Answer these questions on paper and present to the class in an individual or "group" mural that you think would be best:

1.  Just where on the earth are tropical rainforests located.  Give the range of latitude and longitudes, and the three most important areas.  Why are tropical rainforests located in these geographical regions (find out about their climate)?

 

2.  A tropical rainforest is highly organized into layers.  List and describe the three main layers, and then make a table or illustration describing the VEGETATION (FLORA) and ANIMAL (FAUNA) for each layer.  After making the table or illustration, answer this question: 

 

3.  How does the environment effect each layer and the flora and fauna of it?  Which layer would you rather live in, if you had a choice?   What kind of house or structure would be needed if you lived in each of the layers?   How comfortable would it be living in each layer?  What animals would you have to defend yourself from in each layer?

 

4.  Pick a rainforest predator, and describe it's daily life-routine. 

 

5.  Choose an animal in the rainforest that uses camouflage (disguise) to do its daily chores such as finding food and/or hiding.

 

6.  People live in the rainforest.  Describe there living conditions.

 

 

FINAL PROJECT FOR THIS ACTIVITY:

Joining with a partner, create a "beautiful and colorful" mural-sized Tropical Rainforest picture.  Use narrative "bubbles, or boxes" to note the things you are depicting in your mural.  This mural will be photographed and placed on my website--or your website.