Title: What are tropical rainforests? Date:10/01/13.

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Title What are tropical rainforests?Date10/01/1
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• Lesson objectives
• To introduce the structure of the rainforest.
• To improve our literacy skills by learning key
  words.

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Lets play word bingo! Choose 4 words from the
list below and write them on your handout.
Leaves with drip tips
Lianas
Straight branchless trunks
Tall fast growing trees
Layer of Humus
Buttress roots
Canopy
Dark and Damp
Dense undergrowth
Emergent
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Feature Label on diagram Reason
Buttress roots These are needed to stop tall trees from toppling over.
Canopy This layer has all the plants and animals living in it.
Dark and Damp It is very dark because the sun can, not get through the intense vegetation.
Dense undergrowth Is found in places where rivers flow or trees have fallen and undergrowth has grown.
Emergent This is a tall tree, up to forty meters tall living above the canopy layer.
Leaves with drip tips Leaves have drip tips so that the rainwater can fall straight off the leaves.
Lianas These have adapted by looping around tall trees so that they can reach the sunlight.
Straight branchless trunks Trees dont have branches because branches waste the trees energy and all energy is needed to grow tall.
Tall fast growing trees Trees grow tall and fast to compete for sunlight.
Layer of Humus This forms quickly because of the damp and hot conditions.
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Feature Label on diagram Reason
Buttress roots H These are needed to stop tall trees from toppling over.
Canopy C This layer has all the plants and animals living in it.
Dark and Damp I It is very dark because the sun can, not get through the intense vegetation.
Dense undergrowth G Is found in places where rivers flow or trees have fallen and undergrowth has grown.
Emergent A This is a tall tree, up to forty meters tall living above the canopy layer.
Leaves with drip tips D Leaves have drip tips so that the rainwater can fall straight off the leaves.
Lianas E These have adapted by looping around tall trees so that they can reach the sunlight.
Straight branchless trunks F Trees dont have branches because branches waste the trees energy and all energy is needed to grow tall.
Tall fast growing trees B Trees grow tall and fast to compete for sunlight.
Layer of Humus J This forms quickly because of the damp and hot conditions.
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Your turn

• Complete task 1 on the worksheet.
• Complete the table by filling in all the features
  and labels with reasons in the table.
• Extension task draw on lines to your diagram to
  show the different layers structure of the
  rainforest!

Answers to follow...
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