Explore the Tropical Rainforest!

The tropical rainforest is a mysterious resource as well as a home to many species of plants and animals. Deforestation and other forms of destruction have left many of these forests at high risk. There are many organizations working hard to save the tropical rainforest. During this unit we will explore the tropical rainforest and learn about its destruction. Spend some time exploring the following two sites. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/rainforest/

http://www.savetherainforest.org/index.htm

Use the information you gather through these sources to answer the following questions in your science notebook.

1. Name the two types of rainforest. Give two characteristics of each type of forest.
2. What are the four zones of the rainforest? What plant or animal might live in each zone?
3. How might tribes living in the rainforest survive?
4. Name and describe three causes of rainforest destruction
5. Where are the largest rainforests in the world located?
6. List two ideas that we could complete as a class to protect the rainforest.