Rainforest



Our topic this term is the Rainforest and how humans impact upon it. A Day at Auckland Zoo We begun our topic with a visit to Auckland Zoo where we had 3 activities to explore. Richard our Zoo guide explained about the rainforest and we found out about some of the rainforest animals. Richard also told us how humans are cutting down the rainforest trees and planting palm trees for their palm oil. Palm oil is used in lots of foods. We could help preserve the rainforest by not buying foods that have palm oil in them.  For our second activity we did a Rainforest Scavenger Hunt around the Rainforest Trail.

In the afternoon our parent helpers took is on a Zoo Safari where we explored the other areas of the zoo.

Back in class we started our exploration and research about the rainforest.

We found out about the 4 rainforest levels. Then we researched the creatures of the rainforest. We need this information because we are going to be making Rainforest Dioramas.

=Why Do We Need the Rainforest. = The rainforest is full of __**PLANTS**__ and __**FLOWERS**__. Over __**50%**__ or 1/2 of the world's species are found in the __**RAINFOREST**__. Humans __**CUT**__ down __**TREES**__. The rainforest provides us with many **__FRUITS__**. Mayonnaise and other foods are made from __**COCONUT PALM OI**__L. 25% or 1/4 of all __**MEDICINES**__ are found in the rainforest. Most important, the rainforest produces __**OXYGEN**__ which we need to stay alive. media type="custom" key="25404968"

=Visit these 3 sites to see what we can do to help= <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">[]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 170%;">Making a Rainforest Diorama <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">A rain forest diorama provides a three-dimensional scale model ideal for explaining the complex rain forest ecosystem. A diorama clearly displays each layer of the rain forest and the relative sizes of trees and animals. Easy to build and carry, a rain forest diorama is perfect as a school science project. To make a rain forest diorama realistic, accurate scale and appropriate choice of trees and animals are essential.

__<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">We came up with the following steps to make our dioramas: __ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">l. Bring a box. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">2. Paint the background, floor, sides, sky, <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;"> ground, trees, grass, river. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">3. Make card animals (making trees) lesson. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">4. Glue in trees. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">5. Place in animals-glue. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">6. Decorate rocks, bark, (glue gun) twigs leaves. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">7. Label parts of the rainforest. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">8. Description Name Finish. ✓ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Some examples of dioramas can be found below: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Bryn presents her rainforest diorama <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">media type="custom" key="25362764" <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Video showing how to make rainforest diorama: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">media type="custom" key="25362812" <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Examples of dioramas:

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">[|http://www.3dgeography.co.uk/#!rainforest-dioramas/cf72]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Step by step making and printable resources - click the links below:

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">[]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">[]

=<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Rainforest Songs = <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">media type="custom" key="25405918" media type="custom" key="25405922"