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Lesson Plan
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Layers of the Rainforest

For Teachers 2nd
What a great way to discuss the rainforest! Learners discuss the importance of adaptation in the environment and how it is linked to survival. They use critical thinking and inference skills to place animals and insects in the different...
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Lesson Plan
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The Layers of the Rainforest

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify the different layers of the rainforest and distinguish between the plant and life forms that go along with each layer. They access websites imbedded in this plan and answer questions and draw pictures of plants...
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Lesson Plan
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Plant Life of the Rainforest

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Young scholars study pictures of tropical rainforests and discuss its stratified character. Students then work with a partner to make a scale drawing of the rainforest strata.
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Worksheet
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Strata of a Tropical Rainforest

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this rainforest worksheet, students define rainforest terms. Students define 4 rainforest terms called "strata" and then label the rainforest with these terms.
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Lesson Plan
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Rainforest Layers Illustration

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this science and geography worksheet, students learn about the emergent layer, canopy, understory and undergrowth layers of the rain forest by studying this labeled color picture.