BIOMES || STRATA || TRAVEL JOURNAL | LINKS | STUDENT PUBLISHING | STANDARDS - UNIT - ALP | ESSENTIAL QUESTION:   How does the rainforest impact our world?

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:  How are the biomes alike yet different?      Using the graphic organizer provided by your teacher and the internet, you will research a biome (characteristics).  List everything you learn on you graphic organizer.   Biomes of the World Project      Now that you are an expert of all the biomes, create a compare and contrast chart comparing the biome you researched and Tropical Rainforests.  Your final assignment will be an informational writing assignment answering the section E.Q.. :-) Tropical Rainforests-SeaWorld Site Where are the Rainforests? - Mapping activity Vanishing Rainforests - Student made site Rainforests - Student made site

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:   ** How do the different strata rely on each other? ** Research the different strata of the rainforest.  Look for plants, animals, insects, fish, humans, etc.  Plan on making a 3-D model of the strata that is assigned to you.  Bring to class lots of unusual craft supplies to help make vines, plant leaves, insects, animals, etc. Strata of the Rainforest Project - Project #1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Layers of the Rain Forest Links: Layers of the Rain Forest Strata of the Rain Forest Elements of the Rain Forest Rainforest - LOTS of Resources (Thanks Gabi!) More Rainforest Facts Rainforest Experiments Rainforest Links - KSU EdTech Center General Rainforest Links Species Endangered  - Structure of the Rainforest (Thanks Youssef!) Facts about the Rainforest (Thanks R. O'Rear) Mongabay.com - All About Rainforests (Thanks Tate) Enchanted Learning - All About Rainforests Hot list of Rainforest Sites Animals of the Rainforest Predator Protection - Use this link to complete graphic organizer Weather Watch! - Santarem, Brazil Rescue the Rainforest Kids Discover Ecology - Rainforest FOOD WEB examples Virtual Tour of the Amazon Rainforest (Thanks Annie) Rainforest Education Rainforest Animals (NOTE:  All Enchanted Learning (EL) sites will require a password.  Please see your Target teacher for assistance.)     ESSENTIAL QUESTION:  ** How does the rainforest impact our world? ** 2.  Research the different aspects of the rainforest.  Each group will research different topics and present to the class.  We will learn about environmental issues, customs & culture (people), animals & plants, and geography & climate.   Travel Journal Project Hot list of Rainforest Sites Disappearing Rainforests Protect An Acre Program

The Great Kapok Tree QUIZ Amazon Interactive How to Journal - Graphic Organizers Underground Weather - Help with charting weather in a Rainforest and our home How Rainy is the Rainforest? Pictures of Rainforest Rainforest Stories Help with Rainforest Reports Rainforest Alliterations Pics4Learning Seven Steps Kids Can Take to Help Save the Rain Forests How rainy is the rainforest? Graphic Organizers - To help with research and projects How to Help the Rainforest Save the Rainforest.org Rainforest Seeds ARTICLES ABOUT PALM OIL (Thanks Annie!) Palm Oil: Cooking the Earth Palm Oil: Rainforest In Your Shopping Cruel Oil What's the Problem with Palm Oil?

                       Updated:  12/10/2009   Created by C. Kennedy - Please reference if you use this link. Thanks!