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Where is the Amazon Rainforest? What makes the Amazon Rainforest so special? Who lives in this special place? Why should we protect this place?
What IS a Rainforest?
Learning Intention: We are learning about rainforests as a type of vegetation and why the rainforest is important to the environment and to people.
Read the information on the Learning about Rainforests webpage to help answer the questions and to complete the tasks in the Word document. When you have answered all of the questions, format the document using font styles to emphasise the subheadings.
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Create a short video using Clips to explain the layers of the rainforest. What is each layer like? What kinds of plants and animals might you expect to find in each layer of the rainforest?
- Add a poster for a title
- Use the image of the rainforest layers to show the four layers
- Use animated stickers and live titles to name each layer.
Visit the Amazon
Learning Intention: We are learning about the Amazon Rainforest, its location and some of the animals native to the rainforest.
After exploring these web sites, videos and images about the Amazon Rainforest, use Kizoa to create an audiovisual presentation that shows some of the things you would see and discover if you were to visit the Amazon.
Information about the amazing Amazon rainforest including interesting facts and a quiz
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Ten fascinating facts about the Amazon
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Information for tourists about Amazon tours, including some videos
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Mapping South America
Learning Intention: We are learning to represent the location of places and their features by constructing maps that include legend, title and north point.
Atlas Activity 1
Look at a map of South America in an atlas. Construct a table showing the grid references for the location of each country on this map. There will be more than one grid reference for each country.
Look at a map of South America in an atlas. Construct a table showing the grid references for the location of each country on this map. There will be more than one grid reference for each country.
Atlas Activity 2
Write five sentences that describe the relative location of the countries of South America. Mention at least three countries in each sentence. (e.g. Bolivia is west of Brazil but north of Paraguay.)
Write five sentences that describe the relative location of the countries of South America. Mention at least three countries in each sentence. (e.g. Bolivia is west of Brazil but north of Paraguay.)
Atlas Activity 3
Use the index of the atlas to locate these places in South America. Record your findings in a table using these headings: Feature, Grid reference, Country/Countries.
Use the index of the atlas to locate these places in South America. Record your findings in a table using these headings: Feature, Grid reference, Country/Countries.
Atlas Activity 4
Look at the maps of South America in your atlas to see the different types of vegetation in South America. Using the outline map, create a map to show the different vegetation regions in South America. Make sure to include a legend, title and north point on your map.
Look at the maps of South America in your atlas to see the different types of vegetation in South America. Using the outline map, create a map to show the different vegetation regions in South America. Make sure to include a legend, title and north point on your map.