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I Am A Tropical Rainforest

I Am A Tropical Rainforest. In this project, students will be able to: identify characteristics of a tropical rain forest state geographic effects, reasons for destruction, and reasons for preservation

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I Am A Tropical Rainforest

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  1. I Am A Tropical Rainforest In this project, students will be able to: identify characteristics of a tropical rain forest state geographic effects, reasons for destruction, and reasons for preservation write a monologue as a tropical rain forest explaining the characteristics and geographic effects of tropical rainforests as well as reasons for preserving rainforests E. Napp

  2. A tropical rainforest is warm all year long. Yearly rainfall ranges from 80 to 400 inches. E. Napp

  3. Tropical rainforests now cover less than 6% of the earth’s surface. E. Napp

  4. Plants in the tropical rainforest produce much of the world’s oxygen. In fact, 40% of the earth’s oxygen is produced in rainforests. E. Napp

  5. Let’s Learn More About Rainforests! It’s your turn. Visit the following website: http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/rainforest.htm Read the passage and take notes. E. Napp

  6. What is the difference between Temperate rainforests and Tropical rainforests? Visit the following website: http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceas-web/kids/biomes/rainforest.htm Read the passage. Create a chart with two columns: Temperate rainforests and Tropical rainforests. List the differences. E. Napp

  7. Learn About Specific Rainforests: Visit the following websites: http://www.worldwildlife.org/wildplaces/amazon/ Write five facts about the Amazon rainforest. http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/where_we_work/africa/publications/index.cfm?uNewsID=8825 Write five facts about the Congo rainforest. E. Napp

  8. While the original inhabitants of the rainforest were hunters and gatherers, agriculture has become increasingly popular. Slash and burn farming destroys the rain forest as does logging. E. Napp

  9. Let’s learn more about the destruction of the rainforest and reasons for preserving the world’s rainforests. Visit the following website: http://www.rain-tree.com/facts.htm Write five facts for each of the following categories: Reasons for rainforest destruction, Reasons for rainforest preservation, Actions taken for preservation. E. Napp

  10. Many tribal people live in the rainforest. They depend on the forest for their food and shelter. As more trees are cut, more native tribes are in danger of losing their way of life. E. Napp

  11. Slash and burn farming is the practice of cutting down trees and burning the tree stumps and foliage to clear the land. E. Napp

  12. While the soil is initially fertile from ashes, slash and burn farming ultimately destroys the rainforest. E. Napp

  13. Now, It’s Your Turn! After researching information on tropical rainforests, geographic effects, and the dangers of deforestation (rainforest destruction), it is your turn to write your monologue as a tropical rainforest. “I am a tropical rainforest. I produce much of the world’s oxygen…” E. Napp

  14. Only humans can save the rainforests. E. Napp

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