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Rainforest 3-D Art

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders create a three dimensional Rainforest scene which shows five aspects of the rainforest. They orally present the scene.
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Rainforest Animals

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders make a presentation or a booklet to help class learn about rain forest animals. They sketch or use a few words to describe the picture that goes with the facts. They use the computer to make a presentation or use...
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Rainforests

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explain the characteristics of a rainforest habitat.  For this rainforest lesson, 2nd graders examine the layers of the rainforest and the locations of rainforests.   Students complete a scavenger hunt on an assigned layer...
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Rainforest Exploration

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders learn the simple concepts of the rainforest and its inhabitants. They create a 3-D rainforest using one of the animals learned about.
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Do the Research - Environment - Little Known Facts

For Students 6th - 7th
In this research activity, students look up the answers to three questions about the environment. They write short answers in the chart after researching if ozone harms humans, how many acres of rainforest are being destroyed, and who is...
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Rainforest

For Students 6th - 8th
In this biology worksheet, students identify and locate various vocabulary terms that are related to the rain forest. There are 24 biology terms located in the word search.
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Forest Ecosystem

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners take a field trip and explore a temperate rainforest. In this rainforest lesson plan, students discuss many items they see on their journey and experiment with different tree leaves.
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Rain Forests

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students watch a PowerPoint presentation about the layers of the rainforest. They create a paper rainforest in the classroom. They take notes from the presentation and write a paragraph to include in a layer book. They create a...
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Finding the Rainforests

For Students 2nd - 6th Standards
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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Rain Forest Terrariums

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders make rain forest terrariums in order to observe a simulated mini-environment. They place the layers and plants into container and place where it can be observed. They observe the closed water system in the container before...
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Fall 1-The Rain Forest Biome and the Effects of Acid Rain - Biology Teaching Thesis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain why rain forests have great biodiversity, and list each layer of a rain forest and tell an organism that lives in each. They identify the cause of acid rain and its affect on a rain forest. Students hypothesize the...
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Reading Through Rainforests

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners investigate the concept of the rainforest through the use of nonfiction texts. The teacher reads to the class to give some information. Then they read their own books to find further information and perform the follow activities...
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Stewardship and the Rainforest

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students explore literature in order to understand the flora and fauna of the rain forest. Students investigate how stewardship is necessary to retain natural...
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Determining the Amount of Transpiration from a Schoolyard Tree

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students calculate the amount of water transpired by a single leaf and estimate that transpired by an entire rainforest.
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The Tropical Rain Forest

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars 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...
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Pollution

For Teachers 3rd - 7th Standards
Educate scholars on pollution—air, water, and land—with a series of lessons that begin with a thorough explanation of each type. Learners then take part in three activities to reinforce the importance of reducing pollution. They...
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The Rain Forest of Costa Rica

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine and discuss the topography, climate, natural resources and artwork of Costa Rica. They develop a diagram of the layers of the rain forest, and design a tourist brochure or advertisement promoting Costa Rica's...
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Going...going...gone? Tropical Rainforests-How They Work, What They Do for Us, What's Being Done to Them...

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore the Tropical Rainforest and come to understand what it is and how it affects the ecosystem. In this rainforests instructional activity, 6th graders write about the Tropical Rainforest, imagine they are in the...
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Crossword: Afternoon on the Amazon

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
In this literature worksheet, students read 20 clues pertaining to the book Afternoon on the Amazon. Students fit their answers in a crossword puzzle. There is no word bank.
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Using Satellite Imagery to Discuss the Science Behind Brazilian Deforestation

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students can delve into earth science by using satellite imagery to learn about the deforestation of the Brazilian rainforest.
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El Yunque--Tropical Rain Forest

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this rainforest worksheet, students complete 20 fill-ins focusing on their knowledge of El Yunque Rain Forest. The quiz involves wildlife and characteristics of the rain forest.
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Botanical Garden Field Trip

For Teachers K - 7th
Young scholars take a field trip to a botanical garden. For this habitat lesson, students walk through the garden and see various species of plants and animals. Young scholars take a canopy walk and see coniferous trees. Students write...
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Rain Forests

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students investigate rain forests. They view and discuss photos of rain forests, answer discussion questions, define key vocabulary words, and participate in a class discussion.
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The Unknown Secrets of the Rain Forest

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students listen to the story "The Great Kapok" then discuss characteristics of the rain forest. They make several different types of rain forest animals from paper plates (ex. sloth, tigers, monkeys etc) and design costumes for a...

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