RAINFORESTS FACTS In this project you are going to explore the rainforests. WARMING-UP TASK: 1-Load this URL : http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/science/brainpop/movie? id=rainforest a)Do the quiz on rainforests. Write down the answers in the form of a paragraph. b) Watch and listen to the movie. Note down important vocabulary .
2-Load this URL : www.enchantedlearning.com Open the link “Rainforests� and answer these questions: a)What is a rainforest? b) Where are the rainforests? c) Draw a diagram of the rainforest strata. Explain what each stratum is like and what animals live there. d) Choose an animal that is unique to the rainforest and describe it. If possible, draw it with all its parts. e) How do animals protect themselves from predators? f) What is the soil of the rainforest like? g) Why are rainforests important for the environment? h) Which foods are found in the rainforest? i) The Yanomami are one of the best-known indigenous peoples living in the rainforest. Find out about them in the internet. Useful sites: http://www.amanakaa.org/yanomami/about.htm http://www.crystalinks.com/yanomami.html http://www.survival-international.org/yanomami.htm http://indian-cultures.com/Cultures/yanomamo.html