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Tropical Hands-On Fun DIY Rainforest Terrarium Bring the rainforest into your home with this fun and interactive gardening project, perfect for your budding botanist. Create your own ecosystem and watch it thrive!
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What you need: • Large jar or bottle • Pebbles/rocks • Moss • Potting soil • 1-3 small tropical plants • Your favorite rainforest animal figures
WILD Trivia Black howler monkey calls can reach up to how many kilometers away? A. B. C. D.
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Follow these easy steps:
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1. Add an inch of pebbles/rocks and moss on the bottom layer of the planter. 2. Add a small amount of potting soil.
Which of the following has NOT contributed to the destruction of the rain forest?
3. Plant your small tropical plants.
A. Cattle ranching B. Farming C. Mining D. Fishing
4. Add a bed of fresh moss to the top of the soil.
Every 10 seconds, how many acres of rainforest are destroyed?
6. Place your rainforest terrarium in indirect sunlight and enjoy all year long!
5. Decorate your tropical forest with a few animal figures.
Learn about the importance of the rainforest by reading with your little one. Check out these top books:
A. 25 B. 10 C. 50 D. 15
• The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest by Lynne Cherry • Chavela and the Magic Bubble by Monica Brown, illustrated by Magaly Morales • Slowly, Slowly, Slowly” Said the Sloth by Eric Carle
Answers located on bottom of page.
• How High in the Rainforest?: Rainforest Animal Habitats - by Monika Davies
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These photos show close-up views of Roger Williams Park Zoo animals. Can you identify what’s in each picture? Answers located on bottom of page.
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Wild Trivia Answers: 1. B; 2. D; 3. A; Guess Zoo Answers: 1. Anaconda; 2. Chilean Flamingo; 3. Giant Anteater; 4. Giant Otter; 5. Howler Monkey; 6. Hyacinth Macaw; 7. Keel-billed Toucan; 8. Piranha
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