Geography
EXPLORING SOUTH AMERICA
This term, we are going to explore South America!
The Amazon rainforest is located in South America and it is the LARGEST tropical rainforest in the world.
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ACTIVITY 1:
Watch this 9-minute video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEsV5rqbVNQ
Once you have watched the video, draw three animals you might find in the Amazon rainforest.
ACTIVITY 2:
Choose one of the animals you have drawn and describe exactly where it lives in the rainforest. The word list below might help you with your description:
trees understory forest floor
canopy river emergent layer
Try to include some other facts about this animal too!
Here is an example: Chameleons live in the canopy part of the rainforest. They can move their eyes separately. They can also change their colour if they get scared or if they want to blend into the background.
Layers in the Rainforest Song - Use the PowerPoint to learn about the different layers in the Rainforest
Session Two - Benefits of the Rainforest
Watch this video which states some staggering facts about the Rainforest.
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- Eden Project Yr 5 & 6 15th March 2021
- Earhart:
- Attenborough:
- Lovelace:
- Pankhurst:
- Parks:
- Owens:
- Goodall:
- Gandhi:
- Frank:
- Hawking:
- Ali:
- Thunberg:
- Luther-King:
- Kahlo:
- Earhart 100%
- Attenborough 98.3%
- Lovelace 91.7%
- Pankhurst 97%
- Parks 94.1%
- Owens 96%
- Goodall 98.1%
- Gandhi 98.6%
- Frank 91.9%
- Hawking 93.3%
- Ali 86.2%
- Thunberg 90.4%
- Luther-King 95.7%
- Kahlo 84%
Overall Attendance: 0