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Finding the Rainforests WorksheetFinding the Rainforests Worksheet
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Living Rainforest
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Finding the Rainforests

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From Brazil to Indonesia, young scientists investigate the geography and climate of the world's tropical rain forests with this collection of worksheets.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

rainforests, world geography, ecosystems, biomes, climates, tropical rainforests, tropical climates, habitats, weather, bar graphs, line graphs, weather data, data analysis, forest layers

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Use these worksheets as in-class or homework assignments during a lesson series on rain forests
  • After completing the Rainforest Layers worksheet, break the class into small groups and have them each research and present about a different layer
  • Create a class graph of the rain forest weather data, comparing it to the weather in other ecosystems

Classroom Considerations

  • Note that this resource is intended for use in England, but most of the worksheets can be used regardless of your location

Pros

  • Worksheets offer clear instructions for completing each exercise
  • Provides weather data for students to analyze
  • Offers cross-curricular connections between science and math

Cons

  • Answer keys are not included, but can be created by quickly working through the exercises

Common Core

L.2.6 L.3.6 L.4.6 L.5.6 L.6.6 3.MD.B.3 3.MD.B.4 4.MD.B.4 5.MD.B.2 RST.6-8.4 MP4 MP6

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