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Hot and Humid, That's Manu Lesson PlanHot and Humid, That's Manu Lesson Plan
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Hot and Humid, That's Manu

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Elementary and middle schoolers participate in a demonstration of the heat and humidity of the Manu rainforest environment. They watch and discuss a video, calculate the humidity and temperature in the humidified tent, and write a reflective paper describing their experience in the high humidity environment.

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retelling, speaking skills, rainfall, rain, humidity, peru

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humidity, manu, peru, peruvian rainforest, rainfall, retell, speaking, recount experiences, science

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