Take a Walk in The Rainforest

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Take a Walk in The Rainforest

• Ms. Lopez
• 1st grade classroom

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Essential Question

• I would like you to think about this question
  during our unit on the Rainforest
• How are we like plants and animals?

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What we will doing in this Unit

• You will learn about the Rainforest and the about
  the different plant and animals live within the
  Rainforest.
• Students will complete several different
  activities over the next three weeks, and at the
  end of the unit will have a compete profile on
  the Rainforest, including a short powerpoint, art
  projects, and writing assignments.

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What you will be doing for the next week

• Students will create a power point slide show.
  Students will have the opportunity to work on
  project during computer lab time
• With parents assists students will create four to
  five slides on two different plants and two
  different animals that are located in the
  Rainforest.

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Sample Power Point

• I will show you a power point slide show of what
  should be included in your power point
• I will be sending home a letter to your parents
  about this project and where they can find the
  the sample power point on the classrooms web
  page.
• The next few slide is simple of two different
  plants and two different animals that are found
  in the Rainforest.

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Plant and Animals that Live in the RainForest

• By Ms. Lopez

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What I choose

• The plants I choose where the
• Epiphytes
• Strangler Fig Tree
• The animals I choose where the
• Macaw
• Sloth

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Epiphytes

• They are air plants
• Grow everywhere, but can be found on branches,
  trucks, and leaves of trees.
• They begin their life in from seeds transported
  by birds or winds.

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Strangler Fig Tree

• Strangler fig trees use another trees to climb up
  to the sunlight.
• As they grow they wrap around the old trees.

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Macaw

• Macaws are the largest of all parrots
• There are sixteen different species of macawas.
• They have beautiful tails that are longer than
  their bodies.

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Sloth

• The Sloths are extremely slow moving mammals
  found in the Rainforest.
• There hair is gray and brown.
• They are the size of a small dog.

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Outline for Power Point Project

• Choose a background for your power point
  project.
• Please included three short facts about the two
  plants and animals that you choose
• Add a picture of each plant and animal
• Have four to five slides in your power point
  project.
• Have parent check work before turning in your
  project.