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Rain Forests: A Disappearing Act?

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Students examine and locate rainforests on maps, and research the patterns of their destruction. They develop a bar graph of rainfall and temperature data, write a journal entry, and research the people, animals, and plants/products of the rainforest.

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rainforest animals, animals, rainforests, forest animals

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7th - 9th
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Science
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