. They use the Tropical Rainforest Interactive CD to make their own rain forest pictures and stories and learn facts about the rain forest. They use various books...\n
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\nScrapping the Biomes\n

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\nFifth graders investigate biomes of the earth. In this biomes lesson, 5th graders explore eight different biomes which include the tropical rain forest, deciduous forest, grasslands, and taiga. They design an artistic scrapbook that...\n
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\nHyperlink Habitats\n

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\nStudents explore an online Hyperlink Habitat to illustrate the interconnectedness of a tropical rainforest ecosystem. They create a map of the Hyperlink Habitat and research a local ecosystem and create their own print or Web version of...\n
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\nTropical Treehouse\n

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\nStudents examine the tropical rainforest and issues involving the uses of rainforests. They explore the plants and animals that live in each level of the tropical rainforest. Students examine and discuss a case study involving the rights...\n
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