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The Rainforest

Learn about the diverse layers of the rainforest - forest floor, understory, canopy, and emergents. Discover the unique habitats and animals residing in each layer. Understand the threats to rainforests and reasons for their destruction.

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The Rainforest

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  1. The Rainforest Objectives Students will be able to: gain knowledge of and identify rainforest terminology. identify the location, layers, habitat, and animals of the rainforest. understand the reasons for rainforest destruction.

  2. The Rainforest Layers of the Rainforest: Forest Floor Understory Canopy Emergents

  3. The Forest Floor The forest floor is a very warm and humid place to live. Hardly any sunlight reaches this area so many plants that only need a small amount of light grow here such as ferns and mosses. Some of the animals that live here include: jaguars tapirs tarantulas warthogs

  4. The Understory The understory is a very damp and hot place to live. It is located in the lower branches and tree trunks of trees in the rainforest. Birds and monkeys travel through this area when looking for food. Small plants and flowers grow here also. The animals that live here include: snakesfrogsbees

  5. The Canopy The canopy is the upper parts of all the trees in the rainforest. 70-90% of animals live in the canopy! The canopy protects the lower parts of the forest by providing shade and protection from the heavy rains. The leaves in the canopy provide the source of power for the forest by converting sunlight to energy through photosynthesis. The animals that live in the canopy include: orangutans macaws howler monkeys

  6. The Emergent The Emergent is the tip-tops of all of the trees in the rainforest. The trees in the emergent tower over everything, averaging around 270 feet in the air! These trees are covered in direct sunlight. The animals found in the emergent include many types of birds such as the: harpy eagle macaws parrot

  7. Destruction of the Rainforests Click on the following sight to review the reasons for rainforest destruction: http://www.savetherainforest.org/savetherainforest_006.htm

  8. The Animals of the Rainforest

  9. Resources Images: http://www.tigerhomes.org/animal/images/rainforest-layers.gif http://www.tikaltravel.com/images/photos/images/tapir.jpg http://villagewiki.pbwiki.com/f/Tarantula.jpg http://www.ai.mit.edu/lab/olympics/98/images/jaguar.jpg http://www.cruisersafaris.com/images/packages/warthog.jpg http://www.cloudforestalive.org/files/palmviper.JPG http://www.skyrail.com.au/nd0904-3.jpg http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/08/images/070830-poison-frog.jpg http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/EUR/2400-1197~Orangutan-Baby-Posters.jpg http://img3.travelblog.org/Photos/24856/185234/f/1417725-Scarlet-Macaw-at-Copan-Ruinas-1.jpg http://www.whozoo.org/Anlife99/coreybow/HarpyFemalePG_062105_5587.JPG http://www.vickisturiale.com/xSites/Mortgage/vicki/Content/UploadedFiles/parrots.jpg http://www.redjellyfish.com/images/rfdestruction3.jpg http://www.ypte.org.uk/docs/factsheets/env_facts/env_images/logging2.jpg

  10. Resources Information: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/rainforest/Strata.shtml http://www.rainforesteducation.com/life/understory.htm http://edhelper.com/AnimalReadingComprehension_27_1.html http://rainforests.mongabay.com/0401.htm http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/5798/levels.html http://mle.matsuk12.us/rainforest/emergent_layer_animals.html http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/3294/rainforest_info.html http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/ctf/facts/animals.htm

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